BTN.com staff, June 26, 2013
The sixth annual "BTN Awards Show" aired Wednesday night, and now it's time to hear from the winners. From the conference's prestigious Male Athlete of the Year and Women's Athlete of the Year to Game of the Year and Most Courageous Performance, we have all the 2012-13 winners and their interviews in this post.
Male Athlete of the Year: Derek Drouin, Indiana
Female Athlete of the Year: Amanda Kessel, Minnesota
Men's Team Coach of the Year: Bill O'Brien, Penn State
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Women's Team Coach of the Year: Brad Frost, Minnesota
Men's Team of the Year: Indiana men's soccer
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Women's Team of the Year: Minnesota hockey
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Game of the Year: Michigan vs. Kansas, NCAA tournament
Breakout Performer of the Year: Victor Oladipo
View Oladipo's 2012-13 stats:
Per Game | Team | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOPG | PFPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
2012-13 | Ind | 36 | 36 | 28.4 | 13.6 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | .599 | .441 | .746 |
Most Dominating Performance of the Year: Montee Ball, Wisconsin
Here are Ball's stats from the game at Purdue:
Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
Date | Opp | Car | Yds | Avg | TDs | Long | Rec | Yds | Avg | TDs | Long |
10/13/2012 | @ Purdue | 29 | 247 | 8.5 | 3 | 67 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
Best Finish: Indiana at Illinois, men's basketball
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Most Courageous Performance: Drey Mingo, Purdue
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