Here are the 50 players named to the Wooden Preseason Watch List:
2011-12 John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 List, Men
| Name | Height | Class | Position | University | Conference |
| Tim Abromaitis | 6-8 | GS | F | Notre Dame | Big East |
| Harrison Barnes | 6-8 | So. | F | North Carolina | ACC |
| Will Barton | 6-6 | So. | G | Memphis | Conference USA |
| Dee Bost | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Mississippi State | SEC |
| William Buford | 6-5 | Sr. | G | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Allen Crabbe | 6-6 | So. | G | California | Pac-12 |
| Aaron Craft | 6-2 | So. | G | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Marcus Denmon | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Missouri | Big 12 |
| Festus Ezeli | 6-11 | Sr. | C | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| Ashton Gibbs | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Pitt | Big East |
| Michael Glover | 6-7 | Sr. | F | Iona | MAAC |
| Drew Gordon | 6-9 | Sr. | F | New Mexico | Mountain West |
| Draymond Green | 6-7 | Sr. | F | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| JaMychal Green | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Alabama | SEC |
| Jorge Gutierrez | 6-3 | Sr. | G | California | Pac-12 |
| Tim Hardaway, Jr. | 6-5 | So. | G | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Elias Harris | 6-7 | Jr. | F | Gonzaga | WCC |
| John Henson | 6-11 | Jr. | F | North Carolina | ACC |
| Tu Holloway | 6-0 | Sr. | G | Xavier | Atlantic 10 |
| Robbie Hummel | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Joe Jackson | 6-1 | So. | G | Memphis | Conference USA |
| Scoop Jardine | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Syracuse | Big East |
| John Jenkins | 6-3 | Jr. | G | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| Orlando Johnson | 6-5 | Sr. | G | UCSB | Big West |
| Darius Johnson-Odom | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Marquette | Big East |
| Kevin Jones | 6-8 | Sr. | F | West Virginia | Big East |
| Terrence Jones | 6-8 | So. | F | Kentucky | SEC |
| Perry Jones III | 6-11 | So. | F | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Kris Joseph | 6-7 | Sr. | F | Syracuse | Big East |
| Jeremy Lamb | 6-5 | So. | G | Connecticut | Big East |
| Kendall Marshall | 6-4 | So. | G | North Carolina | ACC |
| Trevor Mbakwe | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| Ray McCallum | 6-1 | So. | G | Detroit | Horizon League |
| Doug McDermott | 6-7 | So. | F | Creighton | Missouri Valley |
| Khris Middleton | 6-7 | Jr. | F | Texas A&M | Big 12 |
| Reeves Nelson | 6-8 | Jr. | F | UCLA | Pac-12 |
| Andrew Nicholson | 6-9 | Sr. | F | St. Bonaventure | Atlantic 10 |
| Alex Oriakhi | 6-9 | Jr. | C | Connecticut | Big East |
| Thomas Robinson | 6-9 | Jr. | F | Kansas | Big 12 |
| John Shurna | 6-9 | Sr. | F | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Peyton Siva | 6-0 | Jr. | G | Louisville | Big East |
| Joshua Smith | 6-10 | So. | C | UCLA | Pac-12 |
| Jared Sullinger* | 6-9 | So. | C | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Jeffery Taylor | 6-7 | Sr. | G/F | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| Jordan Taylor | 6-1 | Sr. | G | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Casper Ware | 5-10 | Sr. | G | Long Beach State | Big West |
| Maalik Wayns | 6-2 | Jr. | G | Villanova | Big East |
| Keith Wright | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Harvard | Ivy League |
| Patric Young | 6-9 | So. | F/C | Florida | SEC |
| Tyler Zeller | 7-0 | Sr. | F | North Carolina | ACC |
cmdale / October 4, 2011
The above list is NOT the entire Wooden Preseason List. Not sure who duped Adam but that is NOT the official Wooden List that was released yesterday.
Here is the OFFICIAL WOODEN PRESEASON LIST:
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/bay/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/1112-mbb-woodenwatch.pdf
Maybe Adam should confirm his work. Contrary to the above list, Reggie Hamilton of Oakland is not listed in the Official Press Release but Maalik Wayns of Villanova is on the Wooden Preseason list.
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