Monday, October 18, 2010

A look at the biggest snubs from the Wooden Award nominees

The 50 preseason nominees for the John R. Wooden Award were released Monday by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Here's a look at the list by conference and the biggest snubs. Remember that incoming freshmen are inelgibile for the preseason list. 

ACC (8)

Malcolm Delaney 6-3 Sr. G Virginia Tech ... John Henson 6-10 So. F North Carolina ... Kyle Singler 6-8 Sr. F Duke ... Chris Singleton 6-9 Jr. F Florida State ... Nolan Smith 6-2 Sr. G Duke ... Tracy Smith 6-8 Sr. F North Carolina State ... Joe Trapani 6-8 Sr. F Boston College ... Jordan Williams 6-10 So. F Maryland.

Biggest Snubs: Mason Plumlee, F, Duke; Durand Scott, G, Miami

Atlantic 10 (3)

Lavoy Allen 6-9 Sr. F Temple ... Kevin Anderson 6-0 Sr. G Richmond ... Chris Wright 6-8 Sr. F Dayton.

Biggest Snub: Tu Holloway, G, Xavier 

Big East (7)

Corey Fisher 6-1 Sr. G Villanova ... Austin Freeman 6-4 Sr. G Georgetown ... Ashton Gibbs 6-2 Jr. G Pittsburgh ... Jeremy Hazell 6-5 Sr. G Seton Hall ... Kris Joseph 6-7 Jr. F Syracuse ... Brandon Triche 6-4 So. G Syracuse ... Kemba Walker 6-1 Jr. G Connecticut

Biggest Snubs: Kevin Jones, F, West Virginia; Chris Wright, G, Georgetown; Jimmy Butler, F, Marquette

Big Ten (10)

Talor Battle 6-0 Sr. G Penn State ... William Buford 6-5 Jr. G Ohio State ... Robbie Hummel 6-8 Sr. F Purdue ... JaJuan Johnson 6-10 Sr. F/C Purdue ... Jon Leuer 6-10 Sr. F Wisconsin ... Kalin Lucas 6-1 Sr. F Michigan State ... Demetri McCamey 6-3 Sr. G Illinois ... E'Twaun Moore 6-4 Sr. G Purdue ... John Shurna 6-8 Jr. F Northwestern ... Durrell Summers 6-5 Sr. G Michigan State

Biggest snub: Draymond Green, F, Michigan State 

Big 12 (7)

Alec Burks 6-6 So. G Colorado ... LaceDarius Dunn 6-4 Sr. G Baylor ... Kim English 6-6 Jr. G Missouri ... Jordan Hamilton 6-7 So. G/F Texas ... Cory Higgins 6-5 Sr. G Colorado ... Marcus Morris 6-9 Jr. F Kansas ... Jacob Pullen 6-0 Sr. G Kansas State 

Biggest snubs: Curtis Kelly, F, Kansas State; Mike Singletary, F, Texas Tech 

Mountain West (2)

Jimmer Fredette* 6-2 Sr. G Brigham Young ... Kawhi Leonard 6-7 So. F San Diego State

Biggest snubs: Tre'Von Willis, G, UNLV, Dairese Gary, G, New Mexico

Pac-10 (6)

Ty Abbott 6-3 Sr. G Arizona State ... Tyler Honeycutt 6-8 So. F UCLA ... Isaiah Thomas 5-9 Jr. G Washington ... Klay Thompson 6-6 Jr. G Washington State ... Nikola Vucevic 6-10 Jr. F USC ... Derrick Williams 6-8 So. F Arizona

Biggest snubs: Matthew Bryan-Amaning, F, Washington ... Jeremy Green, G, Stanford 

SEC (3)

Kenny Boynton 6-2 So. G Florida ... Jeffery Taylor 6-7 Jr. G/F Vanderbilt ... Trey Thompkins 6-10 Jr. F Georgia

Biggest snubs: Chandler Parsons, F, Florida; Scotty Hopson, G, Tennessee; Chris Warren, G, Mississippi

Other (4)

Randy Culpepper 6-0 Sr. G UTEP ... Steven Gray 6-5 Sr. G Gonzaga ... Elias Harris 6-7 So. F Gonzaga ... Shelvin Mack 6-3 Jr. G Butler

Biggest snub: Kenneth Faried, C, Morehead State, Keith Benson, C, Oakland

Source: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/A-look-at-the-biggest-snubs-from-the-Wooden-Awar?urn=ncaab-274452

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