As one might expect, given where they finished in the conference standings, UCLA and USC did not dominate the Big Ten men’s basketball postseason awards.
In fact, they barely registered a blip.
The Bruins were the only LA team to earn so much as a mention.
Senior forward Tyler Bilodeau was selected to the All-Big Ten Third Team by both coaches and media after leading UCLA with 18 points per game.
Senior point guardDonovan Dentwas an Honorable Mention selection by both coaches and media after following a disappointing start with a recent stretch that will be hard to top.
Over his last five games, Dent has piled up 53 assists and two turnovers — a remarkable 26.5-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
For the season, Dent averaged 13.6 points, 7.5 assists and 1.9 turnovers while making 42% of his shots and 23.7% of his 3-pointers. The assists and turnovers are significant improvements over his final season at New Mexico, where he averaged 6.4 assists and 3.1 turnovers on the way to becoming an Honorable Mention All-American.
But the shooting accuracy figures are a big drop-off from Dent’s having made 49% of his shots and 40.9% of his 3-pointers in his final season as a Lobo.
What matters most to the Bruins is that Dent is playing his best basketball of the season heading into the team’s Big Ten Tournament opener Thursday at the United Center against either Minnesota or Rutgers.
Bilodeau is having easily his best season, also averaging career highs in rebounds (5.8) and 3-point accuracy (46.2%).
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