Temple University Athletics
TEMPLE'S LYNN GREER NAMED TOP 50 FINALIST FOR THE JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD
8.3.01 | Men's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
P.M. AUGUST 3, 2001
CONTACT: CHET ZUKOWSKI
TEMPLE'S LYNN GREER NAMED TOP 50 CANDIDATE FOR WOODEN AWARD
Temple University men's basketball senior, Lynn Greer has been named a Top 50 candidate for The John R. Wooden Award by the Pre-season committee.
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 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. Four 2000-2001 Wooden Award
All-Americans head the preseason list (Jason Williams of Duke, Casey
Jacobsen of Stanford, Tayshaun Prince of Kentucky and Frank Williams of
Illinois). The defending NCAA National Championship team, Duke University,
placed the most candidates on the 2001-2002 Wooden Award Preseason
Candidates List with four (Carlos Boozer, Chris Duhon, Mike Dunleavy, Jr.
and Jason Williams).
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.
Additionally, www.WoodenAward.com, the official site of the John R. Wooden
Award has been re-launched in correlation with the announcement of the
preseason Top 50. The WoodenAward.com site serves as a vault for all
information relating to the Wooden Award history and players in contention
for the upcoming award presentation. For more information on candidates and the Wooden Award program, visit the website at www.WoodenAward.com.
Wooden Award Preseason
All-American Team - Top 50 Candidates.
(Based on a preseason poll. Players listed alphabetically.
Transfers and first-time players were not eligible)
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.
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