Buddy Hield Wins 2016 Wooden Award
Posted on: April 8, 2016
Image via @OU_MBBall
Capping in the end of what was an incredible four year career in Norman, Buddy Hield was named the 2016 John R. Wooden Award winner Friday evening.
And the winner is… Oklahoma's @buddyhield named the recipient of the 2016 John R. Wooden Award!! #Soonershttps://t.co/orgwGXUg2z
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_MBBall) April 9, 2016
It is Hield’s second (and well deserved) player of the year honor after winning the 2016 Naismith Award earlier this week.
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Very proud of our Buddy! BOOMER!
SOONER!
Didn’t Buddy win a POY for another publication about 2 weeks ago?? Sporting News or Sports Illustrated?
“Buddy Hield won the Wooden Award on Friday night, giving the Oklahoma star a sweep of the three major national player of the year honors.
He won the Oscar Robertson Trophy last Friday, the day before his Sooners played Villanova in the Final Four, and took home the Naismith Trophy on Sunday” Guerin Emig
Also Big 12 POY for 2 years
Found it: Sporting News Player of the Year
The senior guard was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches first-team, a first-team All-American by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), Sports Illustrated and USA Today.
also:
USBWA District VI Player of the Year, Big 12 Player of the Year and the All-Big 12
first-team
AND…
Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield is the CBS Sports National Player of the Year
We all just witnessed history. Is he the best player ever at OU? If not, who is? What a great player and class act. Thank you Buddy:)
When asked what he was going to do with his money, he said, “church first, and then Momma.”
I don’t ever see fame and fortune changing Buddy for the worse. He has a level head, a humble heart and a shining soul to go with his talent and sharp mind.
But Buddy won the Wooden. Tisdale, Griffin.
That’s 2 woodens and 5 heisman. Damn it’s nice to be a sooner
Kinda hard to compare him to Wayman. Wayman was the BEST scorer and rebounder at OU. Buddy is great, but Wayman was the greatest.
Boomer!! I’m so going to miss watching this guy play for the Crimson and cream; that being said, whoever drafts him may become the NBA team that I follow most (well, excluding the Thunder).
Awesome! Buddy Love deserves it!
no question about it….Wish he had some elgibility left….
Thanks for great memories and even better character Buddy!
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Congrats Buddy and Congrats to the Sooners on a tremendous season. It ended too soon, but it was a great ride. BOOMER!
Congrats Buddy!
Great! He deserves it!
Congrats to OUr boy. Team won’t be the same without him.
Buddy! There will never be another like you my friend. The most complete person to EVER come through this program. Congrats brother!
And this just because.
Wayman was the BEST scorer and rebounder for OU. And that doesn’t make him the best ever at OU?
Just think if Wayman would have came back for his Sr. year.
I said most complete person, not basketball player.
Wow, this is actually sad. The lack of posts for this kid. He’s been more to this program than anyone could predict. I wouldn’t trade his career for anyone else’s.
hope he’s able to prove himself in the nba and gets filthy rich as a result
Oh, no doubt, he is about to become very wealthy.
Coach K was so proud of him. The program is going the right direction, He’s had a signifcant impact on every player. Looking forward to surprising some folks next year.
Coach will continue to be proud of him, and will no doubt love him as one of his boys always. I imagine Lon Kruger will be just a call away, no matter when or where.
I Wish OKC could trade up for him. Perfect fit for them.
They have NO first round pick in which to trade up with.
That doesn’t mean they couldn’t make some deals. Its happened before. They’ve got some players to trade with and at least one pick in the second round this year and a first round next year. It CAN be done.
I would actually love to see him on the Spurs.
Proud of Buddy and all the boys. Buddy is something special for sure!
Hey screw you AP, he won the award that really matters
Boomer Sooner Buddy….Boomer Sooner
Well deserved and it couldn’t have gone to a finer young man and great representative for OU!
Great person, great player, great rep for OU. Lon Kruger may not have been our 1st choice as coach, but he has certainly become our best.
Can’t wait to watch this kid flourish in the NBA! BOOMER!!
Sooner!
Congrats Buddy!! You are the type of young man our University can always stand behind and we know you will represent OU well for many years to come. I hope your success opens the eyes of many young men who will want to play for Coach Kruger.
Well said. Class young man playing for a 1st class coach. Love what Buddy has personally accomplished and what he has done to raise the University and Coach Lon and OU basketball. Thanks, Buddy. Well done.
Longhorn fan here, but I come in peace. Although he is Sooner that nailed us with a Villanova-esque 3 pointer, I have to give it up for this young man. Buddy Hield was the most dominating player in CBB this year, and he absolutely deserves the praise and honor he’s receiving. He’s a true testament to how a player can develop by staying all four years. You can tell he’s easily going to be a 10-12 year NBA guy. With Battier like character, any coach would want him in their locker room. I’m sure as Ho U… I’m sorry, my inner fanhood was showing. Pardon… as OU fans, I know you guys are proud. If nothing else, as a black man, I’m proud to a role model like this coming into his own. Good luck next season you savages!… But not too much.
Thanks for both the praise on Buddy and the respectful post!
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Never thought I’d see the day but… if a short-whorn… er…sorry….my inner fanhood..a representative of that much despised college in Austin can show up and give props to a deserving young man and tremendous athlete like OUr Buddy Hield, then I can say ‘thanks’ and give said rep an up-vote.
Believe you me, we share in each other’s misery. It’s like the scene in Step Brothers where Brennan and Derek hugged.
Did you just become best friends?
Woah there, I’m not that big of a Stamos fan! Lol
Congrats to Buddy. Give em hell in the NBA, Mr. Buckets!
All-time OU starting 5 not bad…G – Mookie Blaylock, G – Buddy Hield, F – Wayman Tisdale, F – Blake Griffin, C – Stacey King.
That’s a strong group!
Adams for King.