Top 50 Preseason Candidates for the Wooden Award
Emeka Okafor is a top Wooden candidate
Emeka Okafor is a top Wooden candidate

Posted Aug 7, 2003


A national poll was conducted by the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Committee to determine the Top 50 Preseason Candidates for the 2003-2004 Wooden Award All-American Team. Incoming freshman and transfer students are not included. In mid January, the Wooden Award committee will release the Midseason Top 30. The ten player Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced March 30. The Wooden Award winner as top college player will be selected on April 10.

FIRST

LAST

HEIGHT

CLASS

POS.

SCHOOL

Andre

Barrett

5-10

Sr.

G

Seton Hall

Kevin

Bookout

6-8

So.

F

Oklahoma

Dee

Brown

5-11

So.

G

Illinois

Josh

Childress

6-8

Jr.

F

Stanford

Paul

Davis

6-11

So.

C

Michigan State

Travis

Diener

6-1

Jr.

G

Marquette

Ike

Diogu

6-8

So.

F

Arizona State

Chris

Duhon

6-1

Sr.

G

Duke

Andre

Emmett

6-5

Sr.

F

Texas Tech

Raymond

Felton

6-0

So.

G

North Carolina

Gerald

Fitch

6-3

Sr.

G

Kentucky

Luis

Flores

6-2

Sr.

G

Manhattan

Torin

Francis

6-10

So.

F/C

Notre Dame

Matt

Freije

6-9

Sr.

F

Vanderbilt

Channing

Frye

6-10

Jr.

F

Arizona

Francisco

Garcia

6-10

Jr.

F

Louisville

Ryan

Gomes

6-8

Jr.

F

Providence

Ben

Gordon

6-2

Jr.

G

Connecticut

David

Harrison

7-0

Jr.

C

Colorado

Chris

Hill

6-3

Jr.

G

Michigan State

Julius

Hodge

6-6

Jr.

G

North Carolina State

Daniel

Horton

6-3

So.

G

Michigan

Luke

Jackson

6-7

Sr.

F

Oregon

Arthur

Johnson

6-9

Sr.

C

Missouri

Keith

Langford

6-4

Jr.

F

Kansas

David

Lee

6-8

Jr.

F

Florida

Jason

Maxiell

6-7

Sr.

F

Cincinnati

Rashad

McCants

6-3

So.

F

North Carolina

Gerry

McNamara

6-2

So.

G

Syracuse

Marcus

Moore

6-3

Sr.

G

Washington State

Brandon

Mouton

6-4

Sr.

G

Texas

Jameer

Nelson

6-1

Sr.

G

St. Joseph's

Emeka

Okafor *

6-9

Jr.

F/C

Connecticut

Julius

Page

6-3

Sr.

G

Pittsburgh

Rickey

Paulding

6-5

Sr.

G

Missouri

J.J.

Redick

6-4

So.

G

Duke

Darius

Rice

6-10

Sr.

F

Miami

Lawrence

Roberts

6-9

Jr.

F

Baylor

Romain

Sato

6-5

Sr.

G

Xavier

Wayne

Simien

6-8

Jr.

F

Kansas

Craig

Smith

6-7

So.

F

Boston College

Blake

Stepp

6-4

Sr.

G

Gonzaga

Salim

Stoudamire

6-1

Jr.

G

Arizona

Amit

Tamir

6-10

Jr.

F/C

California

Chris

Thomas

6-1

Jr.

G

Notre Dame

James

Thomas

6-8

Sr.

C

Texas

Cory

Violette

6-8

Sr.

F/C

Gonzaga

Matt

Walsh

6-6

So.

F

Florida

Hakim

Warrick

6-9

Jr.

F

Syracuse

Bracey

Wright

6-3

So.

G

Indiana

* = Indicates player was a 2002-2003 John R. Wooden Award All-American.



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