The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
No. 7/7 Men's Basketball's Carr named to Oscar Robertson Trophy midseason top 50 watch list
01.19.2023 | Men's Basketball
Graduate guard leads the team in scoring (17.1 ppg), assists (77), steals (29) and minutes (31.6 mpg).
INDIANAPOLIS — University of Texas graduate guard Marcus Carr has been named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Top 50 Watch List, the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) announced Thursday afternoon. 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.
A two-time Big 12 Conference Player of the Week selection this year (Dec. 19 and Jan. 2) who was previously named to the John R. Wooden Award midseason top 25 watch list, Carr leads the Longhorns in scoring (17.1 ppg), assists (77), steals (29) and minutes (31.6 mpg). He has posted an impressive 2.66 assist-to-turnover ratio (77-29) and has converted 45.1-percent (105-233) from the floor, including a 40.9-percent (47-115) mark from three-point range, and 81.0-percent (51-63) from the free throw line.
Carr topped the 2,000-point mark in his collegiate career earlier this season, and he now has posted 2,055 points in 144 career games (14.3 ppg). In the home win against Texas A&M-Commerce (Dec. 27), Carr registered 41 points while hitting 13-of-19 field goals, including 10-of-15 threes, and 5-of-6 free throws. He tied the school record for most three-point field goals made and tied the school record for most points scored in a half with 33 in the first half. It marked the first 40-point performance by a Texas player since Reggie Freeman scored 43 in a home win against Fresno State on Dec. 14, 1996.
At the conclusion of the regular season, the entire USBWA membership will vote for the award. The winner of the award will be announced at the 2023 Men's Final Four in Houston. The formal presentation will follow at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
No. 7/7 Texas (15-3, 4-2 Big 12) returns to action when it travels to face West Virginia (11-7, 1-5 Big 12) on Saturday, Jan. 21. Tip is scheduled for 5 p.m. Central (6 p.m. Eastern) at the WVU Coliseum, and the contest will be televised nationally by ESPN.
Midseason Top 50 Watch List for the 2023 Oscar Robertson Trophy
|
Player |
School |
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Max Abmas |
Oral Roberts |
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Tyree Appleby |
Wake Forest |
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Armando Bacot |
North Carolina |
|
Oumar Ballo |
Arizona |
|
Souley Boum |
Xavier |
|
Jordan Brown |
Louisiana |
|
Kobe Brown |
Missouri |
|
TEXAS |
|
|
Jaylen Clark |
UCLA |
|
Josh Cohen |
St. Francis (Pa.) |
|
Ricky Council IV |
Arkansas |
|
Antoine Davis |
Detroit Mercy |
|
Kendric Davis |
Memphis |
|
Gradey Dick |
Kansas |
|
Hunter Dickinson |
Michigan |
|
Jordan Dingle |
Penn |
|
Zach Edey |
Purdue |
|
Kyle Filipowski |
Duke |
|
Adam Flagler |
Baylor |
|
Keyonte George |
Baylor |
|
DaRon Holmes II |
Dayton |
|
Bryce Hopkins |
Providence |
|
Jaelen House |
New Mexico |
|
Trayce Jackson-Davis |
Indiana |
|
Jaime Jaquez Jr. |
UCLA |
|
Keyontae Johnson |
Kansas State |
|
Ryan Kalkbrenner |
Creighton |
|
Taevion Kinsey |
Marshall |
|
Caleb Love |
North Carolina |
|
Mike Miles Jr. |
TCU |
|
Brandon Miller |
Alabama |
|
Kris Murray |
Iowa |
|
Jameer Nelson Jr. |
Delaware |
|
Markquis Nowell |
Kansas State |
|
Jalen Pickett |
Penn State |
|
Marcus Sasser |
Houston |
|
Terrence Shannon Jr. |
Illinois |
|
Terquavion Smith |
NC State |
|
Adama Sonogo |
Connecticut |
|
Joel Soriano |
St. John's |
|
Jake Stephens |
Chattanooga |
|
Drew Timme |
Gonzaga |
|
Oscar Tshiebwe |
Kentucky |
|
Azuolas Tubelis |
Arizona |
|
Hunter Tyson |
Clemson |
|
Jordan Walker |
UAB |
|
KJ Williams |
LSU |
|
Jalen Wilson |
Kansas |
|
Isaiah Wong |
Miami (Fla.) |
