Awards Banquet....

[IWB]

Here are the awards that were given out tonight.....

2011-12 Marquette Men's Basketball Award Winners

Hank Raymonds Sportsmanship Award - Jamail Jones
Dwyane Wade Legacy of Leadership Award - Jae Crowder
Standard of Academic Excellence - Juan Anderson & Jake Thomas
Rebounding Effort - Jae Crowder
Create for Others - Junior Cadougan
Sixth Man of the Year - Todd Mayo
Most Improved Player - Vander Blue
Defensive Player of the Year - Jamil Wilson & Jae Crowder
Best Performance in a Supporting Role - Matt Perkins (IT Services)
Wesley Matthews "Just Today" Award - Chris Otule
Lazar Hayward "Everyday Tough" Award - Junior Cadougan
Rob Frozena "We Are Marquette" Award - Jamil Wilson
Joseph Fulce "WDYL? 1%" Award - Derrick Wilson
Jimmy Butler "Only Now Exists" Award - Davante Gardner
"Sacrifice For The String" Award - Darius Johnson-Odom
Most Valuable Performer - Jae Crowder & Darius Johnson-Odom

[MUfan12]

More awards than a youth soccer team. Who brought the Capri Sun?

So everyone gets a postseason award and a ring for making the tournament. It's gotten a little absurd.

[TedBaxter]

My opinion on the awards is that when a team is successful, it takes all of the players to contribute whether it's in practice or in games. To reward all of the members with something gives everyone a sense that they played a role in winning whether they played 35 minutes a game or 5.

[MUMac]

I agree completely with Ted, but I did like the "Who brought the Capri Sun?" line by MUfan12. That was well played.

[kneelb4zerg]

More awards than a youth soccer team. Who brought the Capri Sun?

So everyone gets a postseason award and a ring for making the tournament. It's gotten a little absurd.

Jeez. Why don't you take it up with Buzz? Something tells me he knows a little more about how to motivate and inspire a team than you do.

[Gato78]

This is all Buzz's doing and it worked well last night. May have been the best banquet since 2003. Many awards, true. But each of the guys had a chance to speak and the name awards keep our NBA guys involved. I would suggest a Steve Novak Shooting Award be added. Multiple awards give the faithful another chance to acknowledge and extend appreciation to the players for the hard work and sucess. I think a side benefit is it instills in the players a greater affinity to MU as we alums and fans show our gratitude and encouragement for the players' post-MU lives. I can't criticize at all. It works very well.

[Cooby Snacks]

Who brought the Capri Sun?

If we're bringing Capri Sun, I propose handing out another award to whomever can open the damn things without having them explode all over the place. Juice in a bag...cmon.

[Nukem2]

A very good event. Though, would prefer it to be on campus at The Al or the Union. Renaissance Place was a rather awkward venue for this event and has parking issues which limits attendance potential.

[CaribouJim]

Were there any surprise guests, i.e., recruits etc.?

[MUfan12]

If we're bringing Capri Sun, I propose handing out another award to whomever can open the damn things without having them explode all over the place. Juice in a bag...cmon.

No kidding. Hi-C for this guy. Ecto Cooler was where it was at.

Jeez. Why don't you take it up with Buzz? Something tells me he knows a little more about how to motivate and inspire a team than you do.

Kneel, I don't know why you get so defensive when there's any criticism of the way Buzz does things. But it's a little tiresome. I don't have a problem with the awards as much as publicly handing out rings like they've done at the BBQ and Madness. It just seems small time. A Sweet 16 is a nice accomplishment, but come on. If Crean did that people would have been all over him.