BTN.com staff, April 5, 2013
Michigan's Trey Burke won the 2013 John R. Wooden Award on Friday finishing just ahead of Indiana's Victor Oladipo. The Wolverines' sophomore guard averaged 18.8 points and 6.8 assists a game and has led Michigan to the Final Four. Four of the top ten finishers for this award are from the Big Ten.
In the voting, Burke had 2,808 points, just ahead of second-place finisher Oladipo (2,718). Returning Wooden All American Doug McDermott of Creighton was third (2,344,) followed by Otto Porter, Jr. of Georgetown (2,144) and Gonzaga?s Kelly Olynyk (2,079).
| 2013 WOODEN VOTING |
| Trey Burke, Michigan, 2808 points |
| Victor Oladipo, Indiana, 2718 |
| Doug McDermott, Creighton, 2344 |
| Otto Porter, Jr., Georgetown, 2144 |
| Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga, 2079 |
| Shane Larkin, Miami (FL), 1822 |
| Cody Zeller, Indiana, 1730 |
| Mason Plumlee, Duke, 1304 |
| DeShaun Thomas, Ohio State, 1202 |
| Ben McLemore, Kansas, 1072 |
Burke is the first Michigan Wooden All American since Chris Webber in 1993, and is the first Wolverine to be named a Wooden Award winner. He is the fourth Big 10 player to win the John R. Wooden Award, and the first since Ohio State?s Evan Turner in 2010.
Voters for this award include hundreds of national college basketball media who selected and ranked 10 players. All players proved that they are making progress toward graduation and are maintaining at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA.
Voters were asked to take into account performance during the regular season and postseason through the first three rounds of the NCAA tournament, as well as a player?s character and academic performance, essential components of an outstanding player. Read more at woodenaward.com
More links about Burke:
- Burke wins Oscar Robertson Award
- Burke named AP All-America
- Watch Burke's big tourney shot
- Burke a finalist for Naismith Award
- Burke wins Big Ten MVP, All-Big Ten honors
- All of BTN.com's Burke coverage
- Watch all of our Burke video highlights
- See TBurke's 2012-2013 & career stats
| PREVIOUS WOODEN AWARD WINNERS |
| 1977 Marques Johnson University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1978 Phil Ford University of North Carolina |
| 1979 Larry Bird Indiana State University |
| 1980 Darrell Griffith University of Louisville |
| 1981 Danny Ainge Brigham Young University |
| 1982 Ralph Sampson University of Virginia |
| 1983 Ralph Sampson University of Virginia |
| 1984 Michael Jordan University of North Carolina |
| 1985 Chris Mullin Saint John?s University |
| 1986 Walter Berry Saint John?s University |
| 1987 David Robinson United States Naval Academy |
| 1988 Danny Manning University of Kansas |
| 1989 Sean Elliott University of Arizona |
| 1990 Lionel Simmons La Salle University |
| 1991 Larry Johnson University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 1992 Christian Laettner Duke University |
| 1993 Calbert Cheaney Indiana University |
| 1994 Glenn Robinson Purdue University |
| 1995 Ed O?Bannon University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1996 Marcus Camby University of Massachusetts |
| 1997 Tim Duncan Wake Forest University |
| 1998 Antawn Jamison University of North Carolina |
| 1999 Elton Brand Duke University |
| 2000 Kenyon Martin University of Cincinnati |
| 2001 Shane Battier Duke University |
| 2002 Jason Williams Duke University |
| 2003 T.J. Ford University of Texas |
| 2004 Jameer Nelson St. Joseph's |
| 2005 Andrew Bogut University of Utah |
| 2006 J.J. Redick Duke University |
| 2007 Kevin Durant University of Texas |
| 2008 Tyler Hansbrough University of North Carolina |
| 2009 Blake Griffin University of Oklahoma |
| 2010 Evan Turner Ohio State University |
| 2011 Jimmer Fredette Brigham Young University |
| 2012 Anthony Davis University of Kentucky |
