Michael Carter-Williams is one of 25 players selected for the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25.
MCW On Wooden Award Midseason 25
1/14/2013 9:44:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Los Angeles — Syracuse sophomore Michael Carter-Williams is one of 25 student-athletes on the The John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 announced by The Los Angeles Athletic Club on ESPNU.
Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the list is made up of 25 student-athletes who, based on their performances in November, December, and the beginning of January, are the frontrunners for college basketball's most prestigious honor.
Carter-Williams leads the nation in assist average (9.4) and ranks fourth in steals average (3.2). He is averaging 11.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game and a team-high 33.2 minutes per outing.
Creighton forward Doug McDermott and Murray State guard Isaiah Canaan, both 2012 Wooden Award All Americans, return to the midseason list in 2013. Canaan averages 21.4 points per game for the 11-3 Racers. McDermott is the nation's No. 3 scorer, at 23.1 ppg, and has taken the Bluejays to a 14-1 record to start the season.
The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the official ballot. The National Ballot consists of approximately 20 top players who have proven to their universities that they are making progress toward graduation and maintaining at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA. Note that Lehigh's C.J. McCollum was selected to the Midseason Top 25 for his play to date though he suffered a foot injury last week that will keep him out for approximately two months.
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. The John R. Wooden Award Player of the Year presented by Wendy's will be announced on ESPN during the Final Four Weekend in Atlanta. The 2013 Wooden Award Gala presented by Wendy's will take place April 11-13, 2013, at The Los Angeles Athletic Club. The Gala will honor the Men's and Women's Wooden Award winners, All Americans and the Legends of Coaching Award winner, Kansas Head Coach Bill Self.
The Big East had five players chosen to the list, followed by the Big 10 and Big 12 with four each. The ACC had three selections; the Mountain West and SEC had two; and the Summit League, WCC, Patriot League, Ohio Valley Conference, and Missouri Valley Conference each had one player selected. Three freshmen were selected: Anthony Bennett of UNLV, Ben McLemore of Kansas, and Marcus Smart of Oklahoma State. Missouri (Laurence Bowers and Phil Pressey), Kansas (McLemore and Jeff Withey) and Duke (Mason Plumlee and Seth Curry), all ranked in the Associated Press Top 10 this week, were the only programs with more than one player selected to the Midseason Top 25.
Since its inception, the John R. Wooden Award has contributed close to a million dollars to universities' general scholarship fund in the names of the All American recipients. The Award has also sent more than 1,000 underprivileged children to week-long college basketball camps in the Award's name. Additionally, the John R. Wooden Award partners with Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) each year to host the Wooden Award Special Olympics Southern California Basketball Tournament. The day-long tournament, which brings together Special Olympic athletes and the All Americans, takes place at The Los Angeles Athletic Club the weekend of the John R. Wooden Award Gala.
Follow the candidates and get the latest news throughout the season by logging on to www.WoodenAward.com or going to the Wooden Award facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/WoodenAward. For more information on the John R. Wooden Award, please contact the Wooden Award staff at 213-630-5206 or via email at woodenaward@laac.net.
Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the list is made up of 25 student-athletes who, based on their performances in November, December, and the beginning of January, are the frontrunners for college basketball's most prestigious honor.
Carter-Williams leads the nation in assist average (9.4) and ranks fourth in steals average (3.2). He is averaging 11.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game and a team-high 33.2 minutes per outing.
Creighton forward Doug McDermott and Murray State guard Isaiah Canaan, both 2012 Wooden Award All Americans, return to the midseason list in 2013. Canaan averages 21.4 points per game for the 11-3 Racers. McDermott is the nation's No. 3 scorer, at 23.1 ppg, and has taken the Bluejays to a 14-1 record to start the season.
The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the official ballot. The National Ballot consists of approximately 20 top players who have proven to their universities that they are making progress toward graduation and maintaining at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA. Note that Lehigh's C.J. McCollum was selected to the Midseason Top 25 for his play to date though he suffered a foot injury last week that will keep him out for approximately two months.
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. The John R. Wooden Award Player of the Year presented by Wendy's will be announced on ESPN during the Final Four Weekend in Atlanta. The 2013 Wooden Award Gala presented by Wendy's will take place April 11-13, 2013, at The Los Angeles Athletic Club. The Gala will honor the Men's and Women's Wooden Award winners, All Americans and the Legends of Coaching Award winner, Kansas Head Coach Bill Self.
The Big East had five players chosen to the list, followed by the Big 10 and Big 12 with four each. The ACC had three selections; the Mountain West and SEC had two; and the Summit League, WCC, Patriot League, Ohio Valley Conference, and Missouri Valley Conference each had one player selected. Three freshmen were selected: Anthony Bennett of UNLV, Ben McLemore of Kansas, and Marcus Smart of Oklahoma State. Missouri (Laurence Bowers and Phil Pressey), Kansas (McLemore and Jeff Withey) and Duke (Mason Plumlee and Seth Curry), all ranked in the Associated Press Top 10 this week, were the only programs with more than one player selected to the Midseason Top 25.
About the John R. Wooden Award
Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award is the most prestigious individual honor in college basketball. It is bestowed upon the nation's best player at an institution of higher education who has proven to his or her university that he or she is making progress toward graduation and maintaining a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA. Previous winners include such notables as Larry Bird ('79), Michael Jordan ('84), Tim Duncan ('97), Candace Parker ('07 and '08), Kevin Durant ('09) and Maya Moore of Connecticut ('09 and '11). Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis won the men's Award in 2012.Since its inception, the John R. Wooden Award has contributed close to a million dollars to universities' general scholarship fund in the names of the All American recipients. The Award has also sent more than 1,000 underprivileged children to week-long college basketball camps in the Award's name. Additionally, the John R. Wooden Award partners with Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) each year to host the Wooden Award Special Olympics Southern California Basketball Tournament. The day-long tournament, which brings together Special Olympic athletes and the All Americans, takes place at The Los Angeles Athletic Club the weekend of the John R. Wooden Award Gala.
Follow the candidates and get the latest news throughout the season by logging on to www.WoodenAward.com or going to the Wooden Award facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/WoodenAward. For more information on the John R. Wooden Award, please contact the Wooden Award staff at 213-630-5206 or via email at woodenaward@laac.net.
| NAME | Ht. | Yr. | Pos. | SSchool | Conference | ||
| Anthony Bennett | 6-8 | Fr. | F | UNLV | Mountain West | ||
| Laurence Bowers | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Missouri | SEC | ||
| Trey Burke | 6-0 | So. | G | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
| Isaiah Canaan* | 6-1 | Sr. | G | Murray State | Ohio Valley | ||
| Michael Carter-Williams | 6-6 | So. | G | Syracuse | Big East | ||
| Jack Cooley | 6-9 | Sr. | F | Notre Dame | Big East | ||
| Seth Curry | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Duke | ACC | ||
| Jamaal Franklin | 6-5 | Jr. | G | San Diego State | Mountain West | ||
| Erick Green | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Virginia Tech | ACC | ||
| Elias Harris | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Gonzaga | WCC | ||
| Pierre Jackson | 5-10 | Sr. | G | Baylor | Big 12 | ||
| Sean Kilpatrick | 6-4 | Jr. | G/F | Cincinnati | Big East | ||
| C.J. McCollum | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Lehigh | Patriot League | ||
| Doug McDermott* | 6-8 | Jr. | F | Creighton | Missouri Valley | ||
| Ben McLemore | 6-5 | Fr. | G | Kansas | Big 12 | ||
| Brandon Paul | 6-4 | Sr. | G | Illinois | Big Ten | ||
| Mason Plumlee | 6-10 | Sr. | F | Duke | ACC | ||
| Otto Porter, Jr. | 6-8 | So. | F | Georgetown | Big East | ||
| Phil Pressey | 5-11 | Jr. | G | Missouri | SEC | ||
| Marcus Smart | 6-4 | Fr. | G | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | ||
| Russ Smith | 6-0 | Jr. | G | Louisville | Big East | ||
| Deshaun Thomas | 6-7 | Jr. | F | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||
| Jeff Withey | 7-0 | Sr. | C | Kansas | Big 12 | ||
| Nate Wolters | 6-4 | Sr. | G | South Dakota State | The Summit League | ||
| Cody Zeller | 7-0 | So. | F | Indiana | Big Ten | ||
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