Credit the AP for recognizing a player that didn't play basketball in the Eastern part of the United States. Bogut is the first player in the west to win the award since Sean Elliott of Arizona was honored back in 1989. Not to perpetuate the East coast bias, but two players in 16 years is kind of hard to dispute.
Andrew Bogut is the first player from the University of Utah to ever win the award.
The Adolph Rupp Trophy for the nation's best player was also just announced and it went to Duke's J.J. Redick. It should be noted this award is given by the Commonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky, who awarded their award to a Duke player for the 4th time in 7 years. Further evidence that the Commonwealth Club either needs cable TV or a later bedtime, is that their award except for Elliott in 1989, hasn't gone to a player from the west since 1977 (Marques Johnson - UCLA).
Final Voting Results for AP Player of the year
| Player of year voting | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | School | Votes |
| Andrew Bogut | Utah | 31 |
| J.J. Redick | Duke | 15 |
| Wayne Simien | Kansas | 9 |
| Dee Brown | Illinois | 5 |
| Hakim Warrick | Syracuse | 4 |
| Sean May | North Carolina | 3 |
| Chris Paul | Wake Forest | 2 |
| Francisco Garcia | Louisville | 1 |
| Luther Head | Illinois | 1 |
| Salim Stoudamire | Arizona | 1 |
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