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April 1, 2021

OKLAHOMA STATE’S IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2021 KYLE MACY NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

BOSTON, MA -- Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham is the recipient of the 2021 Kyle Macy award.

The 6-foot-8 native of Arlington, TX led the Big 12 in scoring, averaging 20.1 points per game, which included a season-best 40 points in a win over No. 7 ranked Oklahoma on Feb. 27. He also averaged 6.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest and was a nine-time recipient of the Big 12 Player/Newcomer of the Week honor, which was the most by any player this season and the most in school history.

“Cade Cunningham is easily one of the top three or four players in college and nobody would argue if you said he is the best,” said Angela Lento Vice President of CollegeInsider.com. “The only thing disappointing about his game is that we won’t see it, at the college level, for more than one season.”

Cunningham’s sensational season included several prominent honors including First Team All-America honors from the Associated Press, USA Today, the Sporting News and the United States Basketball Writers Association. He is also a finalist for the Naismith Trophy and the Bob Cousy of the Year awards.

The Kyle Macy Award, which is presented annually to the top freshman in Division I , is named for a guard who starred as a freshman for Purdue.

The 1975 Indiana "Mr. Basketball" played his freshman season at , averaging 13.8 points per game while leading the Boilermakers in free throws (85.9 percent for the season). He started in 25 of 27 games, helping them to a 16-11 season record.

After playing his freshman year at Purdue, Macy transferred to the in 1976. He started every game for the Wildcats in 1977. A three-time All-America and three-time All-SEC player, Macy was a member of Kentucky's 1978 National Championship team. In his senior year of 1979-80, he became the first Kentucky player ever to be named consensus Player of the Year. The recipient of the 2021 award will be announced on April 1.

2020-21 KYLE MACY FRESHMEN ALL-AMERICA TEAM Efe Abogidi 6-10 Washington State Greg Brown 6-9 Texas Johni Broome 6-10 Morehead State Sharife Cooper 6-1 Auburn CADE CUNNINGHAM 6-8 OKLAHOMA STATE 7-1 Michigan Zach Edey 7-4 Purdue Dawson Garcia 6-11 Marquette Wendell Green Jr. 5-11 Eastern Kentucky Rayshon Harrison 6-4 Presbyterian Tyree Ihenacho 6-4 North Dakota Chase Johnston 6-2 Stetson Dillon Jones 6-6 Weber State Nelly Junior Joseph 6-9 Iona Caleb Lohner 6-8 BYU Kenneth Lofton 6-7 Louisiana Tech Tramon Mark 6-5 Houston 7-0 USC Bryce Monroe 5-11 Sam Houston Damari Monsanto 6-6 ETSU Moses Moody 6-6 Arkansas Essam Mostafa 6-9 Coastal Carolina Norchand Omier 6-7 Arkansas State Ryan Rollins 6-4 Toledo 6-4 Gonzaga Jahmyl Telfort 6-7 Northeastern Cam Thomas 6-4 LSU Marques Warrick 6-2 Northern Kentucky Marcus Williams 6-7 Wyoming Jalen Wilson 6-8 Kansas