Ohio State Buckeye Evan Turner Is the NCAA Basketball Player of the Year

For my money, the race for Player of the Year isn’t all that close.

Sorry, John Wall. My apologies Wes Johnson. Ohio State's Evan Turner is the most dynamic and talented player in the college game today.

He’s built like a hybrid wing, handles like point guard and shoots it like a sniper.

He’s that good. He’s Carmelo Anthony, put you on my back, refuse to let you lose type talent. Unlike Anthony, Turner doesn’t need anyone to get him the ball. He’s essentially the Buckeye point guard.

He’s also their top scorer, their best rebounder and assist man on a team full of really good players. This isn’t a David Robinson and four scrubs situation like Navy had back in the day. Evan Turner is just a singular talent and the rest of the country better take heed. The Buckeyes, thanks to Evan Turner, are for real.

Here’s Turner’s Big 10 Championship statline:

12 of 18 shooting, three for five from deep, four of five from the line, 11 rebounds, six assists and two blocks. Just sick.

As for the season, the Buckeyes record is 27-7. Three of those losses came with Evans out of the lineup. Imagine Ohio State with a 30-4 record and you would have a tough time arguing against them being one of the top two seeds nationally.

Here’s a primer on why I think the Buckeyes deserve a one seed if Evan Turner leading the charge wasn’t enough for you.

This article originally appeared on March To March

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