Monday, March 10, 2008

Hoosiers Grab Plenty of Awards & Honors

The only awards and honors that truly matter (those bestowed upon players by Defend The Rock) have yet to be released, but in the meantime plenty of other awards and honors have been handed out to a bunch of IU Basketball players.

Rivals.Com Big 10 Awards:
D.J. White - 1st Team, Player of the Year
Eric Gordon - 1st Team, Freshmen Team, Freshmen of the Year
Jamarcus Ellis - 2nd Team 

Sports Illustrated All-Americans:
D.J. White - 2nd Team
Eric Gordon -  2nd Team

Official Big 10 Conference Awards:
D.J. White - Big 10 Player of the Year (Coaches), Top Performer (Media), 1st Team All Big 10
Eric Gordon - Big 10 Freshmen of the Year (Coaches & Media), 1st Team All Big 10 
Armon Bassett - 3rd Team All Big 10
Jamarcus Ellis - Honorable Mention (media)
Adam Ahlfeld - Hoosier recipient of League Sportsmanship Award