Neitzel named AP Honorable Mention All-American
Michigan State junior guard Drew Neitzel has been named Honorable Mention All-American by The Associated Press. Neitzel was also named to the Collegehoops.net All-Improved Team and was selected as the Big Ten’s Most Valuable Player by collegeinsider.com. MSU sophomore guard Travis Walton was selected to the collegeinsider.com Defensive All-America Team. Freshman forward Raymar Morgan was an honorable mention selection to the Collegehoops.net All-Freshman Team.
Neitzel averaged a team-best 18.1 points per game, ranking fourth in the Big Ten in scoring. He scored 20 or more points in 17 games. He made 114-of-277 3-point attempts, ranking as the second-best single-season total for made 3-pointers in MSU history. He led the Big Ten in free-throw percentage (.879) and 3-point field goals made per game (3.26 pg), while ranking second in minutes played per game (35.69 mpg), fourth in scoring (18.1 ppg), fifth in assists (4.31 apg) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.84) and seventh in 3-point field-goal percentage (.412).