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C.J. Fair is a member of the 2013-14 Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 list.
11/12/2013 12:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES -- Syracuse senior C.J. Fair is one of 50 players on the 2013-14 John R. Wooden Award Preseason List announced by the Los Angeles Athletic Club on November 12.
The Preseason Top 50 were chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts.
Fair was named Preseason ACC Player of the Year in October. He had 19 points in Syracuse's season opener against Cornell last Friday.
Creighton senior forward Doug McDermott, a Wooden Award All American in 2012 and 2013, looks to become the first three-time selection on the men's side since North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough (2007-09).
Other players of note aside from McDermott include several stars who each had a huge impact on his team's NCAA Final Four run in 2013, including Fair; Michigan's Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III; and Wichita State's Cleanthony Early.
AP preseason No. 1 Kentucky had the most players chosen to the list, four (sophomore Willie Cauley-Stein, and three freshmen: Julius Randle, Andrew Harrison, and James Young). Duke, Kansas, and Michigan State, all top 5 teams in the preseason, boast three Top 50 players apiece. Schools with two players selected include defending NCAA Champion Louisville, Baylor, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio State, Tennessee and UCLA.
The Big Ten Conference has a chart-topping 10 players chosen to the preseason list from six different schools. The ACC had eight selections from six schools, followed by the Big 12 (3 schools), Pac-12 (5 schools) and SEC (2 schools) with six selections each. The brand new American Athletic Conference had five selections (4 schools), followed by the Big East, West Coast and Mountain West with two each; and the Atlantic 10, Missouri Valley, and Sun Belt each with one.
The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the midseason list and the official voting ballot, which will consist of approximately 20 top players who have proven to their universities that they are also making progress toward graduation and maintaining at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA. The Wooden Award All American Team, consisting of the nation's top 10 players, will be announced the week of the "Elite Eight" round of the NCAA Tournament.
2013-14 John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy's Preseason Top 50
Players listed alphabetically
* indicates player chosen to the 2013 Wooden All American Team
# indicates player chosen to the 2012 Wooden All American Team
The Preseason Top 50 were chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts.
Fair was named Preseason ACC Player of the Year in October. He had 19 points in Syracuse's season opener against Cornell last Friday.
Creighton senior forward Doug McDermott, a Wooden Award All American in 2012 and 2013, looks to become the first three-time selection on the men's side since North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough (2007-09).
Other players of note aside from McDermott include several stars who each had a huge impact on his team's NCAA Final Four run in 2013, including Fair; Michigan's Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III; and Wichita State's Cleanthony Early.
AP preseason No. 1 Kentucky had the most players chosen to the list, four (sophomore Willie Cauley-Stein, and three freshmen: Julius Randle, Andrew Harrison, and James Young). Duke, Kansas, and Michigan State, all top 5 teams in the preseason, boast three Top 50 players apiece. Schools with two players selected include defending NCAA Champion Louisville, Baylor, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio State, Tennessee and UCLA.
The Big Ten Conference has a chart-topping 10 players chosen to the preseason list from six different schools. The ACC had eight selections from six schools, followed by the Big 12 (3 schools), Pac-12 (5 schools) and SEC (2 schools) with six selections each. The brand new American Athletic Conference had five selections (4 schools), followed by the Big East, West Coast and Mountain West with two each; and the Atlantic 10, Missouri Valley, and Sun Belt each with one.
The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the midseason list and the official voting ballot, which will consist of approximately 20 top players who have proven to their universities that they are also making progress toward graduation and maintaining at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA. The Wooden Award All American Team, consisting of the nation's top 10 players, will be announced the week of the "Elite Eight" round of the NCAA Tournament.
2013-14 John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy's Preseason Top 50
| Name | School | Conference | Ht. | Yr. | Pos. |
| Jordan Adams | UCLA | Pac-12 | 6-5 | So. | G |
| Kyle Anderson | UCLA | Pac-12 | 6-9 | So. | G/F |
| Keith Appling | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-1 | Sr. | G |
| Isaiah Austin | Baylor | Big 12 | 7-1 | So. | C |
| Jahii Carson | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-10 | So. | G |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | Kentucky | SEC | 7-0 | So. | F |
| Semaj Christon | Xavier | Big East | 6-3 | So. | G |
| Aaron Craft | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-2 | Sr. | G |
| Sam Dekker | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-7 | So. | F |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | Colorado | Pac-12 | 6-6 | Jr. | G |
| Cleanthony Early | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 6-8 | Sr. | F |
| Joel Embiid | Kansas | Big 12 | 7-0 | Fr. | C |
| C.J. Fair | Syracuse | ACC | 6-8 | Sr. | F |
| Aaron Gordon | Arizona | Pac-12 | 6-9 | Fr. | F |
| Jerian Grant | Notre Dame | ACC | 6-5 | Sr. | G |
| Montrezl Harrell | Louisville | The American | 6-8 | So. | F |
| Gary Harris | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-4 | So. | G |
| Joe Harris | Virginia | ACC | 6-6 | Sr. | G |
| Andrew Harrison | Kentucky | SEC | 6-6 | Fr. | G |
| Tyler Haws | BYU | WCC | 6-5 | Jr. | G |
| Andre Hollins | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-2 | Jr. | G |
| Rodney Hood | Duke | ACC | 6-8 | So. | F |
| Joe Jackson | Memphis | The American | 6-1 | Sr. | G |
| Cory Jefferson | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-9 | Sr. | F |
| Sean Kilpatrick | Cincinnati | The American | 6-4 | Sr. | G |
| Alex Kirk | New Mexico | Mountain West | 7-0 | Jr. | C |
| James Michael McAdoo | North Carolina | ACC | 6-9 | Jr. | F |
| Doug McDermott*# | Creighton | Big East | 6-8 | Sr. | F |
| Mitch McGary | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-10 | So. | F |
| Jordan McRae | Tennessee | SEC | 6-6 | Sr. | G |
| Shabazz Napier | Connecticut | The American | 6-1 | Sr. | G |
| Kevin Pangos | Gonzaga | WCC | 6-2 | Jr. | G |
| Jabari Parker | Duke | ACC | 6-8 | Fr. | F |
| Adreian Payne | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-10 | Sr. | C |
| Elfrid Payton | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 6-3 | Jr. | G |
| Dwight Powell | Stanford | Pac-12 | 6-10 | Sr. | F |
| Julius Randle | Kentucky | SEC | 6-9 | Fr. | F |
| Juvonte Reddic | VCU | Atlantic 10 | 6-9 | Sr. | F |
| Glenn Robinson III | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-6 | So. | F |
| LaQuinton Ross | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-8 | Jr. | F |
| Wayne Selden, Jr. | Kansas | Big 12 | 6-5 | Fr. | G |
| Marcus Smart | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-4 | So. | G |
| Russ Smith | Louisville | The American | 6-0 | Sr. | G |
| Jarnell Stokes | Tennessee | SEC | 6-8 | Jr. | F |
| Rasheed Sulaimon | Duke | ACC | 6-4 | So. | G |
| Noah Vonleh | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-10 | Fr. | F |
| Dez Wells | Maryland | ACC | 6-5 | Jr. | G/F |
| Andrew Wiggins | Kansas | Big 12 | 6-8 | Fr. | G |
| Kendall Williams | New Mexico | Mountain West | 6-4 | Sr. | G |
| James Young | Kentucky | SEC | 6-6 | Fr. | G |
Players listed alphabetically
* indicates player chosen to the 2013 Wooden All American Team
# indicates player chosen to the 2012 Wooden All American Team
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