AP Vote Doesn't Make Hawkeyes Happy

Iowa's Luka Garza didn't win the Associated Press' men's basketball player of the year on Tuesday.

Dayton's Obi Toppin won the award — he had 34 votes compared to Garza's 24.

The decision didn't go over well with current and former Hawkeyes.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 this gotta be fake https://t.co/XPhOh8TjCz
— Jordan Bohannon (@JordanBo_3) March 24, 2020

No disrespect to Obi, but you can’t tell me anyone had a better year than Luka. This is ridiculous to say the least https://t.co/hZkBrFY7ph
— Tyler Cook (@iamtc25) March 24, 2020

lol... joke https://t.co/sDiShSYGqj
— Connor McCaffery (@connor_m30) March 24, 2020

I wish Iowa played Dayton this year to see who’s really player of the year 🙄 #Politics https://t.co/78o8od7uHG
— Peter Jok (@Jok_City14) March 24, 2020

It was all motivation for Garza.

Guess where I’m headed right now😂😂😏🤷🏻‍♂️ https://t.co/OgYY6Y8Bc4
— Luka Garza ✞ (@LukaG_55) March 24, 2020

A look at Garza's resumé from the 2019-20 season.

• With 740 points and 305 rebounds, Garza is one of three Big Ten players to ever to total 740-plus points and 300-plus rebounds in a single season, joining Purdue's Glenn Robinson (1994) and Joe Barry Carroll (1979).

• Garza ranked second nationally with 12 20-point/10-rebound performances, 20-point games (25); third in total field goals made (287) and points per 40 minutes played (29.8), fifth in scoring (23.9), 10th in 30-point games (5), 19th in double-doubles (15) and offensive rebounds per game (3.58), and 34th in rebounding (9.8).

• His 15 double-doubles are third most in a single season by a Hawkeye in three decades and the most since Reggie Evans had 18 in 2002.

• Garza averaged 26.7 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks in 12 games against AP ranked opponents, including recording 11 consecutive 20-point performances, the longest streak by any player since UConn’s Kemba Walker in 2011.

• Garza finished the 20-game conference schedule averaging 26.2 points per game, becoming the first player to average at least 26 points in Big Ten play since Robinson averaged 31.1 points in 1994.

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