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Buie Named to Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America Watch List
INDIANAPOLIS – Northwestern graduate guard Boo Buie has been named to the 2023-24 Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America Watch List, as announced by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
Buie is averaging 18.9 points and 5.2 assists per game this season and is the only high-major player in the country to average 18+ points and 5+ assists per game this season. During conference-only play, he ranks third in the league averaging 20.3 points and fourth with 5.7 assists per game. This season, he has recorded 10 games recording 15+ points and 7+ assists, which ranks third in the country.
The Albany, N.Y. product became Northwestern's career scoring leader on Feb. 22 against Michigan, reaching 2,050 points, surpassing John Shurna's (2009-12) mark of 2,038 points. Buie also ranks second in program history with 588 assists.
This year, Buie has been named to the Bob Cousy Award and NABC Division I Player of the Year Watch Lists, and earned preseason All-American and a preseason All-Big Ten selection.
The Oscar Robertson Trophy winner is to be announced at the NCAA Men's Final Four in Glendale, Ariz., from April 6-8. The formal presentation of the trophy will follow at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis. Since the 1958-59 season, the USBWA has named a National Player of the Year. In 1998, the award was named in honor of the University of Cincinnati Hall of Famer and two-time USBWA Player of the Year Oscar Robertson. It is the nation's oldest award and the only one named after a former player.
Following is the complete watch list:
Buie Named to Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America Watch List
INDIANAPOLIS – Northwestern graduate guard Boo Buie has been named to the 2023-24 Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America Watch List, as announced by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
Buie is averaging 18.9 points and 5.2 assists per game this season and is the only high-major player in the country to average 18+ points and 5+ assists per game this season. During conference-only play, he ranks third in the league averaging 20.3 points and fourth with 5.7 assists per game. This season, he has recorded 10 games recording 15+ points and 7+ assists, which ranks third in the country.
The Albany, N.Y. product became Northwestern's career scoring leader on Feb. 22 against Michigan, reaching 2,050 points, surpassing John Shurna's (2009-12) mark of 2,038 points. Buie also ranks second in program history with 588 assists.
This year, Buie has been named to the Bob Cousy Award and NABC Division I Player of the Year Watch Lists, and earned preseason All-American and a preseason All-Big Ten selection.
The Oscar Robertson Trophy winner is to be announced at the NCAA Men's Final Four in Glendale, Ariz., from April 6-8. The formal presentation of the trophy will follow at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis. Since the 1958-59 season, the USBWA has named a National Player of the Year. In 1998, the award was named in honor of the University of Cincinnati Hall of Famer and two-time USBWA Player of the Year Oscar Robertson. It is the nation's oldest award and the only one named after a former player.
Following is the complete watch list:
- Armando Bacot, North Carolina
- Keion Brooks Jr., Washington
- Johni Broome, Auburn
- Tommy Bruner, Denver
- Boo Buie, Northwestern
- Devin Carter, Providence
- L.J. Cryer, Houston
- Johnell Davis, Florida Atlantic
- R.J. Davis, North Carolina
- Tucker DeVries, Drake
- Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
- Zach Edey, Purdue
- Terrence Edwards Jr., James Madison
- Kyle Filipowski, Duke
- Enrique Freeman, Akron
- P.J. Hall, Clemson
- Blake Hinson, Pittsburgh
- DaRon Holmes II, Dayton
- Xavier Johnson, Southern Illinois
- David Jones, Memphis
- Jordan King, Richmond
- Dalton Knecht, Tennessee
- Tyler Kolek, Marquette
- Jaedon LeDee, San Diego State
- Caleb Love, Arizona
- Kevin McCullar Jr., Kansas
- Tristen Newton, Connecticut
- Great Osobor, Utah State
- Antonio Reeves, Kentucky
- Kadary Richmond, Seton Hall
- Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest
- Baylor Scheierman, Creighton
- Mark Sears, Alabama
- Terrence Shannon, Illinois
- Jamal Shead, Houston
- K.J. Simpson, Colorado
- Braden Smith, Purdue
- Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State
- Tyler Thomas, Hofstra
- Vonterius Woolbright, Western Carolina
