John Shurna paces the Big Ten with an average of 21.3 points per game.John Shurna paces the Big Ten with an average of 21.3 points per game.

Shurna Selected to John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 30

Jan. 6, 2011

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EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern junior forward John Shurna (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West) has been selected to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 30 announced today by the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the list is made up of 30 student-athletes who, based on their performances in November and December, are the early frontrunners for college basketball's most prestigious honor.

Shurna previously had been honored as one of 50 preseason candidates for the honor. He is joined on the top 30 list by fellow Big Ten players E'Twaun Moore and JaJuan Johnson of Purdue, Demetri McCamey of Illinois, Jon Leuer of Wisconsin and Jared Sullinger of Ohio State.

Despite being limited of late due to an ankle injury, Shurna still paces the Big Ten with an average of 21.3 points per game. His .583 3-point field goal percentage is the second-best mark in the nation.

He has twice been honored as the Big Ten Player of the Week this season, earning the honor Nov. 15 and again Dec. 20. Shurna became the first Northwestern player to score at least 20 points in six consecutive games earlier this season since Vedran Vukusic during the 2005-06 campaign.

All players nationally who excel throughout the season will be evaluated and considered for the official voting ballot released in March. The National Ballot consists of approximately 20 top players who have proven to their universities that they are also making progress toward graduation and maintaining at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA. The Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced the week of the "Elite Eight" round during the NCAA Tournament.

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