The magic is over. Syracuse fell to Houston in the Sweet 16 over the weekend. The loss wraps up the Orange’s 2020-21 season, which went better than expected. Back in November, the Fizz handed out preseason awards. So, now it’s time to give our postseason awards.
Each staff member had their own ballot. Then, we tallied up the votes for an averaged-out group decision. Check them out below:
Thomas Shults
Team MVP: Buddy Boeheim
Best Offensive Player: Buddy Boeheim
Best Defensive Player: Kadary Richmond
Most Improved: Robert Braswell
Best Newcomer: Alan Griffin
Gill Gross
Team MVP: Buddy Boeheim
Best Offensive Player: Buddy Boeheim
Best Defensive Player: Kadary Richmond
Most Improved: Quincy Guerrier
Best Newcomer: Kadary Richmond
Jaron May
Team MVP: Marek Dolezaj
Best Offensive Player: Buddy Boeheim
Best Defensive Player: Kadary Richmond
Most Improved: Quincy Guerrier
Best Newcomer: Alan Griffin
Matt Bonaparte
Team MVP: Marek Dolezaj
Best Offensive Player: Buddy Boeheim
Best Defensive Player: Marek Dolezaj
Most Improved: Jesse Edwards
Best Newcomer: Kadary Richmond
Brad Klein
Team MVP: Buddy Boeheim
Best Offensive Player: Buddy Boeheim
Best Defensive Player: Marek Dolezaj
Most Improved: Quincy Guerrier
Best Newcomer: Kadary Richmond
Ian Unsworth
Team MVP: Buddy Boeheim
Best Offensive Player: Buddy Boeheim
Best Defensive Player: Kadary Richmond
Most Improved: Jesse Edwards
Best Newcomer: Alan Griffin
John Eads
Team MVP: Buddy Boeheim
Best Offensive Player: Buddy Boeheim
Best Defensive Player: Kadary Richmond
Most Improved: Robert Braswell
Best Newcomer: Alan Griffin
Cam Ezeir
Team MVP: Buddy Boeheim
Best Offensive Player: Buddy Boeheim
Best Defensive Player: Quincy Guerrier
Most Improved: Quincy Guerrier
Best Newcomer: Alan Griffin
We combined all of those ballots to create the final Fizz Postseason Awards. Here you go:
Fizz Postseason Awards
Team MVP: Buddy Boeheim (6)
Best Offensive Player: Buddy Boeheim (8)
Best Defensive Player: Kadary Richmond (5)
Most Improved: Quincy Guerrier (4)
Best Newcomer: Alan Griffin (5)
Agree or disagree with our takes? Tweet at us @OrangeFizz with your postseason awards!
