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Congratulations, Jason Bohannon

Linn-Mar graduate Jason Bohannon and Wisconsin have been good for each other.

The Badgers' Bohannon earned the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year award Monday. The sophomore guard averaged 27.8 minutes and 8.9 points a game in league play. He was the league-leader in free-throw shooting in conference games, and has made 39 consecutive foul shots.

And, he did so for a team that won the Big Ten regular-season championship with a 16-2 record.

Wisconsin won at Northwestern Saturday, 66-52, to claim the title outright. The crowd in Evanston, Ill., was 8,117. It was reported that at least 5,000 of those were Badger fans. Bohannon went 6-of-6 from the foul line to extend his streak to 39 and break Wes Matthews' school-mark of 35 that had stood for 27 years.

Bohannon has also made 44 of 111 three-pointers for 39.6 percent, which is 13th-best in the league.

He's a fine ballplayer, and getting better all the time.


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