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ESPN names Iowa’s Luka Garza National Player of the Year
Mar. 17, 2020 12:08 pm, Updated: Mar. 17, 2020 12:30 pm
For Iowa fans who may bear any grievances against ESPN, here's is some salve:
On Tuesday, ESPN named Hawkeyes junior center Luka Garza its National Player of the Year in men's basketball.
Last week, Garza got a similar award from The Sporting News. He also has been named a first-team All-American by ESPN, USA Today, CBS Sports, Sporting News, and NBC Sports.
He is the first player in Iowa history to earn a national player of the year distinction. He also is a finalist for five national awards: Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Wooden Award, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, and the Lute Olson Award.
Iowa center Luka Garza dunks the ball as Illinois forward Giorgi Bezhanishvili looks on during the second half of the Hawkeyes' 72-65 victory over the Illini at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Feb. 2. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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