Oct. 25, 2006
Rice University senior basketball player Morris Almond is one of 50 players selected as candidates for the 2006-07 John R. Wooden Award All-American Team and for the The John R. Wooden Award, which is presented annually to the outstanding collegiate basketball Player of the Year. This is the first time since 1982, when Ricky Pierce was a member of the Wooden Award All-American Team, that a Rice Owl basketball player has been recognized by the Wooden Award Selection Committee. Furthermore, Almond is the only player from Conference USA to be selected in the top 50.
In January, the Wooden Award committee will release the midseason top 30 followed by the national ballot in early March. On Tuesday, March 27, the 10-player Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced. The 2007 Award ceremony, which will include the presentation of the Men's and Women's Wooden Award, the Wooden Award All-American Teams, and the Legends of Coaching Award to recipient Gene Keady of Purdue University, will be held at The Los Angeles Athletic Club on April 7, 2007. The top five male and female finalists will be invited to Los Angeles for the awards ceremony and will receive a contribution from The Los Angeles Athletic Club for their university's general scholarship fund.
Wooden Award Top 50
Aaron Afflalo 6'5" Jr. G UCLA
De'Angelo Alexander 6'6" Sr. G Charlotte
Morris Almond 6'6" Sr. G Rice
Corey Brewer 6'9" Jr. F Florida
Jon Brockman 6'7" So. F Washington
Jamar Butler 6'2' Jr. G Ohio State
Coleman Collins 6'9" Sr. F Virginia Tech
JamesOn Curry 6'3" Jr. G Oklahoma State
Jermareo Davidson 6'10" Sr. F Alabama
Glen Davis 6'9" Jr. F LSU
Jared Dudley 6'7" Sr. F Boston College
Nick Fazekas 6'11" Sr. F Nevada
Aaron Gray 7'0" Sr. C Pittsburgh
Jeff Green 6'9" Jr. F Georgetown
Caleb Green 6'8" Sr. F Oral Roberts
Malik Hairston 6'6" Jr. G Oregon
Adam Haluska 6'5" Sr. G Iowa
Lamont Hamilton 6'10 Jr. F St. John's
Tyler Hansbrough 6'9" So. F North Carolina
Brandon Heath 6'4" Sr. G San Diego State
Roy Hibbert 7'2" Jr. C Georgetown
Al Horford 6'10" Jr. F/C Florida
Jarrius Jackson 6'2" Sr. G Texas Tech
Dominic James 5'11" So. G Marquette
Joseph Jones 6'9" Jr. F/C Texas A&M
Acie Law 6'3" Sr. G Texas A&M
Courtney Lee 6'5" Jr. G/F Western Kentucky
Chris Lofton 6'2" Jr. G Tennessee
Luc Richard Mbah a Monute 6'7" So. F UCLA
Josh McRoberts 6'10" So. F Duke
Sammy Mejia 6'6" Sr. G DePaul
Joakim Noah 6'11" Jr. F/C Florida
David Padgett 6'11" Jr. F/C Louisville
Brian Randle 6'8" Jr. F Illinois
Richard Roby 6'6" Jr. G Colorado
Brandon Rush 6'6" So. G Kansas
Blake Schilb 6'7" Sr. G Loyola (Chicago)
Mustafa Shakur 6'3" Sr. G Arizona
Sean Singletary 6'0" Jr. G Virginia
Jason Smith 7'0" Jr. F Colorado State
Ronald Steele 6'3" Jr. G Alabama
Loren Stokes 6'3" Sr. G Hofstra
Rodney Stuckey 6'5" So. G Eastern Washington
Kammron Taylor 6'2" Sr. G Wisconsin
Reyshawn Terry 6'8" Sr. F North Carolina
Al Thornton 6'8" Sr. F Florida State
Alando Tucker 6'6" Sr. F Wisconsin
Ayinde Ubaka 6'4" Sr. G California
Marcus Williams 6'7" So. F Arizona
Julian Wright 6'8" So. F Kansas
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