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Originally Posted by BWillie
Keep beating off to Kenpom. Thats all you do. Looks at Kenpom. Has only opinion due to Kenpom. Frank Mason is nine times the Jayhawk that fkn ****er Dickinson is.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...th-player-year
Frank Mason III wins Naismith POY
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Kansas guard Frank Mason III has won the James A. Naismith Trophy as the top college basketball player.
The award presented by the Atlanta Tipoff Club was announced Sunday in Arizona near the site of the Final Four.
Mason adds to his awards haul with the honor, having already won Associated Press player of the year on Thursday.
Mason beat out Lonzo Ball of UCLA, Josh Hart of Villanova and Caleb Swanigan of Purdue in voting by a panel of journalists, current and former coaches, conference commissioners and former Naismith winners. Voting was conducted during the NCAA tournament.
Mason says winning the award with Naismith's name on it brings his experience full circle because Naismith invented the game and was the first coach at Kansas.
Kansas coach Bill Self tweeted congratulations to Mason III after the announcement. Mason in turn tweeted his gratitude for everything he's learned from Self.
Mason led the Big 12 in scoring and averaged 20.9 points. The Jayhawks were eliminated in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament by Oregon. |
2017 kenpom.com Player of the Year Standings
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Player kPOY
Rating
1
Josh Hart, Villanova
6-5 · 215 · Sr · Silver Spring, MD
1.671
2
Jock Landale, Saint Mary's
6-11 · 255 · Jr · East Malvern, Australia
1.591
3
Johnathan Motley, Baylor
6-10 · 230 · Jr · Houston, TX
1.530
4
Caleb Swanigan, Purdue
6-9 · 250 · So · Fort Wayne, IN
1.488
5
Nigel Williams-Goss, Gonzaga
6-3 · 195 · Jr · Happy Valley, OR
1.461
6
Frank Mason, Kansas
5-11 · 190 · Sr · Petersburg, VA
1.418
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Player kPOY
Rating
1
Cooper Flagg, Duke
6-9 · 205 · Fr · Newport, ME
2.914
2
Johni Broome, Auburn
6-10 · 240 · Sr · Plant City, FL
2.329
3
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
7-2 · 265 · Sr · Alexandria, VA
1.546
4
Kam Jones, Marquette
6-5 · 205 · Sr · Memphis, TN
1.458
5
Braden Smith, Purdue
6-0 · 170 · Jr · Westfield, IN
1.445
6
Mark Sears, Alabama
6-1 · 190 · Sr · Muscle Shoals, AL
1.405