INDIANAPOLIS – Northwestern junior forward Nick Martinelli has been named to the 2024-25 Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List, as announced by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association on Monday.
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Martinelli is third in the Big Ten and ranks 25th nationally, averaging 19.4 points per game. He places fifth in the country in scoring by high-major forwards, trailing Eric Dixon (24.2, Villanova), Maxime Raynaud (20.4, Stanford), Dawson Garcia (20.1, Minnesota) and Cooper Flagg (20.0, Duke). Martinelli has scored 15+ points 19 times this season, which is tied for the conference lead.
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The Glenview, Ill. native has registered 10 games of 20+ points this season, the most in a season by a Northwestern forward since John Shurna posted 18 such games in 2011-12. The junior scored 25+ points in three straight games (Nov. 4 - Nov. 12), and is currently on a career-best streak of scoring 15+ points in seven straight games.
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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.
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Martinelli is third in the Big Ten and ranks 25th nationally, averaging 19.4 points per game. He places fifth in the country in scoring by high-major forwards, trailing Eric Dixon (24.2, Villanova), Maxime Raynaud (20.4, Stanford), Dawson Garcia (20.1, Minnesota) and Cooper Flagg (20.0, Duke). Martinelli has scored 15+ points 19 times this season, which is tied for the conference lead.
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Nick Martinelli has been named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List. pic.twitter.com/rcqnYUsQLe
The Glenview, Ill. native has registered 10 games of 20+ points this season, the most in a season by a Northwestern forward since John Shurna posted 18 such games in 2011-12. The junior scored 25+ points in three straight games (Nov. 4 - Nov. 12), and is currently on a career-best streak of scoring 15+ points in seven straight games.
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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.