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Martins Igbanu Named American Athletic Conference’s Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award
7/29/2020 10:01:00 AM | Men's Basketball
IRVING, Texas –– Tulsa basketball senior star Martins igbanu was named the American Athletic Conference's Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's basketball, as announced today by the league office. Igbanu, as an individual sport Scholar-Athletes of the Year, will receive a $2,000 postgraduate scholarship.
Igbanu's selection marks the second time in Tulsa's six years as a league member that the Hurricane has had the scholar-athlete of the year selection for men's basketball. Shaquille Harrison was the 2015-16 recipient.
A May graduate, Igbanu completed his career with a cumulative 3.0. GPA in organizational studies.
Igbanu led the Golden Hurricane to the school's first American Athletic Conference regular-season title in 2020, while averaging a team-leading 13.6 points and adding 5.0 rebounds. He was named The American's 6th Man of the Year and earned first-team all-conference selection accolades
The 6'8 forward, from Lagos, Nigeria, averaged 16.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, shot 61-percent from the field and 70-percent from the free throw line in 18 games off the bench during the AAC campaign.
Igbanu completed his career with 65 double-figure scoring games, nine double-digit rebounding games, seven double-doubles in 126 career games played.
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