Aug. 4, 2001
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A national poll was conducted of The John R. Wooden Award Preseason Committee to determine the Top 50 preseason candidates for the 2001-2002 Wooden Award All-American Team. The top 50 candidates -- including Maryland guard Juan Dixon and center Lonny Baxter -- have been selected based on last year's individual performance and team records. The student-athletes selected are all returning players, transfers and first-time players are not included. 2001 Wooden Award All-Americans are denoted with an *.
On Tuesday, March 26, 2002, the ten-player Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced. One member of the Wooden Award All-American Team will be selected on Sunday, April 7, 2002 as the recipient of the Wooden Award Trophy as the nation's "Most Outstanding Collegiate Basketball Player of the Year." The event will be a one-hour telecast on FOX Sports Net. In late December, the Wooden Award committee will release the Midseason Top 30 during a half-hour program on FOX Sports Net.
Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Candidates
Maurice Baker 6-1 Sr. G Oklahoma State
Lonny Baxter 6-8 Sr. F Maryland
Troy Bell 6-1 Jr. G Boston College
LaVell Blanchard 6-7 Jr. F Michigan
David Bluthenthal 6-7 Sr. F Southern California
Keith Bogans 6-5 Jr. G Kentucky
Carlos Boozer 6-9 Jr. C Duke
Kevini Braswell 6-2 Sr. G Georgetown
Caron Butler 6-7 So. F Connecticut
Jason Capel 6-7 Sr. F North Carolina
Sam Clancy 6-7 Sr. F Southern California
Nick Collison 6-9 Jr. F Kansas
Brian Cook 6-10 Jr. F Illinois
Dan Dickau 6-0 Sr. G Gonzaga
Juan Dixon 6-3 Sr. G Maryland
Chris Duhon 6-1" So. G Duke
Mike Dunleavy Jr. 6-8 Jr. F Duke
Melvin Ely 6-10 Sr. F Fresno State
Reggie Evans 6-8 Sr. F Iowa
Dan Gadzuric 6-11 Sr. C UCLA
Jason Gardner 5-11 Jr. G Arizona
Jerry Green 6-3 Sr. G UC Irvine
Drew Gooden 6-10 Jr. F Kansas
Lynn Greer 6-1 Sr. G Temple
Udonis Haslem 6-7 Sr. C Florida
Casey Jacobsen 6-6 Jr. F Stanford
Jared Jeffries 6-9 So. F Indiana
Jason Kapono 6-7 Jr. F UCLA
John Linehan 5-9 Sr. G Providence
Steve Logan 6-0 Sr. G Cincinnati
Tito Maddox 6-4 Jr. G Fresno State
Chris Marcus 7-1 Sr. C Western Kentucky
Roger Mason 6-5 Jr. G Virginia
Brett Nelson 6-3 Jr. G Florida
Jameer Nelson 6-1 So. G St. Joseph's
Marvin O'Connor 6-4 Sr. G St. Joseph's
Chris Owens 6-8 Sr. F/C Texas
Tayshaun Prince 6-8 Sr. F Kentucky
Luke Recker 6-6 Sr. G Iowa
Justin Reed 6-8 So. F Mississippi
Kareem Rush 6-6 Jr. G Missouri
Preston Shumpert 6-7 Sr. F Syracuse
Tamar Slay 6-9 Sr. G Marshall
Mike Sweetney 6-8 So. F Georgetown
Marcus Taylor 6-3" So. G Michigan State
David West 6-8 Jr. F/C Xavier
Frank Williams 6-3 Jr. G Illinois
Jason Williams 6-2" Jr. G Duke
Kelly Wise 6-10" Sr. F Memphis
Vincent Yarbrough 6'7" Sr. F Tennessee
* = Indicates player was a 2000-2001 John R. Wooden Award All-American.
