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JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD 2010-11 PRESEASON


TOP 50 CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED
Four seniors top the list: Fredette, Hummel, Lucas, Singler

Los Angeles (October 4, 2010)— The John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 list was
announced today by The Los Angeles Athletic Club. The list is comprised of 50 student-athletes
who, based on last year’s individual performance and team records, are the early frontrunners for
college basketball’s most prestigious honor. The Women’s Preseason list will be released later this
week.

Returning players from past Wooden Award ballots include four seniors: Duke’s Kyle Singler (2009,
2010), Robbie Hummel of Purdue (2008, 2010), Kalin Lucas of Michigan State (2009, 2010) and
BYU’s Jimmer Fredette (2010). Singler was the MVP of the 2010 Final Four, leading the Blue Devils
to the NCAA title in averaging 17.7 points and 7.0 rebounds his junior season. Hummel was a 2008
and 2010 All-Big 10 selection, and also a two-time Academic All-Big 10 pick who averaged 15.7
points and 6.9 rebounds in 2010. Lucas is considered among the nation’s top point guards after
leading the Spartans in scoring (14.8 ppg) and assists (4.0 ast) during their Final Four campaign a
year ago. Fredette was his team’s top scorer (22.1 ppg) and playmaker (4.7 ast) and was an All-MWC
player as a junior.

Transfers, freshmen and medical redshirts are not eligible for the preseason list. These players and
others who excel throughout the season will be evaluated and considered for December’s Midseason
list and the official voting ballot released in March. The National Ballot consists 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
will be announced the week of the “Elite Eight” round during the NCAA Tournament.

Purdue (Hummel, JaJuan Johnson, E’Twaun Moore) was the only school with three players named
to the Wooden Award preseason Top 50. Five schools had two players chosen to the list: Colorado
(Alec Burks, Cory Higgins); Duke (Singler, Nolan Smith); Gonzaga (Steven Gray, Elias Harris);
Michigan State (Lucas, Durrell Summers); Syracuse (Kris Joseph, Brandon Triche).

Eleven conferences are represented on the Wooden Award Preseason List. Leading the way is the
Big 10 (10), followed by the ACC (8), Big East (7), SEC (3), Big 12 (7), Pac-10 (6), Atlantic 10 (3),
Mountain West (2), West Coast (2); and Conference USA, and the Horizon League with one apiece.

The 35th annual Wooden Award ceremony, which will include the announcement of the Men's and
Women's Wooden Award winners, a special tribute to Coach Wooden and Wooden Award founder
Duke Llewellyn, and the presentation of the Wooden Award All American Teams and the Legends
of Coaching Award, will take place the weekend of April 8-10, 2011.

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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), Blake Griffin (’09) and Maya Moore of Connecticut (’09).
Ohio State’s Evan Turner and Connecticut’s Tina Charles won the Award in 2010.

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 on the Friday prior to the John
R. Wooden Award Ceremony.

Follow the candidates and get the latest news throughout the season by logging on to
www.WoodenAward.com. For more information on the John R. Wooden Award, please contact
the Wooden Award staff at 213-630-5206 or email at woodenaward@laac.net.

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2010-11 John R. Wooden Award
Preseason Top 50 List
Name Height Class Position University Conference
Ty Abbott   6-3   Sr.   G   Arizona State   Pac-10  
Lavoy Allen   6-9   Sr.   F   Temple   Atlantic 10  
Kevin Anderson   6-0   Sr.   G   Richmond   Atlantic 10  
Talor Battle   6-0   Sr.   G   Penn State   Big Ten  
Kenny Boynton   6-2   So.   G   Florida   SEC  
William Buford   6-5   Jr.   G   Ohio State   Big Ten  
Alec Burks   6-6   So.   G   Colorado   Big 12  
Randy Culpepper   6-0   Sr.   G   UTEP   Conference USA  
Malcolm Delaney   6-3   Sr.   G   Virginia Tech   ACC  
LaceDarius Dunn   6-4   Sr.   G   Baylor   Big 12  
Kim English   6-6   Jr.   G   Missouri   Big 12  
Corey Fisher   6-1   Sr.   G   Villanova   Big East  
Jimmer Fredette*   6-2   Sr.   G   Brigham Young   Mountain West  
Austin Freeman   6-4   Sr.   G   Georgetown   Big East  
Ashton Gibbs   6-2   Jr.   G   Pittsburgh   Big East  
Steven Gray   6-5   Sr.   G   Gonzaga   West Coast  
Jordan Hamilton   6-7   So.   G/F   Texas   Big 12  
Elias Harris   6-7   So.   F   Gonzaga   West Coast  
Jeremy Hazell   6-5   Sr.   G   Seton Hall   Big East  
John Henson   6-10   So.   F   North Carolina   ACC  
Cory Higgins   6-5   Sr.   G   Colorado   Big 12  
Tyler Honeycutt   6-8   So.   F   UCLA   Pac-10  
Robbie Hummel*   6-8   Sr.   F   Purdue   Big Ten  
JaJuan Johnson   6-10   Sr.   F/C   Purdue   Big Ten  
Kris Joseph   6-7   Jr.   F   Syracuse   Big East  
Kawhi Leonard   6-7   So.   F   San Diego State   Mountain West  
Jon Leuer   6-10   Sr.   F   Wisconsin   Big Ten  
Kalin Lucas*   6-1   Sr.   F   Michigan State   Big Ten  
Shelvin Mack   6-3   Jr.   G   Butler   Horizon League  
Demetri McCamey   6-3   Sr.   G   Illinois   Big Ten  
E’Twaun Moore   6-4   Sr.   G   Purdue   Big Ten  
Marcus Morris   6-9   Jr.   F   Kansas   Big 12  
Jacob Pullen   6-0   Sr.   G   Kansas State   Big 12  
John Shurna   6-8   Jr.   F   Northwestern   Big Ten  
Kyle Singler*   6-8   Sr.   F   Duke   ACC  
Chris Singleton   6-9   Jr.   F   Florida State   ACC  
Nolan Smith   6-2   Sr.   G   Duke   ACC  
Tracy Smith   6-8   Sr.   F   North Carolina State   ACC  
Durrell Summers   6-5   Sr.   G   Michigan State   Big Ten  
Jeffery Taylor   6-7   Jr.   G/F   Vanderbilt   SEC  
Isaiah Thomas   5-9   Jr.   G   Washington   Pac-10  
Trey Thompkins   6-10   Jr.   F   Georgia   SEC  
Klay Thompson   6-6   Jr.   G   Washington State   Pac-10  
Joe Trapani   6-8   Sr.   F   Boston College   ACC  
Brandon Triche   6-4   So.   G   Syracuse   Big East  
Nikola Vucevic   6-10   Jr.   F   USC   Pac-10  
Kemba Walker   6-1   Jr.   G   Connecticut   Big East  
Derrick Williams   6-8   So.   F   Arizona   Pac-10  
Jordan Williams   6-10   So.   F   Maryland   ACC  
Chris Wright   6-8   Sr.   F   Dayton   Atlantic 10  
(Based on a preseason poll. Players listed alphabetically.)
*indicates player chosen to the 2010 Wooden Award ballot

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