Magazine picks OSU's Marcus Smart as national player of the year
By KELLY HINES World Sports Writer on Sep 18, 2013, at 2:28 AM Updated on 9/18/13 at 5:15 AM
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OSU
The final two games are May 16 and 17 at ONEOK Field in Tulsa. Each of the Tulsa starts are at 7 p.m.
It's not yet known how long Weeden will be sidelined. He has already been sacked 11 times this season.
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook has selected Oklahoma State sophomore point guard Marcus Smart as its preseason national player of the year.
"Obviously there are a lot of great players out there," editor Chris Dortch said. "But in choosing our national player of the year, we look at more than just talent.
"Marcus Smart is a stat-sheet stuffer, but he also has the intangible quality of making those around him better. Everyone we spoke with about him had nothing but praise for his abilities - those that show up on the stat sheet and those that don't."
Smart was the Big 12 player of the year last season, as well as the U.S. Basketball Writers Association's national freshman of the year. Bolstered by Smart's return, OSU likely will be ranked as high as the top 10 in preseason polls. The Cowboys are No. 12 in Blue Ribbon's Top 25.
Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins, the consensus top recruit in the Class of 2012, was chosen by Blue Ribbon as national newcomer of the year.
Original Print Headline: Magazine picks OSU's Smart as player of year
OSU
The final two games are May 16 and 17 at ONEOK Field in Tulsa. Each of the Tulsa starts are at 7 p.m.
It's not yet known how long Weeden will be sidelined. He has already been sacked 11 times this season.
