THE BIG DANCE
prima di tuto una scorsa ai nomi dei protagonisti singoli, divisi in teoriche squadre
Wall
G John Wall, Kentucky, freshman – Wall was at his best during crunch time. In the last two minutes of games this season (plus two five-minutes overtime periods), Wall scored 66 points in 70 minutes with only six turnovers. He shot 62 percent from the field during those stretches. If Wall weren’t surrounded by future lottery picks his scoring stats would be even higher.
Reynolds
G Scottie Reynolds, Villanova, senior – Other than Wall, no player in the country was as clutch as Reynolds, who averaged 18.8 points during the regular season while shooting 40 percent from 3-point range. It’s no coincidence that Villanova has become a consistent player on the national scene during Reynolds’ career. He’s the face of a Wildcats’ program that reached the Final Four in 2009 before tying for second place in the Big East this season.
Turner
G/F Evan Turner, Ohio State, junior – You won’t find many 6-foot-7 point guards in the college game – especially not any as good as Turner, who could go as high as No. 2 in this summer’s NBA draft. Turner does it all for the Buckeyes. He leads the team in points (19.5), rebounds (9.
and assists (5.. Turner, who shoots 53.8 percent from the field, missed six games after breaking bones in his back, but when he returned it was if he hadn’t missed a beat.
Anderson
G/F James Anderson, Oklahoma State, junior – The best pure scorer in the country closed the regular season with a 22.9-point scoring average on 47 percent shooting. The Big 12 Player of the Year scored 25 or more points 17 times, and he reached the 30-point plateau on five occasions. The good thing about the 6-foot-7 Anderson is that he doesn’t take many ill-advised shots. His team-first attitude helped the Cowboys to a 21-9 record.
Cousins
C DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky, freshman – The 6-foot-11, 270-pound Cousins was so hard to stop that teams had to resort to intentionally fouling him to keep him from scoring. Still, the country’s best big man managed to average 15.6 points and 10.1 rebounds. Cousins almost had as many offensive boards (135) as he did on the defensive end (177). The most impressive thing about Cousins’ gaudy statistics is that he amassed them despite playing just 22.9 minutes per game.
G Sherron Collins, Kansas, senior
G Da’Sean Butler, West Virginia, senior
G Greivis Vasquez, Maryland, senior
G/F Wesley Johnson, Syracuse, junior
C Greg Monroe, Georgetown, sophomore
G Jon Scheyer, Duke, senior
G E’Twaun Moore, Purdue, junior
F Ekpe Udoh, Baylor, junior
F Damion James, Texas, senior
C Cole Aldrich, Kansas, junior
HONORABLE MENTION
Malcolm Delaney, Virginia Tech, junior; Devan Downey, South Carolina, senior; LaceDarius Dunn, Baylor, junior; Jimmer Fredette, BYU, junior; Luke Harangody, Notre Dame, senior; Lazar Hayward, Marquette, senior; Darington Hobson, New Mexico, junior; Trevon Hughes, Wisconsin, senior; Dominique Jones, South Florida, junior; Kalin Lucas, Michigan State, junior; Patrick Patterson, Kentucky, junior; Quincy Pondexter, Washington, senior; Jacob Pullen, Kansas State, junior; Jerome Randle, Cal, senior; Andy Rautins, Syracuse, senior; Omar Samhan, St. Mary’s, senior
OTHER AWARDS
Player of the Year: John Wall, Kentucky
Coach of the Year: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
Freshman of the Year: John Wall, Kentucky
Newcomer of the Year: Wesley Johnson, Syracuse
Sixth Man of the Year: Draymond Green, Michigan State
Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Kramer, Purdue
Most Improved Player: Marcus Morris, Kansas
