Chris Carrawell and Shane Battier (no doubt to the intense irritation of Ken
Burgess) have been named as pre-season candidates to
win to the John Wooden
Player of the Year Award. Below is the complete list of
candidates. Some you can rule out right off the bat - small school guys
first Harold Arceneaux would have to be beyond brilliant to do it from Weber
State. Same for Matt Santangelo. No knock on them, but it's a tough thing
to do from a small school. Odds are good Hanno Mattola won't win it, and they're
not much better for Mark Madsen. And as much as we like C-well, odds are
against him, too. If you want to bet on it, put your money on Cleaves, El-Amin,
Penn, and maybe Morris.
- Harold Arceneaux, Sr, Forward, Weber State
- Erick Barkley, So, Guard, St. John's
- Shane Battier, Jr, Forward, Duke
- Cory Bradford, So, Guard, Illinois
- Chris Carrawell, Sr, Forward, Duke
- Mateen Cleaves, Sr, Guard, Michigan State
- Jason Collier, Sr, Forward, Georgia Tech
- Ed Cota, Sr, Guard, North Carolina
- Khalid El-Amin, Jr, Guard, Connecticut
- Kevin Freeman, Sr, Forward, Connecticut
- A.J. Guyton, Sr, Guard, Indiana
- Tony Harris, Jr, Guard, Tennessee
- Mark Madsen, Sr, Forward, Stanford
- Kenyon Martin, Sr, Center, Cincinnati
- Hanno Mattola, Sr, Forward, Utah
- Chris Mihm, Jr, Center, Texas
- Mike Miller, So, F/G, Florida
- Terrence Morris, Jr, Forward, Maryland
- Eduardo Najera, Sr, Forward, Oklahoma
- Robert OKelley, Jr, Guard, Wake Forest
- Scoonie Penn, Sr, Guard, Ohio State
- Chris Porter, Sr, Forward, Auburn
- Michael Redd, Jr, Guard, Ohio State
- Quentin Richardson, So, Guard, DePaul
- Matt Santangelo, Sr, Guard, Gonzaga