On Monday, Kris Dunn and Henry Ellenson were both named finalists for two regular season awards issued out by the United States Basketball Writers' Association.
Dunn joins a field filed with names like Ben Simmons, Buddy Hield, Denzel Valentine, Grayson Allen and others for the USBWA Oscar Robertson Award. The Oscar Robertson Award is handed out to the best player in the country, as voted upon by the USBWA members.
Prior BIG EAST recipients of the award include Doug McDermott, Walter Berry and current St.