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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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