CHEANEY WINS WOODEN AWARD

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, April 9, 1993                   TAG: 9304090051
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: LOS ANGELES                                LENGTH: Short
CHEANEY WINS WOODEN AWARD
Indiana forward Calbert Cheaney was a runaway winner of the Wooden Award on Wednesday, his third major player of the year trophy in a week.
Cheaney, the Big Ten's career scoring leader, received 4,799 points in nationwide voting by 1,000 sportswriters and sportscasters. Kentucky's Jamal Mashburn finished second with 4,306 points.
"It is definitely an honor to win an award that has gone to such great players as Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and David Robinson," Cheaney said in a taped statement made before the presentation. "The award is special to everyone in college basketball because it carries the name of Coach Wooden."
The award is named for former UCLA coach John Wooden, who guided the Bruins to 10 NCAA championships in 12 years in the 1960s and 1970s.
Cheaney, who led Indiana to a 31-4 record and to the finals of the NCAA tournament's Midwest Regional, also won the Eastman Award and was chosen as The Associated Press player of the year.
Duke's Bobby Hurley finished third in the Wooden voting with 3,933 points, followed by Memphis State's Anfernee Hardaway with 3,120 and Michigan's Chris Webber with 2,977.

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB