Jimmer Fredette: Why Fredette's Multiple NCAA Awards All Add Up to Nothing

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Jimmer Fredette Keeps Adding to His Trophy Collection

The nation's leading scorer, Fredette, was one of college basketball's brightest stars this season. But when it came time for him to shine on the NCAA Tournament stage, he folded.

Since the BYU Cougars were eliminated during the Sweet 16, Fredette has been awarded the Rupp Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy, AP Player of the Year, and the Naismith Player of the Year, among over a dozen other honors for his tremendous season.

What does this all mean?

"Jimmer won all the awards," writes Ed Graney of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "Kemba is still playing. You decide which is more important."

As much as a solid single season performance can help make a strong impression. What a player does during the postseason is even more memorable.

Tournament success can help turn anyone from a regular season afterthought to a March Madness legend.

Jay Drew of the Salt-Lake Tribune adds:

"It's a no-brainer. If someone asked Jimmer Fredette if he would rather be playing in tonight's NCAA basketball championship game, or picking up another national player of the year award, I am sure he would still rather be playing."

Although Fredette's season separated him from the rest of the pack as the best scorer in the nation, his failure to lead the BYU Cougars past the Sweet 16 will likely cause his NBA stock to fall.

Whereas, another name—Kemba Walker—is continuing to make a strong case to be picked well ahead of Fredette in the upcoming NBA draft.

If you were an NBA team. Which guy would you rather have?

Walker or Fredette?

Kemba can will his team to a victory, carry his teammates on his shoulders with his playmaking skills and has the ability to give defenses fits with his penetration.

In fact, he's a guy that has made history by winning five games in five nights en route to a Big East championship.

While Jimmer has a list of collegiate awards and a sweet-shooting touch that was locked down by the Florida Gators to a 11-for-29 performance in the Sweet 16.

Sorry Jimmer.

Kemba's the winner.

He has a national championship. Not you.

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