Awards

Poll: Who Will be the National Player of the Year?

Shawn Siegel — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:29:02 -0500

Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Finalists

Press Release — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:16:58 -0500

2009-10 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award

November 4, 2009 (Overland Park, KS) – Sixty NCAA men’s basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were tabbed as candidates today for the 2009-10 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – classroom, character, community and competition.

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School™, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.

This year’s candidate class includes 25 players on the preseason watch lists for the men’s and women’s John R. Wooden Award and eight men’s players who are candidates for the AT&T Naismith Trophy.

Lowe’s, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, will announce the Senior CLASS Award™ winner for men’s basketball at the 2010 NCAA Men’s Final Four® in Indianapolis in April and for women’s basketball at the 2010 NCAA Women’s Final Four® in San Antonio in April.

Men’s Basketball Candidates

Name - Position - School

Matt Bouldin, Guard, Gonzaga University

Da'Sean Butler, Forward, West Virginia University

Devan Downey, Guard, University of South Carolina

Dodie Dunson, Guard, Bradley University

Jason Duty, Guard, Duquesne University

Patrick Foley, Guard, Columbia University

Marcus Ginyard, Guard, University of North Carolina

Marquis Hall, Guard, Lehigh University

Luke Harangody, Forward, University of Notre Dame

Damion James, Forward, University of Texas

Adam Koch, Forward, University of Northern Iowa

David Kool, Guard, Western Michigan University

Chris Kramer, Guard, Purdue University

Roman Martinez, Forward, University of New Mexico

Michael McConathy, Guard, Northwestern State University

Yves Mekongo, Forward, La Salle University

Raymar Morgan, Forward, Michigan State University

Matthew Mullery, Forward, Brown University

Hamady Ndiaye, Center, Rutgers University

Dexter Pittman, Center, University of Texas

Jared Quayle, Guard, Utah State University

Jerome Randle, Guard, University of California, Berkeley

Scottie Reynolds, Guard, Villanova University

Nate Rohnert, Guard/Forward, University of Denver

Jon Scheyer, Guard, Duke University

DeShawn Sims, Forward, University of Michigan

Tyler Smith, Guard/Forward, University of Tennessee

J.T. Tiller, Guard, University of Missouri

Ben Uzoh, Guard, University of Tulsa

Josh Young, Guard, Drake University

Collins, Harangody, Singler Highlight Wooden Award List

Press Release — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:10:18 -0400

Luke Harangody of Notre Dame is the only 2009 Wooden All-American returning to college basketball in 2009-10. Other returning players from last year’s Wooden Award ballot, include Sherron Collins of Kansas, Duke’s Kyle Singler and Kalin Lucas of Michigan State. Purdue’s Robbie Hummel made the Wooden ballot in 2008.

These players and others who excel throughout the season will be evaluated and considered for December’s Midseason list and the official voting ballot released in March.

Nine schools had two players chosen to the Wooden Award preseason Top 50: Kansas (Collins, Cole Aldrich), Michigan State (Lucas, Raymar Morgan) Duke (Singler, Jon Scheyer), Michigan (DeShawn Sims, Manny Harris), North Carolina (Ed Davis, Deon Thompson), Purdue (Hummel, E’Twaun Moore), Connecticut (Kemba Walker, Jerome Dyson), Villanova (Scottie Reynolds, Corey Fisher), and West Virginia (Devin Ebanks, Da’Sean Butler).

Eleven conferences are represented on the Wooden Award Preseason List. Leading the way is the Big East (11), followed by the ACC (10), Big 10 (8), SEC (7), Big 12 (6), Pac-10 (3), and Atlantic 10, CAA, Conference USA, WAC and West Coast with one apiece.

In late December, the Wooden Award Committee will release the Midseason Top 30 list, followed in March by the National Ballot, consisting of approximately 20 top players who have proven to their universities that they are also making progress toward graduation and maintaining a cumulative 2.0 GPA. The Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced the week of the “Elite Eight” round during the NCAA Tournament.

The 34th annual Wooden Award ceremony, which will include the announcement of the Men's and Women's Wooden Award winner, and the presentation of the Wooden Award All-American Teams and the Legends of Coaching Award, will take place the weekend of April 9-11, 2010.

Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award is the most prestigious individual honor in college basketball. It is bestowed upon the nation’s best player at an institution of higher education who has proven to his or her university that he or she is making progress toward graduation and maintaining a cumulative 2.0 GPA. Previous winners include such notables as Larry Bird (’79), Michael Jordan (’84), Tim Duncan (’97), and Blake Griffin (’09). Candace Parker of Tennessee won the Women’s Wooden Award in 2007 and 2008.

Since its inception, the John R. Wooden Award has contributed close to a million dollars to universities’ general scholarship fund in the names of the All-American recipients. The Award has also sent more than 1,000 underprivileged children to week-long college basketball camps in the Award’s name. Additionally, the John R. Wooden Award partners with Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) each year to host the Wooden Award Special Olympics Southern California Basketball Tournament. The day-long tournament, which brings together Special Olympic athletes and the All-Americans, takes place at The Los Angeles Athletic Club on the Friday prior to the John R. Wooden Award Ceremony.

Follow the candidates and get the latest news throughout the season by logging on to www.WoodenAward.com. For more information on the John R. Wooden Award, please contact the Wooden Award staff at 213-630-5206 or email at woodenaward@laac.net.

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2009-10 John R. Wooden Award
Preseason Top 50 List

Name	Height	Class	Position	University	Conference
Solomon Alabi	7-1	So.	C	Florida State	ACC
Cole Aldrich	6-11	Jr.	C	Kansas	Big 12
Al-Farouq Aminu	6-9	So.	F	Wake Forest	ACC
Luke Babbit	6-9	So.	F	Nevada	WAC
Talor Battle	5-11	Jr.	G	Penn State	Big Ten
Trevor Booker	6-7	Sr.	F	Clemson	ACC
Matt Bouldin	6-5	Sr.	G	Gonzaga	West Coast
Craig Brackins	6-10	Jr.	F	Iowa State	Big 12
Da’Sean Butler	6-7	Sr.	F	West Virginia	Big East
Sherron Collins	5-11	Sr.	G	Kansas	Big 12
Ed Davis	6-10	So.	F	North Carolina	ACC
Devan Downey	5-9	Sr	G	South Carolina	SEC
Jerome Dyson	6-3	Sr.	G	Connecticut	Big East
Devin Ebanks	6-9	So.	F	West Virginia	Big East
Corey Fisher	6-1	Jr.	G	Villanova	Big East
Luke Harangody *#	6-8	Sr.	F	Notre Dame	Big East
Manny Harris	6-5	Jr.	G	Michigan	Big Ten
Gordon Hayward	6-8	So.	G/F	Butler	Conference USA
Jeremy Hazell	6-5	Jr.	G	Seton Hall	Big East
Robbie Hummel	6-8	Jr.	F	Purdue	Big Ten
Damion James	6-7	Sr.	G/F	Texas	Big 12
Sylven Landesberg	6-6	So.	G	Virginia	ACC
Gani Lawal	6-9	Jr.	F	Georgia Tech	ACC
Kalin Lucas	6-0	Jr.	G	Michigan State	Big Ten
Tasmin Mitchell	6-7	Sr.	F	Louisiana State	SEC
Greg Monroe	6-11	So.	C	Georgetown	Big East
E’Twaun Moore	6-3	Jr.	G	Purdue	Big Ten
Raymar Morgan	6-8	Sr.	F	Michigan State	Big Ten
A.J. Ogilvy	6-11	Jr.	C	Vanderbilt	SEC
Patrick Patterson	6-9	Jr.	F	Kentucky	SEC
Jerome Randle	5-10	Sr.	G	California	Pac 10
Scottie Reynolds	6-2	Jr.	G	Villanova	Big East
Samardo Samuels	6-8	So.	F	Louisville	Big East
Larry Sanders	6-11	Jr.	F	VCU	CAA
Jon Scheyer	6-5	Sr.	G	Duke	ACC
DeShawn Sims	6-8	Sr.	F	Michigan	Big Ten
Kyle Singler	6-8	Jr.	F	Duke	ACC
Tyler Smith	6-7-	Sr.	G/F	Tennessee	SEC
Isaiah Thomas	5-8	So.	G	Washington	Pac 10
Deon Thompson	6-8	Sr.	F	North Carolina	ACC
J.T. Tiller	6-3	Sr.	G	Missouri	Big 12
Evan Turner	6-7	Jr.	G/F	Ohio State	Big Ten
Jarvis Varnado	6-9	Sr.	F/C	Mississippi State	SEC
Greivis Vasquez	6-6	Sr.	G	Maryland	ACC
Deonta Vaughn	6-1	Sr.	G	Cincinnati	Big East
Kemba Walker	6-1	So.	G	Connecticut	Big East
Willie Warren	6-4	So.	G	Oklahoma	Big 12
Terrico White	6-5	So.	G	Mississippi	SEC
Nic Wise	5-10	Sr.	G	Arizona	Pac 10
Chris Wright	6-8	Jr.	F	Dayton	Atlantic 10

(Based on a preseason poll. Players listed alphabetically.)
*indicates 2009 Wooden All-American
# indicates 2008 Wooden All-American

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2009 CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major All-Freshman Team

CHN — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:36:56 -0400

The CollegeHoops.net All-Freshman teams were voted on by staff members: Jeff Borzello, Jeff Fox, Raphielle Johnson, Kevin McNeill, Shawn Siegel, and Jon Teitel.

CollegeHoops.net High-Major Freshman of the Year:
Seth Curry - G, Liberty

CollegeHoops.net High-Major All-Freshman
G - Seth Curry - Liberty
G - Gordon Hayward - Butler
G - Harouna Mutombo - Western Carolina
F - Eric Wise - Irvine
F/C - Freddy Asprilla - Florida International

CollegeHoops.net High-Major All-Freshman Second Team
G - Jamar Briscoe - NC Central
G - Shelvin Mack - Butler
G - Damian Lillard - Weber St
F - Jarrod Jones - Ball State
F - Julius Wells - James Madison

CollegeHoops.net High-Major All-Freshman Third Team
G - CJ Reed - Bethune-Cookman
G - Nick Barbour - High Point
G - RJ Evans - Holy Cross
G/F - Novar Gadson - Rider
F - Jake O'Brien - Boston University

Mid-Major players are from all leagues minus the 6 BCS conferences as well as the A-10, CUSA, MWC, MVC, WAC, and WCC.

Check back soon for CHN's End of Season Top 100 Players ranking, our final player awards of the season.

2009 CollegeHoops.net All-Freshman Team

CHN — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:54:58 -0400

The CollegeHoops.net All-Freshman teams were voted on by staff members: Jeff Borzello, Jason Brubaker, Jeff Fox, Raphielle Johnson, Blake Hofstad, Kevin McNeill, Matthew Ryter, Shawn Siegel, and Joel Welser.

CollegeHoops.net Freshman of the Year:
Tyreke Evans - G, Memphis

CollegeHoops.net First Team All-Freshman
G - Tyreke Evans - Memphis
G - Willie Warren - Oklahoma
G - Isaiah Thomas - Washington
F - Al-Farouq Aminu - Wake Forest
C - Greg Monroe - Georgetown

CollegeHoops.net Second Team All-Freshman
G - Seth Curry - Liberty
G - Sylven Landesberg - Virginia
F - DeMar DeRozan - USC
F - Luke Babbitt - Nevada
C - Samardo Samuels - Louisville

CollegeHoops.net Third Team All-Freshman
G - Courtney Fortson - Arkansas
G - Gordon Hayward - Butler
G - Terrico White - Ole Miss
F - Devin Ebanks - West Virginia
F - Ed Davis - UNC

CollegeHoops.net Fourth Team All-Freshman
G - Mike Rosario - Rutgers
G - William Buford - Ohio St

G - Matt Gatens - Iowa
F - JaMychal Green - Alabama
C - BJ Mullens - Ohio St

Honorable Mention
Solomon Alabi - Florida St
Freddy Asprilla - FIU
Dee Bost - Mississippi St
Jrue Holiday - UCLA
Shelvin Mack - Butler
Afam Muojeke - Wyoming
Harouna Mutombo - West Carolina
Andrew Nicholson - St. Bonaventure
Iman Shumpert - Georgia Tech
Chris Singleton - Florida St
Jeff Taylor - Vanderbilt
Howard Thompkins - Georgia
Klay Thompson - Washington St
Kemba Walker - UCONN

Check back tomorrow for CollegeHoops.net's High-Major All-Freshman Team.

2009 CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major All-Americans

CHN — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:57:55 -0400

The CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major All-America teams were voted on by staff members: Jeff Borzello, Jason Brubaker, Dan Daitchman, Jeff Fox, Raphielle Johnson, Blake Hofstad, Kevin McNeill, Shawn Siegel, Jon Teitel, and Joel Welser

CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major Player of the Year:
Stephen Curry - Jr, G, Davidson

CollegeHoops.net First Team Mid-Major All-America
G - Stephen Curry - Jr, Davidson
G - Eric Maynor - Sr, VCU
G - Ben Woodside - Sr, North Dakota St
G - Lester Hudson - Sr, Tennessee-Martin
F - Matt Howard - So, Butler

CollegeHoops.net Second Team Mid-Major All-America
G - Kenny Hasbrouck - Sr, Siena
G - Gordon Hayward - Fr, Butler
F - J'Nathan Bullock - Sr, Cleveland St
F - Kenneth Faried - So, Morehead St
C - Artsiom Parakhouski - Jr, Radford

CollegeHoops.net Third-Team Mid-Major All-America
G - David Holston - Sr, Chicago St
G - Josh Akognon - Sr, Fullerton
G - DJ Rivera - Jr, Binghamton
F - Drake Reed - Sr, Austin Peay
F - Marqus Blakely - Jr, Vermont

CollegeHoops.net Fourth Team Mid-Major All-America
G - Seth Curry - Fr, Liberty
G - Chavis Holmes - Sr, VMI
F - Kevin Tiggs - Sr, ETSU
F - Ryan Thompson - Jr, Rider
F/C - Matt Kinglsey - Sr, Stephen F Austin

Honorable Mention
Michael Bramos - Miami (OH)
Garrison Carr - American
Jeremy Chappell - Robert Morris
Adnon Hodzic - Lipscomb
Mac Hopson - Idaho
Cedric Jackson - Cleveland State
Matt Janning - Northeastern
Charles Jenkins - Hofstra
Jeremy Lin - Harvard
Tywain McKee - Coppin St
Orlando Mendez-Valdex - Western Kentucky
Alex Renfroe - Belmont
Larry Sanders - VCU
Tremaine Townsend - Northridge
Ryan Wittman - Cornell

Check back tomorrow for CollegeHoops.net's All-Freshman Team.

2009 CollegeHoops.net High-Major All-Americans

CHN — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:36:37 -0400

The CollegeHoops.net High-Major All-America teams were voted on by staff members: Jason Brubaker, Dan Daitchman, Evan Dorey, Jeff Fox, Raphielle Johnson, Blake Hofstad, Kevin McNeill, Matthew Ryter, Shawn Siegel, Jon Teitel, and Joey Whelan.

High-Major is comprised of the A-10, CUSA, MVC, MWC, WAC, and WCC. The six leagues historically the best after the BCS leagues.

CollegeHoops.net High-Major Player of the Year:

Tyreke Evans - Fr, G, Memphis

CollegeHoops.net High-Major All-American
G - Patrick Mills (So, St. Mary's)
G - Tyreke Evans (Fr, Memphis)
G - Dionte Christmas (Sr, Temple)
F - Ahmad Nivins (Sr ,St. Joseph's)
C - Luke Nevill (Sr, Utah

CollegeHoops.net Second Team High-Major All-American
G - Stefon Jackson (Sr, UTEP)
G - Lee Cummard (Sr, BYU)
F - Jermaine Taylor (Sr, UCF)
F - Gary Wilkinson (Sr, Utah St)
C - John Bryant (Sr, Santa Clara)

CollegeHoops.net Third Team High-Major All-American
G - Matt Bouldin (Jr, Gonzaga)
G - Robert Vaden (Sr, UAB)
F - Derrick Brown (Jr, Xavier)
F - Chris Wright (Jr, Dayton)
F - Josh Heytvelt (Sr, Gonzaga)

CollegeHoops.net Fourth Team High-Major All-American
G - Jeremy Pargo (Sr, Gonzaga)
G - Booker Woodfox (Sr, Creighton)
F - Robert Dozier (Sr, Memphis)
F - Diamon Simpson (Sr, St. Mary's)
F - Kyle Spain (Sr, San Diego St)

Honorable Mention
Luke Babbitt - Nevada
Jimmy Baron - Rhode Island
Aubrey Coleman - Houston
Austin Daye - Gonzaga
Osiris Eldridge - Illinois St
Shy Ely - Evansville
Brandon Ewing - Wyoming
Jimmer Fredette - BYU
Aaron Jackson - Duquesne
Charles Jenkins - Hofstra
Jerome Jordan - Tulsa
Dior Lowhorn - San Francisco
Jared Quayle - Utah St
BJ Raymond - Xavier
Rene Rougeau - UNLV

Check back tomorrow for CollegeHoops.net's All Mid-Major Team.

Poll: Who Will be the Player of the Year in 2009-10?

Shawn Siegel — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:20:28 -0400

Early 2009-10 All-American Projections

Shawn Siegel — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:08:36 -0400

Yesterday CHN announced its 2008-09 All-Americans, but it's already time to look forward to next season. I've done my best to predict who will go pro or not and have come up with my early look at the 2009-10 All-America Teams. Disagree with these picks? Post your thoughts in the comments section.

*I also tried the same experiment last year in early April.. check out who I came up with.

2009-10 First-Team All-America
G - Sherron Collins - Sr, Kansas
G - Stephen Curry - Sr, Davidson
G - Jeff Teague - Jr, Wake Forest
F - Evan Turner - Jr, Ohio St
F - Kyle Singler - Jr, Duke

2009-10 Second-Team All-America
G - Jonny Flynn - Jr, Syracuse
G - Kalin Lucas - Jr, Michigan St
G - Nick Calathes - Jr, Florida
F - Craig Brackins - Jr, Iowa St
C - Cole Aldrich - Jr, Kansas

2009-10 Third-Team All-America
G - Scottie Reynolds - Sr, Villanova
G - Talor Battle - Jr, Penn State
G - Manny Harris - Jr, Michigan
F - Robbie Hummel - Jr, Purdue
C - Greg Monroe - So, Georgetown

2009-10 Fourth-Team All-America
G - Greivis Vasquez - Sr, Marlyand
G - Matt Bouldin - Sr, Gonzaga
G/F - Lance Stephenson - (Fr, Kansas?)
F - Ed Davis, So, UNC
C - Jarvis Varnado - Sr, Mississippi St

2009-10 Honorable Mention
James Anderson - Jr, Oklahoma St
Luke Babbitt - So, Nevada
Trevor Booker - Sr, Clemson
Kenny Boynton - Fr, Florida
Da'Sean Butler - Sr, West Virginia
DeMar DeRozan - So, USC
John Henson - Fr, UNC
Jrue Holiday - So, UCLA
Jon Scheyer - Sr, Duke
Sylven Landesberg - So, Virginia
Tasmin Mitchell - Sr, LSU
E'Twaun Moore - Jr, Purdue
AJ Ogilvy - Jr, Villanova
Dexter Pittman - Sr, Texas
Larry Sanders - Jr, VCU
Iaiah Thomas - So, Washington
Willie Warren - So, Oklahoma
Nic Wise - Sr, Arizona

2009 CollegeHoops.net All-Americans

CHN — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:57:36 -0400

The CollegeHoops.net All-America teams are voted on by staff members: Jason Brubaker, Evan Dorey, Jeff Fox, Raphielle Johnson, Blake Hofstad, Kevin McNeill, Matthew Ryter, Shawn Siegel, Jon Teitel, and Joey Whelan.

CollegeHoops.net Player of the Year:

Blake Griffin (F, So, Oklahoma)

CollegeHoops.net First-Team All-America
G - Ty Lawson (Jr, UNC)
G - James Harden (So, Arizona St)
F - DeJuan Blair (So, Pittsburgh)
F - Blake Griffin (So, Oklahoma)
F - Tyler Hansbrough (Sr, UNC)

CollegeHoops.net Second-Team All-America
G - Stephen Curry (Jr, Davidson)
G - Jodie Meeks (Jr, Kentucky)
F - Terrence Williams (Sr, Louisville)
F - Luke Harangody (Jr, Notre Dame)
C - Hasheem Thabeet (Jr, UCONN)

CollegeHoops.net Third-Team All-America
G - Jonny Flynn (So, Syracuse)
G - Toney Douglas (Sr, Florida St)
G - Jerel McNeal (Sr, Marquette)
F - Sam Young (Sr, Pittsburgh)
F - Jordan Hill (Jr, Arizona)

CollegeHoops.net Fourth-Team All-America
G - AJ Price (Sr, UCONN)
G - Sherron Collins (Jr, Kansas)
G - Eric Maynor (Sr, VCU)
F - Gerald Henderson (Jr, Duke)
C - Cole Aldrich (So, Kansas)

Honorable Mention
Talor Battle - So, Penn St
Craig Brackins - So, Iowa St
Jon Brockman - Sr, Washington
Nick Calathes - So, Florida
DeMarre Carroll - Sr, Missouri
Dionte Christmas - Sr, Temple
Earl Clark - Jr, Louisville

Darren Collison - Sr, UCLA
Dante Cunningham - Sr, Villanova

Wayne Ellington - Jr, UNC
Tyreke Evans - Fr, Memphis
Levance Fields - Sr, Pittsburgh
Manny Harris - So, Michigan
Kalin Lucas - So, Michigan St
Jack McClinton - Sr, Miami
Patrick Mills - So, Saint Mary's
Luke Nevill - Sr, Utah
Patrick Patterson - So, Kentucky
Tyrese Rice - Sr, Boston College
Kyle Singler - So, Duke
Marcus Thornton - Sr, LSU
Evan Turner - So, Ohio St

Check back tomorrow for CollegeHoops.net's All-High Major Team.