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Denzel Valentine named Big Ten male athlete of the year

On the eve of the 2016 NBA Draft, Denzel Valentine is still adding his collegiate hardware collection before having his NBA dream realized.

On Wednesday, Valentine was named the 2016 Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year. He was already named the 2016 Big Ten Player of the Year in March, so this award shouldn't come as a huge surprise for the Spartans star.

This is just the latest of many honors for Valentine, who won six National Player of the Year awards. He was also named the 2016 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year while being a consensus First-Team All-American.