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LUTE OLSON AWARD "PLAYER OF
THE WEEK" HONORS
March 4,
2013
BOSTON (MA) -- Duke's Ryan Kelly and Creighton's Doug McDermott
share the Lute Olson award national player of the week honors.
Kelly played for the first time since Jan. 8. The 6-foot-11
senior helped lead the Blue Devils to a 79-76 win over No. 5
Miami, scoring a career-high 36 points on 10-of-14 shooting from
the field, including 7-of-9 from three-point range, and 9-of-12
from the free throw line. He also added seven rebounds.
McDermott helped lead Creighton to its first outright regular
season Missouri Valley title since 2001. The 6-foot-8 junior had
32 points and 11 rebounds in Wednesday’s 80-62 win at Bradley,
making 12-of-17 shots and all seven free-throw attempts. On
Saturday, in front of the second-largest crowd in Creighton
history (18,613), McDermott had with 41 points, six rebounds and
three assists in a 91-79 win over Wichita State. McDermott made
15-of-18 shots from the floor and 5-of-8 from long-range.
The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top
Division I player who has played at least two seasons with his
respective team. Freshmen and first-year transfers can be named
to the All-America team, but are not eligible to receive the
Player of the Year honors.
The award is named in honor of coaching great Lute Olson, who
won 780 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at the
University of Arizona. During that stretch he led the Wildcats
to 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, 23 consecutive NCAA Tournaments,
four Final Four appearances and a National Championship in 1997.
WEEKLY HONORS
Week 16 (Feb. 25) Otto Porter (Georgetown)
Week 15 (Feb. 18) Michael Lyons (Air Force)
Week 14 (Feb. 11) Nate Wolters (South Dakota State)
Week 13 (Feb. 4) Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State)
Week 12 (Jan. 28) Ramon Galloway (La Salle)
Week 11 (Jan. 21) Roosevelt Jones (Butler)
Week 10 (Jan. 14) Richard Howell (NC State)
Week 9 (Jan. 7) Trey Burke (Michigan)
Week 8 (Dec. 31) Shabazz Muhammad (UCLA)
Week 7 (Dec. 24) Nate Wolters (South Dakota State)
Week 6 (Dec. 17) André Roberson (Colorado)
Week 5 (Dec. 10) Brandon Paul (Illinois)
Week 4 (Dec. 3) Derrick Marks (Boise State)
Week 3 (Nov. 26) Justin Cobbs (California)
Week 2 (Nov. 19) Le'Bryan Nash (Oklahoma State)
Week 1 (Nov. 12) Nate Wolters (South Dakota State)
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