It’s NBA Draft time! Marquette had two potential draft picks on Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom.

I’ve been reading projections and both have the potential to go late in the second round. If either or both get picked it will be the third year in a row that a Marquette basketball player has been taken in the NBA draft.

Best of luck to both of them. Marquette nation will be watching.

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Jae Crowder was named to the 2011-2012 John R. Wooden Award All American Team.

All 10 players on this list proved themselves athletically during the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament and academically by maintaining at least a 2.0 GPA and making progress towards graduation.

The 36th annual Wooden Award Gala will take place on Friday, April 6, 2012 and will honor the men’s and women’s winners. The  John R. Wooden Award winner will be announced Saturday, March 31st on ESPN at the Final Four in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Here is the complete list of men’s winners:

This is Jaemazing. Jae Crowder has been named Big East Player of the Year.

Seniors Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom have been selected to the Big East First Team. Crowder was the only unanimous pick by the league’s voting coaches.

Below are a list of all of the Big East team selections.
ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM
Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut, G, So., 6-5, 185, Norcross, Ga.
Jason Clark, Georgetown, G, Sr., 6-2, 170, Arlington, Va.
*Jae Crowder, Marquette, F, Sr., 6-6, 235, Villa Rica, Ga.
Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette, G, Sr., 6-2, 215, Raleigh, N.C.
Kris Joseph, Syracuse, F, Sr., 6-7, 210, Montreal, Quebec
Kevin Jones, West Virginia, F, Sr., 6-8, 260, Mount Vernon, N.Y.

ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM
Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, G, So., 6-4, 215, White Plains, N.Y.
Jack Cooley, Notre Dame, F, Jr., 6-9, 244, Glenview, Ill.
Jordan Theodore, Seton Hall, G, Sr., 6-0, 174, Englewood, N.J.
Scoop Jardine, Syracuse, G, Sr., 6-2, 190, Philadelphia, Pa.
Maalik Wayns, Villanova, G, Jr., 6-2, 200, Philadelphia, Pa.

ALL-BIG EAST THIRD TEAM
Henry Sims, Georgetown, C, Sr., 6-10, 232, Baltimore, Md.
Vincent Council, Providence, G, Jr., 6-2, 180, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Herb Pope, Seton Hall, F, Sr., 6-8, 236, Aliquippa, Pa.
Dion Waiters, Syracuse, G, So., 6-4, 215, Philadelphia, Pa.
Darryl Bryant, West Virginia, G, Sr., 6-2, 195, Brooklyn, N.Y.

BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION
Cleveland Melvin, DePaul, F, So., 6-8, 205, Baltimore, Md.
Hollis Thompson, Georgetown, F, Sr., 6-7, 205, Los Angeles, Calif.
Kyle Kuric, Louisville, G-F, Sr., 6-4, 185, Evansville, Ind.
Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh, G, Sr., 6-2, 190, Scotch Plains, N.J.
Moe Harkless, St. John’s, F, Fr., 6-8, 190, Queens, N.Y.

BIG EAST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM^
Andre Drummond, Connecticut, C, Fr., 6-11, 275, Middletown, Conn.
Chane Behanan, Louisville, F, Fr., 6-7, 250, Bowling Green, Ky.
Jerian Grant, Notre Dame, G, So., 6-5, 185, Bowie, Md.
LaDontae Henton, Providence, F, Fr., 6-6, 220 Lansing, Mich.
Moe Harkless, St. John’s, F, Fr., 6-8, 190, Queens, N.Y.
D’Angelo Harrison, St. John’s, G, Fr., 6-3, 186, Missouri City, Texas
Anthony Collins, USF, G, Fr., G, 6-1, 175, Houston, Texas

*Denotes unanimous selection.
^Due to a tie in the voting, an additional position was named.

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Marquette senior Jae Crowder has been named Big East Player of the Week for a second time this season.

Here are some quick stats about Crowder from gomarquette.com:

• He is averaging 26.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.5 assists per game in the team’s last four outings, while shooting 62.1 percent (36-of-58) from the field.
• One of two players in the league ranked in seven different statistical categories for the year
• Ranked in the top-15 in eight separate categories in league-only games
• Owns six efforts of 20-or-more points in league action Five of his nine double-doubles in 2011-12 have come in conference play
• On track (939 points) to become fifth player in school history to score 1,000 career points in two years
• Ranked 13th in the nation in steals per game (2.4)
• Two-time BIG EAST Player of the Week (Feb. 20 and 27)
• Preseason Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST selection

Marquette will face Cincinnati tomorrow night. Tip-off is 6 pm on ESPN2.

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Senior Jae Crowder was named Big East Player of the Week on Monday morning. This is the first time Crowder has been given this title. Jae is one of two players in the league that is ranked in the top-15 performers in seven different catagories. He ranks seventh in scoring (16.7 ppg.), 10th in rebounding (7.7 rpg.), 11th in field goal percentage (.503), third in steals (2.33 spg.), 13th in 3-pointers per game (1.85), 15th in 3-point field goal percentage (.385) and fifth in defensive rebounds per outing (5.93).

In Saturday’s win over UConn, Crowder scored 29 points and had 12 steals with three steals. He and teammate Darius Johnson-Odom are up for the league’s player of the year award.