CHICAGO (February 11, 2021) – Loyola University Chicago senior Cameron Krutwig (Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs) is one of 30 players named to the Naismith Trophy Midseason Team for Player of the Year, it was announced today. The 6-foot-9 center is one of only four players from non-Power 6 conferences, and is one of five centers, named to the team.
 
One of only four players in the storied history of the Missouri Valley Conference to amass 1,500 points, 800 rebounds and 300 assists in his career, Krutwig, a two-time First Team All-MVC selection, is putting up 15.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocks per game this season for a Loyola squad, that at 17-3 overall, is off to its best start since 1965-66 (18-2). He is in elite company with that group of Valley players to hit those statistical milestones, joining Oscar Robertson, Larry Bird and Hersey Hawkins.
 
The big man has scored in double figures on 16 occasions this year, posted a pair of double-doubles, and in a victory over Illinois State on December 28, recorded 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. 
 
In a decorated career that has included a pair of regular-season MVC championships, a NCAA Final Four appearance, a National Invitation Tournament berth and three 20-win seasons, Krutwig has totaled 1,679 points, 852 rebounds and 337 assists. He is the one of only two Ramblers, joining Alfredrick Hughes (1981-85), to rank in the program's all-time top ten in both scoring and rebounding.
 
Ranked No. 22 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 Poll and No. 23 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll, Loyola (17-3, 12-1 MVC) plays two of its biggest regular-season games in years when it travels to Drake (18-1, 9-1 MVC) February 13 and 14.