Braden Smith passionately defends teammate Trey Kaufman-Renn after the junior forward/center was overlooked for Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award finalist lists. Smith criticizes the voting process and highlights Kaufman-Renn's impressive performance in Purdue's 90-72 victory over USC, where he scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Braden Smith was quick to jump to the defense of his teammate Trey Kaufman-Renn following No. 7 Purdue 's 90-72 win over USC on Friday night. He was in disbelief that the junior guard was not among the top-10 finalists for the Karl Malone Award or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award.
Friday night, Kaufman-Renn was dominant in the Boilermakers' win over USC. He finished the night with 24 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks, a steal and an assist. He also didn't have a turnovers."You guys see it every night — what he does and how he does it," Smith said. "He's a humble dude. Just comes in, works, gets his stuff done.
"I tweeted something out before the game, we're back with this BS again, excuse my language," he said. "We're back with it again. You see what he's doing and the numbers he's putting up and what he's doing to other people. I just find it unbelievable that he's doing this every single night and they're ... you know, there's no need to get into it.
Later in the season, Smith was named to the top-five for the Cousy Award. So, there's still a chance Kaufman-Renn could land on one of those lists at some point down the road.
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