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2013 | Best College Athlete

Sure, you can make all the jokes you want about Mbakwe -- how he's played for the Gophers since the Clem Haskins (hell, the Jim Dutcher) era -- but the sixth-year senior's recently completed college career is a case of perseverance. Three colleges and a number of injuries extended the 6-foot-8 forward's university days. His own failings -- including a drunk-driving arrest last year that violated probation -- have contributed to his trials. Yet when Mbakwe is on, he... More »