Victor Oladipo averaged 13.6 points per game and shot 59.9 percent overall and 44.3 percent from behind the 3-point arc this season. (Source: IU Athletics)
Oladipo's accolades include the 'Sporting News' national player of the year and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.(Source: IU Athletics)
Oladipo led Indiana its first outright Big Ten regular-season title since 1993. (Source: IU Athletics)
Monday, April 8 2013 12:30 PM EDT2013-04-08 16:30:27 GMT
Going into the final game Monday, two Michigan Wolverines can lay claim to reaching a point in the NCAA tournament their NBA All-Star fathers never did.
Going into the final game Monday, two Michigan Wolverines can lay claim to reaching a point in the NCAA tournament their NBA All-Star fathers never did.
Monday, April 8 2013 6:08 AM EDT2013-04-08 10:08:19 GMT
Police plan stepped-up patrols in Ann Arbor as Michigan's basketball team plays in Atlanta and tries for its first national title since 1989. Police on campus and in Ann Arbor plan to have extra officers
Police plan stepped-up patrols in Ann Arbor as Michigan's basketball team plays in Atlanta and tries for its first national title since 1989.
Sunday, April 7 2013 7:24 AM EDT2013-04-07 11:24:29 GMT
(RNN) – It takes some people most of their lives to achieve something noteworthy, but college basketball players can do it during a 40-minute span by the time they reach 22. An entire month – or career
All championship games are special for one reason or another, but some stand out more than the rest.
Sunday, April 7 2013 12:58 AM EDT2013-04-07 04:58:27 GMT
Mitch McGary and the Michigan Wolverines outlasted Syracuse, 61-56, in the second Final Four contest Saturday.
Mitch McGary and the Michigan Wolverines outlasted Syracuse, 61-56, in the second Final Four contest Saturday.
Victor Oladipo was a big reason Indiana won its first outright Big Ten regular-season title in 20 years.
From rural Maryland, he was not a highly rated recruit but blossomed into an exciting player who often overshadowed teammate Cody Zeller, the conference's preseason player of the year.
The 6'5" shooting guard averaged 13.6 points per game, shot 59.9 percent overall and 44.3 percent from behind the 3-point arc in 2012-2013.
His list of accolades included the Sporting News national player of the year, a finalist for the Wooden Award, the All-Big Ten first team and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Offensively, he averages 1.39 points per play.
His NBA draft stock skyrocketed the last third of the season; NBADraft.net projects him as a likely lottery pick, up from a high-second-round pick in February.
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