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Hudson Named Candidate for John R. Wooden Award
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Lester Hudson, a senior guard at UT Martin, is one of 50 preseason candidates for the 2008-09 John R. Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year trophy.
“Lester Hudson is certainly to be commended for this nomination,” said Bret Campbell, the head coach at UT Martin. “We are extremely excited Lester is on this list.”
Hudson was named to CollegeHoops.net First Team Mid-Major All-America team last month. He was also named the Ohio Valley Conference 2008-09 Preseason Player of the Year. Arguably, Hudson had the greatest single season in the history of the UT Martin basketball program in 2007-08. The 6-2, 190-pound Memphis native finished his first NCAA season ranked in the Top 10 nationally in points per game (25.7 – 4th), steals (2.8 – 4th) and three-pointers made per game (3.8 – 10th). Hudson also became the first Division I men’s basketball player to record a quadruple-double in a game when he put up a line of 25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in UT Martin’s 116-74 win over Central Baptist on Nov. 13.
Hudson capped off his spectacular season by being named OVC Player of the Year, All-OVC First Team and All-OVC Newcomer. He was named Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American and a second team All-American by CollegeHoops.net. He is the first UT Martin basketball player ever to garner Division I All-American status, as well as being the first Skyhawk to win OVC Player of the Year honors.
The list of candidates for the Wooden Award is composed of 50 student-athletes who, based on last year’s individual performance and team records, are the early frontrunners for college basketball’s most prestigious honor.
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