Los Angeles (October 3, 2011)— The Los Angeles Athletic Club has announced its Preseason Top 50 list today on ESPN.com. Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball media members, the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who, based on last year's individual performance and team records, are the early frontrunners for college basketball's most prestigious honor.
2011-12 John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 List, Men
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Name
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Height
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Class
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Position
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University
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Conference
|
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Tim Abromaitis
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6-8
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GS
|
F
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Notre Dame
|
Big East
|
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Harrison Barnes
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6-8
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So.
|
F
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North Carolina
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ACC
|
|
Will Barton
|
6-6
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So.
|
G
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Memphis
|
Conference USA
|
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Dee Bost
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6-2
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Sr.
|
G
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Mississippi State
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SEC
|
|
William Buford
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6-5
|
Sr.
|
G
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Ohio State
|
Big Ten
|
|
Allen Crabbe
|
6-6
|
So.
|
G
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California
|
Pac-12
|
|
Aaron Craft
|
6-2
|
So.
|
G
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Ohio State
|
Big Ten
|
|
Marcus Denmon
|
6-3
|
Sr.
|
G
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Missouri
|
Big 12
|
|
Festus Ezeli
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6-11
|
Sr.
|
C
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Vanderbilt
|
SEC
|
|
Ashton Gibbs
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6-2
|
Sr.
|
G
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Pitt
|
Big East
|
|
Michael Glover
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6-7
|
Sr.
|
F
|
Iona
|
MAAC
|
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Drew Gordon
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6-9
|
Sr.
|
F
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New Mexico
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Mountain West
|
|
Draymond Green
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6-7
|
Sr.
|
F
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Michigan State
|
Big Ten
|
|
JaMychal Green
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6-8
|
Sr.
|
F
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Alabama
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SEC
|
|
Jorge Gutierrez
|
6-3
|
Sr.
|
G
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California
|
Pac-12
|
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Tim Hardaway, Jr.
|
6-5
|
So.
|
G
|
Michigan
|
Big Ten
|
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Elias Harris
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6-7
|
Jr.
|
F
|
Gonzaga
|
WCC
|
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John Henson
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6-11
|
Jr.
|
F
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North Carolina
|
ACC
|
|
Tu Holloway
|
6-0
|
Sr.
|
G
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Xavier
|
Atlantic 10
|
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Robbie Hummel
|
6-8
|
Sr.
|
F
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Purdue
|
Big Ten
|
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Joe Jackson
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6-1
|
So.
|
G
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Memphis
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Conference USA
|
|
Scoop Jardine
|
6-2
|
Sr.
|
G
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Syracuse
|
Big East
|
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John Jenkins
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6-3
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Jr.
|
G
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Vanderbilt
|
SEC
|
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Orlando Johnson
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6-5
|
Sr.
|
G
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UCSB
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Big West
|
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Darius Johnson-Odom
|
6-2
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Sr.
|
G
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Marquette
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Big East
|
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Kevin Jones
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6-8
|
Sr.
|
F
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West Virginia
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Big East
|
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Terrence Jones
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6-8
|
So.
|
F
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Kentucky
|
SEC
|
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Perry Jones III
|
6-11
|
So.
|
F
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Baylor
|
Big 12
|
|
Kris Joseph
|
6-7
|
Sr.
|
F
|
Syracuse
|
Big East
|
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Jeremy Lamb
|
6-5
|
So.
|
G
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Connecticut
|
Big East
|
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Kendall Marshall
|
6-4
|
So.
|
G
|
North Carolina
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ACC
|
|
Trevor Mbakwe
|
6-8
|
Sr.
|
F
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Minnesota
|
Big Ten
|
|
Ray McCallum
|
6-1
|
So.
|
G
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Detroit
|
Horizon League
|
|
Doug McDermott
|
6-7
|
So.
|
F
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Creighton
|
Missouri Valley
|
|
Khris Middleton
|
6-7
|
Jr.
|
F
|
Texas A&M
|
Big 12
|
|
Reeves Nelson
|
6-8
|
Jr.
|
F
|
UCLA
|
Pac-12
|
|
Andrew Nicholson
|
6-9
|
Sr.
|
F
|
St. Bonaventure
|
Atlantic 10
|
|
Alex Oriakhi
|
6-9
|
Jr.
|
C
|
Connecticut
|
Big East
|
|
Thomas Robinson
|
6-9
|
Jr.
|
F
|
Kansas
|
Big 12
|
|
John Shurna
|
6-9
|
Sr.
|
F
|
Northwestern
|
Big Ten
|
|
Peyton Siva
|
6-0
|
Jr.
|
G
|
Louisville
|
Big East
|
|
Joshua Smith
|
6-10
|
So.
|
C
|
UCLA
|
Pac-12
|
|
Jared Sullinger*
|
6-9
|
So.
|
C
|
Ohio State
|
Big Ten
|
|
Jeffery Taylor
|
6-7
|
Sr.
|
G/F
|
Vanderbilt
|
SEC
|
|
Jordan Taylor
|
6-1
|
Sr.
|
G
|
Wisconsin
|
Big Ten
|
|
Casper Ware
|
5-10
|
Sr.
|
G
|
Long Beach State
|
Big West
|
|
Maalik Wayns
|
6-2
|
Jr.
|
G
|
Villanova
|
Big East
|
|
Keith Wright
|
6-8
|
Sr.
|
F
|
Harvard
|
Ivy League
|
|
Patric Young
|
6-9
|
So.
|
F/C
|
Florida
|
SEC
|
|
Tyler Zeller
|
7-0
|
Sr.
|
F
|
North Carolina
|
ACC
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