SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Junior guard Jeremy Hazell (Harlem, N.Y.) has been selected as one of 50 preseason candidates to receive the 2009-10 John R. Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year Trophy. Hazell joins 10 other BIG EAST players up for the prestigious honors.
Hazell is coming off one of the greatest offensive seasons in Seton Hall basketball history. He averaged a conference second-best 22.7 points per game and became only the fifth player in Seton Hall history to record 1,000 career points in his first two seasons en route to being named a Third Team All-BIG EAST selection. Hazell broke a single-season school record with 290 three-pointers attempted and tied the school mark with 105 three-pointers made. The 6-foot-5 sharpshooter scored 726 points last season, sixth-most in school history, and second-most by a Seton Hall sophomore.
In late December, the Wooden Award Committee will release the Midseason Top 30 list, followed in March by the National Ballot, consisting of approximately 20 top players who have proven to their universities that they are also making progress toward graduation and maintaining 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.
The 34th annual Wooden Award ceremony, which will include the announcement of the Men's and Women's Wooden Award winner, and the presentation of the Wooden Award All-American Teams and the Legends of Coaching Award, will take place the weekend of April 9-11, 2010.
2009-10 John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 List
Name Class Pos. University
Solomon Alabi So. C Florida State
Cole Aldrich Jr. C Kansas
Al-Farouq Aminu So. F Wake Forest
Luke Babbit So. F Nevada
Talor Battle Jr. G Penn State
Trevor Booker Sr. F Clemson
Matt Bouldin Sr. G Gonzaga
Craig Brackins Jr. F Iowa State
Da'Sean Butler Sr. F West Virginia
Sherron Collins Sr. G Kansas
Ed Davis So. F North Carolina
Devan Downey Sr. G South Carolina
Jerome Dyson Sr. G Connecticut
Devin Ebanks So. F West Virginia
Corey Fisher Jr. G Villanova
Luke Harangody Sr. F Notre Dame
Manny Harris Jr. G Michigan
Gordon Hayward So. G/F Butler
Jeremy Hazell Jr. G Seton Hall
Robbie Hummel Jr. F Purdue
Damion James Sr. G/F Texas
Sylven Landesberg So. G Virginia
Gani Lawal Jr. F Georgia Tech
Kalin Lucas Jr. G Michigan State
Tasmin Mitchell Sr. F Louisiana State
Greg Monroe So. C Georgetown
E'Twaun Moore Jr. G Purdue
Raymar Morgan Sr. F Michigan State
A.J. Ogilvy Jr. C Vanderbilt
Patrick Patterson Jr. F Kentucky
Jerome Randle Sr. G California
Scottie Reynolds Jr. G Villanova
Samardo Samuels So. F Louisville
Larry Sanders Jr. F VCU
Jon Scheyer Sr. G Duke
DeShawn Sims Sr. F Michigan
Kyle Singler Jr. F Duke
Tyler Smith Sr. G/F Tennessee
Isaiah Thomas So. G Washington
Deon Thompson Sr. F North Carolina
J.T. Tiller Sr. G Missouri
Evan Turner Jr. G/F Ohio State
Jarvis Varnado Sr. F/C Mississippi St.
Greivis Vasquez Sr. G Maryland
Deonta Vaughn Sr. G Cincinnati
Kemba Walker So. G Connecticut
Willie Warren So. G Oklahoma
Terrico White So. G Mississippi
Nic Wise Sr. G Arizona
Chris Wright Jr. F Dayton
Courtesy: Seton Hall Athletic Communications
