Naters Gonna Nate

[JackJD]

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Thanks for the link!

[LakeJack]

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Nate named Summit League Player of the Month for the second month in a row

http://www.gojacks.com/ViewArticle.d...CLID=206634662

[SanDakotaState]

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Nate Wolters named Summit POY (surpise surpise)

[GopherHole]

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Nate Wolters named Summit POY (surpise surpise)

The press release highlights many of his accomplishments and it is still mind-boggling what he has done.

Wolters, SDSU's initial Player of the Year selection, leads the league in scoring (22.8 ppg), assists (5.7 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (2.5) for the season. He ranks fourth in the NCAA in scoring average and collected a record seven Player of the Week honors, including an unprecedented run of three consecutive in February. In league games, Wolters leads in assist/turnover ratio (2.7, is tied for first in scoring (23.9 ppg) and ranks second in both assists (5.4 apg) and steals (1.9 spg). He is on pace to become the first player in NCAA history to average 20 points, five assists and five rebounds per game in two separate seasons. Wolters is The Summit League's active career leader in six categories (points, assists, field goals made, field goals attempted, free throws made and free throws attempted) while ranking second in rebounds.

It amazes me that you can't see his S under his jersey, or his cape flowing behind him while driving the lane!

[witness]

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Nate Wolters named Summit POY (surpise surpise)

IMO he could have easily been a 2time POY, but happy he got it his senior year. Now, the Jacks need to win the tournament and win a game or two in NCAAs

[JackJD]

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Link to Summit League site:
http://www.thesummitleague.org/sport...20130304hq5a6a

[witness]

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Wolters was just named as one of the 15 Wooden Award finalists on College Gameday

[GopherHole]

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Interesting list of finalists. Some years there are clear cut favorites, but this year there are just too many players having outstanding years with some teammates and conference mates canceling out votes.

NAME	Ht.	Yr.	Pos.	School	Conference
Anthony Bennett	6-8	Fr.	F	UNLV	Mountain West
Trey Burke	6-0	So.	G	Michigan	Big Ten
Erick Green	6-3	Sr.	G	Virginia Tech	ACC
Shane Larkin	5-11	So.	G	Miami (FL)	ACC
Doug McDermott*	6-8	Jr.	F	Creighton	Missouri Valley Conference
Ben McLemore	6-5	RFr.	G	Kansas	Big 12
Victor Oladipo	6-5	Jr.	G	Indiana	Big Ten
Kelly Olynyk	7-0	RJr.	F	Gonzaga	WCC
Mason Plumlee	6-10	Sr.	F	Duke	ACC
Otto Porter, Jr.	6-8	So.	F	Georgetown	Big East
Marcus Smart	6-4	Fr.	G	Oklahoma State	Big 12
Deshaun Thomas	6-7	Jr.	F	Ohio State	Big Ten
Jeff Withey	7-0	Sr.	C	Kansas	Big 12
Nate Wolters	6-4	Sr.	G	South Dakota State	The Summit League
Cody Zeller	7-0	So.	F	Indiana	Big Ten

Players listed alphabetically. R indicates redshirt.
*indicates player was 2012 Wooden Award All American


Big Ten - 4 players (2 from Indiana)
ACC - 3 players
Big 12 - 3 players
Big East - 1
Mountain West - 1
Mid-Majors - 3 (Wolters, McDermott, Olynyk)

In the latest weekly straw poll conducted by ESPN, Wolters has received one 2nd place vote from a voter out west.

[HoboJack]

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Interesting stat breakdown on Nate here: http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-S...medium=twitter

[bigticket1]

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It's been tweeted by all the Jacks coaches and TV this morning - Nate has been named third team All-America by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Ties Bryce Drew for the highest a Summit player has ever been named.

[Kurt_Evans]

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It's been tweeted by all the Jacks coaches and TV this morning - Nate has been named third team All-America by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Ties Bryce Drew for the highest a Summit player has ever been named.

First Team
Trey Burke, Michigan, 6-0, 190, Sophomore, Guard, Columbus, Ohio
Doug McDermott, Creighton, 6-8, 225, Junior, Forward, Ames, Iowa
Otto Porter, Jr., Georgetown, 6-8, 205, Sophomore, Forward, Morley, Mo.
Victor Oladipo, Indiana, 6-5, 214, Junior, Guard, Upper Marlboro, Md.
Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga, 7-0, 238, Junior, Forward, Kamloops, B.C., Canada

Second Team
Shane Larkin, Miami, 5-11, 176, Sophomore, Guard, Orlando, Fla.
Ben McLemore, Kansas, 6-5, 185, Freshman, Guard, St. Louis, Mo.
Mason Plumlee, Duke, 6-10, 235, Senior, Forward, Warsaw, Ind.
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State, 6-4, 225, Freshman, Guard, Flower Mound, Texas
Cody Zeller, Indiana, 7-0, 240, Sophomore, Forward, Washington, Ind.

Third Team
Nate Wolters, South Dakota State, 6-4, 190, Senior, Guard, St. Cloud, Minn.
Allen Crabbe, California, 6-6, 210, Junior, Guard, Los Angeles, Calif.
Russ Smith, Louisville, 6-0, 165, Junior, Guard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State, 6-7, 215, Junior, Forward, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Jeff Withey, Kansas, 7-0, 235, Senior, Center, San Diego, Calif.

[Southeast]

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Wow. Some impressive names alongside Nate. What an honor.

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

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Wow. Some impressive names alongside Nate. What an honor.

Only player from an actual mid major on the list. Extremely impressive.

[joeboo22]

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Nate made AP's All American 3rd team entire list here http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/0...america-teams/

[JackJD]

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In spite of what Chris Mannix wrote in the April 8, 2013 Sports Illustrated (page 30), NATER'S STILL GONNA NATE!

In the "Scorecard" section of the 4/8/13 Sports Illustrated, the article titled "Strides of March", with the below-title summary "Postseason play allowed a trio of stars to climb up NBA draft lists--but three others took steps back", puts Nate in the 'step-back' category.

Nate, Cody Zeller of Indiana and Mike Muscala of Bucknell are the three listed as taking a step back, while Jeff Withey, Kansas; Khalif Wyatt, Temple; and Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse, are the three listed as taking a step forward. The article quotes an unnamed "Western Conference exec." "I wanted to see how he handled quickness and long defenders," says the Western exec. "And he got destroyed. In the NBA that is all he is going to see." The note on Nate ends with "Prospects: Early second round."

Nate and the other five discussed have their pictures in SI -- again. Shout out to Nate: At least they're still talking about you...you're the most intriguing guy heading into the draft and there's no such thing as bad publicity at this point!

I think Michigan's Burke would have a different opinion about whether Nate was destroyed. I wonder what the same "Western exec." says now after watching how other teams have played against Michigan. Anyway, Nate's Still Gonna Nate. When one rises to the level he's at, you're going to run into detractors and naysayers. Part of the territory.

The same article lists Zeller's prospects as "late lottery" and Muscala's prospects as "Mid Second Round".

Sports Illustrated is still a fine magazine with consistently good reporting and top-notch writing. But, sometimes they get it wrong.