Ohio State’s Evan Turner Named AP Player Of The Year Over John Wall In Landslide

Turner guided the Buckeyes to a share of the Big Ten regular season title, as well as the Big Ten tournament championship, and a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. Turner sat out six games in December and early January after breaking bones in his back after a scary fall on a dunk in a game against Eastern Michigan.

Turner returned weeks earlier than expected, leading Thad Matta’s squad back atop the Big Ten standings. While the Buckeyes bowed out earlier in the NCAA Tournament than expected, falling 76-73 to Tennessee in the Sweet 16, Turner’s eye-opening play down the stretch has even prompted questions of whether he should go No. 1 overall in the upcoming NBA Draft (assuming he leaves school early).