Wooden Award Midseason Top 30

The top 30 candidates for the John R. Wooden Award, the nation’s most coveted college basketball honor, were named today by The Los Angeles Athletic Club’s John R. Wooden Award Committee. Composed of the players who will compete for this season’s player of the year award, the attached midseason list is based on individual excellence and team record during the first half of the season.

PLAYER HEIGHT CLASS POSITION SCHOOL PPG RPG APG
Cole Aldrich 6-11 Jr. C Kansas 11.1 10.1 1.2
Al-Farouq Aminu 6-9 So. F Wake Forest 17.4 11.5 1.9
James Anderson 6-6 Jr. G Oklahoma State 21.2 5.9 1.8
Trevor Booker 6-7 Sr. F Clemson 14.5 8.7 2.4
Matt Bouldin 6-5 Sr. G Gonzaga 15.1 4.9 4.1
Da'Sean Butler 6-7 Sr. F West Virginia 16.6 6.1 3.7
Sherron Collins 5-11 Jr. G Kansas 13.8 1.9 4.2
Ed Davis 6-10 So. F North Carolina 15.2 10.2 1.3
Jerome Dyson 6-3 Sr. G Connecticut 20.2 5.2 5.2
Jimmer Fredette 6-2 Jr. G Brigham Young 21.6 3.1 5.6
Luke Harangody $% 6-8 Jr. F Notre Dame 24.3 10.1 2.1
Manny Harris 6-5 Jr. G Michigan 19.8 7.0 4.9
Gordon Hayward 6-8 So. G/F Butler 16.6 9.1 1.8
Xavier Henry 6-6 Fr. G Kansas 16.3 4.0 2.0
Darington Hobson 6-7 Jr. G/F New Mexico 16.8 8.1 2.5
Robbie Hummel 6-8 Jr. F Purdue 15.1 6.5 1.6
Damion James 6-7 Sr. G/F Texas 16.5 10.9 0.9
Wesley Johnson 6-7 Jr. F Syracuse 17.1 8.8 2.2
Jeremy Lin 6-3 Sr. G Harvard 17.4 5.0 4.7
Kalin Lucas 6-0 Jr. G Michigan State 16.1 1.9 4.1
Greg Monroe 6-11 So. C Georgetown 14.8 9.8 3.3
Patrick Patterson 6-9 Jr. F Kentucky 16.7 8.3 1.2
Quincy Pondexter 6-6 Sr. F Washington 21.3 8.3 1.6
Scottie Reynolds 6-2 Jr. G Villanova 17.6 3.2 3.9
Omar Samhan 6-11 Sr. C Saint Mary’s 20.8 11.0 1.0
Jon Scheyer 6-5 Sr. G Duke 18.8 3.7 6.4
Kyle Singler 6-8 Jr. F Duke 15.9 7.2 2.8
Klay Thompson 6-6 So. G Washington State 24.3 4.8 2.9
Jarvis Varnado 6-9 Sr. F/C Mississippi State 14.3 10.9 0.9
John Wall 6-4 Fr. G Kentucky 17.2 3.8 7.3

Evan Turner # 6-7 Jr. G/F Ohio State 18.5 11.4 5.9