Ute sophomore in contention for national player of the year award
Jan. 31, 2005
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah center/forward Andrew Bogut has been named a John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 30 Candidate following a national poll conducted by the John R. Wooden Award Committee.
Bogut, a 7-foot, 245-pound sophomore from Melbourne, Australia, leads the nation with 14 double-doubles. In the NCAA statistical rankings released on Jan. 25, Bogut was tied for first in rebounds per game (12.2), fourth in field goal percentage (64.7) and 21st in points per game (20.0). Bogut has scored in double figures in all 20 games this season, bringing his double-figure scoring streak to 22 consecutive games dating back to last season. He has also scored at least 20 points 12 times this season.
Utah is 17-3 overall and ranked No. 21 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 Poll.
The Top 30 Candidates have been selected based on individual performance and team records thus far in the 2004-05 season. Players who did not make the list are still eligible for consideration for the National Ballot, which will be released in early March.
On March 29, the 10 player Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced. One member of the Wooden Award All-American Team will be selected on Saturday, April 9, 2005 to receive the Wooden Award Trophy as the nation's "Most Outstanding Collegiate Basketball Player of the Year."
Wooden Award Midseason Top 30 List
Candidate Height Year Position School Andrew Bogut 7'0" So. Forward/Center Utah Josh Boone 6'10" So. Forward Connecticut Dee Brown 5'11" Jr. Guard Illinois Taylor Coppenrath 6'9" Sr. Forward Vermont Travis Diener 6'1" Sr. Forward Marquette Ike Diogu 6'8" Jr. Forward Arizona State Raymond Felton 6'0" Jr. Guard North Carolina Francisco Garcia 6'7" Jr. Forward Louisville Ryan Gomes * 6'8" Sr. Forward Providence Joey Graham 6'7" Sr. Forward Oklahoma State Justin Gray 6'2" Jr. Guard Wake Forest Julius Hodge 6'6" Sr. Guard North Carolina St. Jarrett Jack 6'3" Jr. Guard Georgia Tech Keith Langford 6'4" Sr. Forward Kansas John Lucas * 5'11" Sr. Guard Oklahoma State Sean May 6'9" Jr. Forward/Center North Carolina Rashad McCants 6'3" Jr. Forward North Carolina Gerry McNamara 6'2" Jr. Guard Syracuse Chris Paul 6'0" So. Guard Wake Forest J.J. Redick 6'4" Jr. Guard Duke Lawrence Roberts * 6'9" Sr. Forward Mississippi State Nate Robinson 5'9" Jr. Guard Washington Wayne Simien 6'8" Sr. Forward Kansas Craig Smith 6'7" Jr. Forward Boston College Salim Stoudamire 6'1" Sr. Guard Arizona Ronny Turiaf 6'10" Sr. Forward Gonzaga Hakim Warrick 6'9" Sr. Forward Syracuse Deron Williams 6'3" Jr. Guard Illinois Shelden Williams 6'9" Jr. Forward Duke Kennedy Winston 6'7" Jr. Forward Alabama* Indicates player was a 2003-2004 John R. Wooden Award All-American
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