Dosunmu for Player of the Year | Printable Bio (PDF)

Fighting Illini junior point guard Ayo Dosunmu has been named a Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Semifinalist, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Thursday. The Illinois star is one of 10 players in contention for the Naismith College Player of the Year Trophy. 

Naismith Trophy Semifinalists
Jared Butler, Baylor
Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
Luka Garza, Iowa
Quentin Grimes, Houston
Herbert Jones, Alabama
Corey Kispert, Gonzaga
Evan Mobley, USC
Drew Timme, Gonzaga

Ayo Dosunmu 2020-21 Highlights

• Only NCAA player over the last 11 seasons to average at least 20 points, six rebounds and five assists
• Joins Michigan State's Magic Johnson as only two players in Big Ten history with multiple triple-doubles in league play
• Naismith Trophy Semifinalist
• Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Finalist
• Averaging the most assists, points and rebounds of any Cousy Award Finalist
• Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List
• Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (2/8)
• Four-Time Big Ten Player of the Week (12/14, 12/28, 2/1 & 2/8), the most selections of any player in the league
• Has led Illinois to its highest national ranking (4th) and most Big Ten wins (15) since the 2004-05 NCAA Runner-up squad
• Has scored in double figures in 37 straight games, the longest active streak by a high-major conference player
• 14th in the NCAA in scoring (21.0 ppg), the highest average by an Illini in the last 30 seasons
• No. 3 in kenpom.com National Player of the Year standings
• Ninth nationally in offensive rating (112.4)
• Leads the Big Ten in assists (5.3 apg) and ranks 15th in the B1G in rebounding (6.3 rpg)
• Seventh nationally with four 30-plus point performances
• Fourth triple double in school history, and second in four games, with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in win at Minnesota (2/20)
• Set career scoring high in Big Ten play with 31 points in win at Nebraska (2/12)
• Third triple-double in school history with 21 points, career-high 12 rebounds, and career-high 12 assists in win over No. 19 Wisconsin (2/6)
• 25 points on 11-18 FG and 3-3 from 3-point range in win over No. 7 Iowa (1/29)
• 30 points on 11-17 shooting, 4-5 from three, and 5 assists in win over Indiana (12/26)
• 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in win at Penn State (12/23)
• Career-high 36 points at Missouri (12/12)

The four finalists for the Naismith Trophy will be announced on March 16. The 2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy will be awarded during the Final Four at the Naismith Awards Brunch on April 4.