Redick and Morrison Co Players of the Year

[Grizbacker1]

For the 1st time in 50 years there is a tie for Player of the Year.

ESPN.com news services


The nation's top two scorers are also its top players.

Adam Morrison and J.J. Redick were selected co-players of the year Thursday, the first time in the 50-year history of the United States Basketball Writers Association that two players have received the honor.

"About once in a generation, we see a situation where there are two extraordinary players who separate themselves from the rest of college basketball and clearly stand together as the best in the game," USBWA president Tony Barnhart said in a statement Thursday.

"It happened in 1979 with Larry Bird and Magic Johnson and the USBWA feels it has happened again with Adam Morrison and J.J. Redick. Our organization has never voted for co-players of the year but on this, the 50th anniversary of the USBWA, it seems entirely appropriate to break with precedent in order to honor two equally deserving young men," he said.

Redick and Morrison will be presented with the Oscar Robertson Trophy during an awards ceremony at Conseco Fieldhouse on Friday.

 

[stubbins]

let me get this right....

Magic and Larry Legend were not good enough to earn a tie, but Morrison and Redick are?!! WTF!

 

[Grizbacker1]

let me get this right....

Magic and Larry Legend were not good enough to earn a tie, but Morrison and Redick are?!! WTF!

When Magic and Larry played there were people around that didn't consider being PC first, voting their conscience second.

 

[BWahlberg]

Honestly its a very tough choice.

Statistically they've nearly equal.

Personally if I were to vote it would've been for Reddick, simply because he played against better competition the entire year, while Morrisson played a tough non-conf, but had less difficult matchups in conference play.