The John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 list was announced Monday 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. Transfers, freshmen and medical redshirts are not eligible for the preseason list.
This is only the list. I’ll comment on the selections a little later today.
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 | N.C. 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 |
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