Redd Among Top 30 Wooden Candidates – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/3/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 3, 2000
LOS ANGELES— The 30 top candidates for the John R. Wooden Award, the%^$nation’s most coveted college basketball award, were announced today at%^$approximately 7:00 p.m. PDT by Chris Myers and Kevin Frazier on FOX Sports%^$Net’s coverage of the Sugar Bowl Basketball Classic. The Award is named for%^$the three-time college basketball All American, 1932 Player of the Year and%^$ten-time national championship coach at UCLA.%^$
%^$Three players who figured to be top candidates were given alternate%^$status due to injuries that have kept them out of action early in the %^$season.%^$Mark Madsen of Stanford and Hanno Mattola of Utah have rejoined their teams%^$in the last week, and Mateen Cleaves of Michigan State figures to be back %^$on%^$the court in the next few weeks. Among the top players receiving%^$consideration are returning Wooden All-American Chris Porter of Auburn and%^$Khalid El-Amin and Kevin Freeman of 1999 NCAA Champion Connecticut.%^$
%^$The 2000 John R. Wooden Award will be presented to the college %^$basketball%^$player of the year at the 24th annual John R. Wooden Award program. The%^$Midseason Top 30 is based on player performance through the first half of %^$the%^$season and players are chosen by the Wooden Award Committee. Players who %^$do%^$not make this list are still eligible for consideration for the Wooden %^$Award.%^$
%^$Ballots are sent out to more than 1,000 voters on March 6, 2000. The %^$voters%^$will select The Wooden Award All-American Team and determine which player%^$will receive the Wooden Award Trophy as the outstanding collegiate %^$basketball%^$player in the United States. Ballots are due back from the voters Monday,%^$March 27 at noon Pacific time.%^$
%^$The Award presentation, which will include the presentation of the %^$Wooden%^$Award All-America team, will be held at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on%^$Friday, April 7, 2000 at 4 p.m. PST/7 p.m. EST and will be televised%^$nationally on Fox Sports Net for the third straight year . Tickets for the%^$black tie John R. Wooden Award Presentation Gala, to be held at 7:30 p.m. %^$at%^$the Regal Biltmore following the televised announcement, are $150 and may %^$be%^$obtained by calling The Los Angeles Athletic Club at (213) 630-5255.%^$
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John R. Wooden Award Mid-Season%^$All-American Team – Top 30 Candidates
%^$(Players listed alphabetically)%^$
%^$%^$Player Height Yr. Pos. School%^$Courtney Alexander 6’5? Sr. G Fresno State%^$Harold Arceneaux 6’6? Sr. F Weber State%^$Shane Battier 6’8? Jr. F Duke%^$Cory Bradford 6’2? So. G Illinois%^$Chris Carrawell 6’8? Sr. F Duke%^$Jason Collier 7’0? Sr. C/F Georgia Tech%^$Ed Cota 6’1? Sr. G North Carolina%^$Khalid El-Amin 5’10” Jr. G Connecticut%^$Marcus Fizer 6’8? Jr. F Iowa State%^$Kevin Freeman 6’7? Sr. F Connecticut%^$Kenny Gregory 6’5? Jr. G/F Kansas%^$A.J. Guyton 6’1? Sr. G Indiana%^$Tony Harris 6’0? Jr. G Tennessee%^$Mark Karcher 6’5? Jr. F Temple%^$Lamont Long 6’4? Sr. G New Mexico%^$Kenyon Martin 6’8? Sr. C Cincinnati%^$Desmond Mason 6’6? Sr. F Oklahoma State%^$Chris Mihm 7’0? Jr. C Texas%^$Mike Miller 6’8? So. F/G Florida%^$Terence Morris 6’9? Jr. F Maryland%^$Troy Murphy 6’9? So. F Notre Dame%^$Eduardo Najera 6’8? Sr. F Oklahoma%^$Morris Peterson 6’6? Sr. F Michigan State%^$Chris Porter* 6’7? Sr. F Auburn%^$Michael Redd 6’5? Jr. G Ohio State%^$Quentin Richardson 6’6? So. G/F DePaul%^$Doc Robinson 6' 2? Sr. G Auburn%^$Matt Santangelo 6’1? Sr. G Gonzaga%^$Etan Thomas 6’8? Sr. F Syracuse%^$Michael Wright 6’8? So. F Arizona%^$
%^$Due to injury, the following players did not meet the minimum number of games played in the first half of the season to qualify for the list. The committee felt that their impact may be measurable upon their return and they should be noted:
%^$Mateen Cleaves* 6’2? Sr. G Michigan State%^$Mark Madsen 6’8? Sr. F Stanford%^$Hanno Mattola 6’10” Sr. F Utah%^$*1999 Wooden Award All-American.%^$
%^$The 1999-2000 John R. Wooden Award winner and All-American Team will be%^$announced April 7, 2000 at 7:00 p.m. eastern time on FOX Sports Net.
