St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) – BYU sharpshooter Jimmer Fredette has been selected as the winner of the Oscar Robertson Trophy, presented annually to the nation’s top player by the United States Basketball Writers Association.
Fredette was one of 10 finalists for the prestigious honor and becomes the first player from BYU to win the award, which was first presented by the USBWA to Oscar Robertson in 1959. It is the nation’s oldest individual award and was later renamed after the legendary player in 1998.
The 6-foot-2 senior from Glens Falls, New York leads the nation in scoring with an average of 28.9 points per game. He helped the Cougars to a record of 32-5 and the school’s first appearance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament since 1981.
Fredette averaged 32.7 points in BYU’s three NCAA Tournament games. The Cougars were seeded third in the Southeast Region and lost an overtime decision to Florida in the round of 16.
Last year’s winner was Ohio State’s Evan Turner, while others previously honored were Tim Duncan of Wake Forest in 1997, David Robinson of Navy in 1987, North Carolina’s Michael Jordan in 1984, Larry Bird of Indiana State in 1979, Bill Walton of UCLA from 1972-74, LSU’s Pete Maravich from 1969-70 and Lew Alcindor of UCLA from 1967-68.
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