Stauskas named Athlon Sports National Player of the Week
OH CANADA
The list of star players not present in East Lansing was staggering Saturday: Branden Dawson, Mitch McGary and Adreian Payne all were out for two teams that have been the walking wounded for most of the season.
Spartans point guard Keith Appling played, but his wrist was in such bad shape he could barely shoot.
That left Nik Stauskas and Gary Harris with the opportunity to fill the void.
The two guards went back and forth for most of the game in a matchup that often left them one on one, but in the end, it was the Michigan guard Stauskas who was blowing kisses into the crowd at the Breslin Center.
Stauskas finished with 19 points against Michigan State and 26 against Iowa on Wednesday for two of Michigan’s three consecutive wins over ranked teams. The week, in which Stauskas shot a combined 15-of-26 from the field, earned the sophomore Athlon Sports National Player of the Week honors.
“We knew he was going to have to pick his spots but he hit some daggers that were tough shots with Gary all over him,” Michigan coach John Beilein said. “It was a great matchup of two really good players and that was a pretty efficient game by Nik.”
January 27th, 2014 at 6:19 PM ^
Well, I mean, ya
January 27th, 2014 at 6:20 PM ^
Now get back to the gym and shoot 50 three-pointers from every single place on the arc!
Nice to see him getting some national attention. Well-deserved.
January 27th, 2014 at 6:22 PM ^
I don't like all of this Stauskas publicity.
January 27th, 2014 at 6:22 PM ^
It would be difficult for anyone to deny that Stauskas had an incredible week between the Iowa and MSU games. Even in the last five games, he's been shooting over 50% overall and is among the top rebounders on the team, as I recall. Another well-deserved kudos for Michigan's most beloved Mississauga, Ontario native.
January 27th, 2014 at 6:29 PM ^
Michigan sophomore @NStauskas11 is the @CBSSports National Player of the Week. Story: http://t.co/JyIQsuqNKu
— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) January 27, 2014
January 27th, 2014 at 6:39 PM ^
sheesh. WE had to overcome adversity to win that home cooked shit show on Saturday. PERIOD
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January 27th, 2014 at 6:56 PM ^
"Spartans point guard Keith Appling played, but his wrist was in such bad shape he could barely shoot."
Yet was able to SLAP THE FLOOR every other possession. Interesting
January 27th, 2014 at 11:33 PM ^
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January 27th, 2014 at 8:36 PM ^
And Michigan would be down 3 players this year and would be forced to start Irvin.
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January 27th, 2014 at 9:31 PM ^
Oh, so would I.
If Stauskas stays (I think he will), it will be him, GRIII & McGary all full strength and all shooting for the NCAA Championship victory.
The trio mixed with a sophomore Irvin & Walton, a senior Horford & Bielfeldt and Donnal after a year on the bench.
That mixed with the incoming class next year....oh man..
January 27th, 2014 at 10:06 PM ^
I wish I was optimistic enough to believe that all three of those guys were returning. If we can hang on to even one of them, I'll feel pretty lucky.
January 27th, 2014 at 10:20 PM ^
FWIW, DraftExpress now has Stauskas going 16th in 1st round, Robinson 26th in 1st, and McGary 3rd in the 2nd round. At the beginning of the season, who would have picked McGary as the most likely of the three to come back?
January 27th, 2014 at 8:08 PM ^
I'm sure Harris would have easily won this award, but he was probably injured too.
/s
January 27th, 2014 at 10:01 PM ^
Since Tom Izzo has told us so, at least we now know that God blesses Nik Stauskas.
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January 28th, 2014 at 12:52 PM ^
USBWA named Stauskas their Ocsar Robertson National Player of the Week.