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ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball Writers Association
has announced finalists for the 2010 Oscar Robertson Trophy,
to be presented to the association's national player of the year.
 A
trio of returning finalists – Kansas' Sherron Collins, Notre
Dame's Luke Harangody and Ohio State's Evan Turner
– are among the 16 players selected to appear on the ballot. The
nation's top two ranked teams are well represented. Joining Collins
from the top-ranked Jayhawks is teammate Cole Aldrich. Also,
among the finalists is a pair of freshman teammates from No. 2 Kentucky,
DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall.
The presentation of this year's award will take place on Friday,
April 2 at the USBWA's annual awards breakfast at the
Columbia Club in Indianapolis in
conjunction with the NCAA Men's Final Four. The breakfast will also honor
the winner of the Henry Iba Award, the association's coach
of the year.
The Oscar Robertson Trophy is voted on by the entire membership
of the association, which consists of nearly 900 journalists. The
ballot will be distributed to the membership on Mon., March 1.
The following players are finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy:
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2010 OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY FINALISTS |
| Pos. |
No. |
Player, School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| F |
45 |
Cole Aldrich,
Kansas |
6-11 |
245 |
Jr. |
Bloomington, Minn. |
| G |
23 |
James Anderson,
Oklahoma State |
6-6 |
210 |
Jr. |
Junction City, Ark. |
| G |
4 |
Sherron Collins,
Kansas |
5-11 |
205 |
Sr. |
Chicago, Ill. |
| F |
15 |
DeMarcus Cousins,
Kentucky |
6-11 |
260 |
Fr. |
Mobile, Ala. |
| G |
2 |
Devan Downey,
South Carolina |
5-9 |
170 |
Sr. |
Chester, S.C. |
| G |
32 |
Jimmer Fredette,
BYU |
6-2 |
195 |
Jr. |
Glens Falls, N.Y. |
| F |
44 |
Luke Harangody,
Notre Dame |
6-8 |
246 |
Sr. |
Schererville, Ind. |
| F |
4 |
Robbie Hummel,
Purdue |
6-8 |
208 |
Jr. |
Valparaiso, Ind. |
| G/F |
5 |
Damion James,
Texas |
6-7 |
225 |
Sr. |
Nacogdoches, Texas |
| F |
4 |
Wesley Johnson,
Syracuse |
6-7 |
205 |
Jr. |
Corsicana, Texas |
| G |
20 |
Dominique Jones,
South Florida |
6-4 |
215 |
Jr. |
Lake Wales, Fla. |
| C |
10 |
Greg Monroe, Georgetown |
6-11 |
247 |
So. |
New Orleans, La. |
| G |
1 |
Scottie Reynolds,
Villanova |
6-2 |
190 |
Sr. |
Herndon, Va. |
| G |
30 |
Jon Scheyer, Duke |
6-5 |
190 |
Sr. |
Northbrook, Ill. |
| G/F |
21 |
Evan Turner, Ohio
State |
6-7 |
205 |
So. |
Chicago, Ill. |
| G |
11 |
John Wall, Kentucky |
6-4 |
195 |
Fr. |
Raleigh, N.C. |
The Oscar Robertson Trophy is awarded to the USBWA's Player
of the Year. It is the nation's oldest award and the only one named
after a former player. The legendary Oscar Robertson was the USBWA's
first player of the year in 1959. The USBWA renamed its player of
the year award the Oscar Robertson Trophy in 1998.
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in 1956 at
the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers. Today,
it is one of the most influential organizations in college basketball.
For more information on the USBWA and its awards, contact executive
director Joe Mitch at 314-421-0339.
Related links:
• Oscar Robertson Trophy
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