Sunday, March 12, 2017

ACC Player of the Year Voting -- Really ???


I just spent the last four nights watching the top teams and players in the Atlantic Coast Conference play in their annual year-end tournament...

There is not a single player in the ACC better than Bonzie Colson -- let alone two...

How does the "ACC Voting Panel" place Bonzie a DISTANT THIRD in the vote for Player of the Year -- really???


FINAL ACC PLAYER OF THE YEAR VOTING:                                         
  • Justin Jackson, North Carolina -- 24 first place votes
  • John Collins, Wake Forest -- 15 first place votes
  • Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame -- 8 first place votes
  • Luke Kennard, Duke -- 5 first place votes
  • Donovan Mitchell, Louisville -- 1 first place vote

BONZIE'S ACC RESUME for Player of the Year:
  • 17.9 points per game (10th in the ACC) -- Jackson: 18.1
  • 10.2 rebounds per game (1st in the ACC) -- Jackson: 4.6
  • 52% field goal shooting (4th in the ACC) -- Jackson: 44%
  • 1.6 blocks per game (6th in the ACC) -- Jackson: 0.2
  • Only player in the ACC to average a "double-double"


ACC TOURNEY RESULTS for the TOP 3 POY FINALISTS:

Justin Jackson (1 - 1)
  • 14 points (average)
  • 3 rebounds (average)
  • 11 for 33 -- shot 33% for the tournament

John Collins (1 - 1)
  • 17 points (average) 
  • 11 rebounds (average)
  • 11 for 20 -- shot 55% for the tournament

Bonzie Colson (2 - 1)
  • 22.6 points (average)
  • 8.3 rebounds (average)
  • 25 - 48  -- shot 52% for the tournament