KANSAS CITY – Utah men's basketball guard
Gabe Madsen earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention nod at the end of season awards announced by the Big 12 Conference office ahead of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Championship starting this Tuesday.
Madsen, who is in his fifth and final season as a collegiate, led the team both in conference play (13.4 ppg) and on the season (15.3 ppg) as well. Madsen notched two major milestones in this fourth and final season as a Runnin' Ute this season, joining the 1,000 points club and then breaking the Utah all-time 3-point field-goals made record.
The 6-6 guard led Utah in the scoring nine different times during the conference slate and is second in the Big 12 Conference with 54 made 3-pointers. Meanwhile, his 2.7 made 3-pointers per game is also good for second-most in the 20-game conference season slate.
His 8 made 3-pointers against Cincinnati on the road is tied for most in a single-game this season with two other players in the Big 12 Conference.
Madsen and the 11th-seeded Runnin' Utes are scheduled to tip-off at 7:30 p.m. (MST) / 8:30 p.m. (CST) at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship this Tuesday, March 11, against the 14th-seeded UCF Knights on ESPN+ to close out the opening day of the conference tournament.
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