The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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inside michigan athletics Trey Burke's Honor Roll Continues To Grow Michigan sophomore guard Trey Burke needs to clear some shelf space in the immediate future. The biggest individual honors in college basketball continue to head home in his trunk. The day before Michigan squared off against Louisville in the national championship game, Burke garnered the Naismith College Player of the Year award, presented by AT&T. The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) also named him Division I Player of the Year. Those plaudits certainly didn't stand alone, while Michigan's season wound down. Burke's honors through midApril included the following: • Naismith College Player of the Year • NABC Division I Player of the Year • Associated Press National Player of the Year • John R. Wooden Award The day before Michigan played in the national • Oscar Robertson Trophy championship game, Burke won the Naismith • Bob Cousy Collegiate Point College Player of the Year award. photo by per kjeldsen Guard of the Year Award • Sports Illustrated National Player of the Year • Sports Illustrated All-America first team • NCAA Tournament South Region Most Outstanding Player • Big Ten Player of the Year • Unanimous All-Big Ten first team, coaches and media Burke wound up leading the Wolverines in scoring this season, averaging 18.6 points per game. His 260 assists on the year set a single-season school record. In just two seasons, Burke climbed to the No. 33 spot on Michigan's all-time