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.
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.
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.More honors for @booboo_buie ??
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Oscar Robertson Trophy & All-America Watch List ? pic.twitter.com/RH6EDOo4zy
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.