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Re: SEMI AAC Player of the Year!!!

Postby PonyTime » Thu Mar 09, 2017 4:16 pm

Zman89 wrote:And the streak continues.


With a chance to make it 4 in a row next year...
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Re: POY and COACH OF THE YEAR!!!!

Postby PonyTime » Thu Mar 09, 2017 4:19 pm

deucetz wrote:I'm hoping he is done after this year. He has been here for two years and graduates in May. I don't want him to be here longer than he has to unless staying will significantly enhance his earning potential via the draft.

If he is able to become a first round pick this year, that will likely mean we did significant damage in the tourney--both a plus.


Really? smh
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Re: POY and COACH OF THE YEAR!!!!

Postby PonyTime » Thu Mar 09, 2017 4:22 pm

skyscraper wrote:They just had the event announcing it and neither of them were there to accept their awards... lol


That's because the SMU team was boarding a bus outside of the Crum center about a few hours ago:

Plane is now in the air...

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Re: POY and COACH OF THE YEAR!!!!

Postby SmooBoy » Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:23 pm

The benefits of a bye.
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Jankovich, Ojeleye named AAC's Coach, Player of the Year

Postby PonyPride » Thu Mar 09, 2017 11:48 pm

From SMUMustangs.com:

Jankovich Named AAC Coach of the Year; Ojeleye Named Player of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Mustangs Win Third Straight Player of the Year Honor

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (SMU) – SMU's Tim Jankovich was named the American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, and junior Semi Ojeleye was named the Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Jankovich, who is one of 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year award, led No. 12/15 SMU to the American Athletic Conference regular season title following a 27-4 regular-season record, including a 17-1 mark in conference play. Jankovich owns the best winning percentage by an NCAA coach at their current school (.900, 36-4) and has the most wins among coaches in their first full season at their current school (27). He remains undefeated at Moody Coliseum (25-0), as the Mustangs finished 18-0 at home this season, the first perfect home record since 1955-56.

Ojeleye ranks near the top of The American in points (18.5, 3rd AAC), rebounds (6.5, 16th AAC), field goal percentage (48.4, 9th AAC) and 3-point percentage (43.1, 2nd AAC). The junior has scored 10 or more points in 30 of 31 games, including the last 23, and has 20 or more points in 11 contests this season. His on-court success also earned him a spot on the All-Conference first team and the USBWA All-District VII team. During the regular season, Ojeleye was named The American Player of the Week twice, along with earning AAC Weekly Honor Roll six times. This is the third straight year an SMU player has won the Player of the Year award. Nic Moore won the honor the previous two seasons.

In the classroom, the junior maintains a 3.65 GPA in psychology, and earned a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-America second team.

The Mustangs have won 13 straight, and 23 of its last 24 games. SMU has held 22 of their last 24 opponents to 66 points or less. For the season, SMU ranks third in the nation in scoring defense (59.4) and field goal defense (38.5), second in rebound margin (+9.8), sixth in scoring margin (15.2) and seventh in assist turnover ratio (1.5).

Top-seeded SMU plays in The American Championship quarterfinal round at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, on Friday at 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT. The Mustangs will face the winner of Thursday's first-round matchup between No. 8 seed Temple and No. 9 seed East Carolina (TV: ESPN2, Radio: KAAM 770, TuneIn).

SMU Awards
Tim Jankovich
Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year (Semifinalist – 1 of 10)
USBWA District VII Coach of the Year
AAC Coach of the Year

Semi Ojeleye
CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team
USBWA All-District VII Team
AAC Player of the Year
AAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
All-AAC First Team

Sterling Brown
All-AAC Second Team

Ben Moore
All-AAC Second Team

Shake Milton
All-AAC Second Team

Ben Emelogu II
AAC Sixth Man of the Year
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Re: SEMI AAC Player of the Year!!!

Postby leopold » Fri Mar 10, 2017 2:19 am

Well, duh

Way to go SEMI!
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Re: SEMI AAC Player of the Year!!!

Postby One Trick Pony » Fri Mar 10, 2017 7:48 am

Check out the brain on Semi. 3.65
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Re: SEMI AAC Player of the Year!!!

Postby Terry Webster » Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:16 am

It is also really nice that three out of three seniors will be graduating.
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Re: SEMI AAC Player of the Year!!!

Postby ponyboy » Fri Mar 10, 2017 6:03 pm

One Trick Pony wrote:Check out the brain on Semi. 3.65


Yep. Psychology major too. Great kid.
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Re: SEMI AAC Player of the Year!!!

Postby One Trick Pony » Fri Mar 10, 2017 6:28 pm

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Re: SEMI AAC Player of the Year!!!

Postby Bobby Savoy » Sat Mar 11, 2017 5:52 am

Congrats Semi! Next up: NCAA Tourney MOP
Oh we see the Varsity,
Varsity, Varsity,
As she towers o'er the hill
Over there.

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Re: SEMI AAC Player of the Year!!!

Postby Charleston Pony » Sat Mar 11, 2017 8:02 am

He certainly lived up to the billing yesterday
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