Introducing Demitri McCamey

First things first, what a GREAT win for the Illini tonight at Wisconsin.  No one wins at Wisconsin.  The win puts them in a big log jam tie for first if Purdue can clip Sparty tonight.  Either way it absolutely punches Illinois' ticket to the Dance.  It gives them nine wins in league and makes it a virtual certainty they finish well over .500 in league play.  Add in the wins over Clemson and Vanderbilt and they are sitting pretty. 

Now let's talk Big Ten POY.  Everyone knows Evan Turner.  Most people know Kalin Lucas and Robbie Hummel.  Let me introduce you to a new entrant to the mix; Demetri McCamey.

He is averaging 15.5 points, over 6 assists and 3.5 boards a night.  More importantly, he is absolutely shouldering the load for the Illini on their surprising run at the Big Ten title.  Tonight he simply willed Illinois past Wisconsin in a building they have already slain giants like Duke, Michigan State and Purdue.  In the 63-56 win McCamey had 27 points on 11 of 16 shooting.  More impressivly he had seven of the team's eight assists.  That means he accounted for 43 of his team's 63 points, or more than 70%.  He WAS Illinois tonight.

Correction, he WAS first place Illinois tonight..