Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected 20 players for its 2012 Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List.
Members of the association’s board of directors chose the players to be included on the list as contenders for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, to be presented to the national player of the year by its namesake in New Orleans at the USBWA’s College Basketball Awards Breakfast on March 30.
Three North Carolina teammates and a pair of Kentucky freshman headline the list. The Tar Heel trio of Harrison Barnes, John Henson and Tyler Zeller join Wildcat first-year phenoms Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. The list also includes Indiana’s Cody Zeller, Tyler’s younger brother.
Here’s the list:
2012 OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY MIDSEASON WATCH LIST
Pos.
No.
Player, School
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown
F
40
Harrison Barnes, North Carolina
6-8
215
So.
Ames, Iowa
G
3
Isaiah Canaan, Murray State
6-0
193
Jr.
Biloxi, Miss.
F
23
Anthony Davis, Kentucky
6-10
220
Fr.
Chicago, Ill.
G
12
Marcus Denmon, Missouri
6-3
185
Sr.
Kansas City, Mo.
F
23
Draymond Green, Michigan State
6-7
230
Sr.
Saginaw, Mich.
F
31
John Henson, North Carolina
6-11
220
Jr.
Tampa, Fla.
G
23
John Jenkins, Vanderbilt
6-4
220
Jr.
Hendersonville, Tenn.
F
5
Kevin Jones, West Virginia
6-8
260
Sr.
Mount Vernon, N.Y.
F
14
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky
6-7
232
Fr.
Somerdale, N.J.
G/F
3
Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut
6-5
180
So.
Norcross, Ga.
F
1
Perry Jones III, Baylor
6-11
235
So.
Duncanville, Texas
G
1
Damian Lillard, Weber State
6-3
195
Jr.
Oakland, Calif.
F
3
Doug McDermott, Creighton
6-7
220
So.
Ames, Iowa
F
43
Mike Moser, UNLV
6-8
210
So.
Portland, Ore.
F
23
Arnett Moultrie, Mississippi State
6-11
249
Jr.
Memphis, Tenn.
F
0
Thomas Robinson, Kansas
6-10
230
Jr.
Washington, D.C.
F
23
Mike Scott, Virginia
6-8
237
Sr.
Chesapeake, Va.
F
0
Jared Sullinger, Ohio State
6-9
280
So.
Columbus, Ohio
F
40
Cody Zeller, Indiana
6-11
230
Fr.
Washington, Ind.
C
44
Tyler Zeller, North Carolina
7-0
250
Sr.
Washington, Ind.
By conference: ACC (4); SEC (4); Big Ten (3); Big 12 (3); Big East (2); Big Sky (1); Missouri Valley (1); Mountain West (1); Ohio Valley (1).
By class: Seniors (5); Juniors (6); Sophomores (6); Freshmen (3)
Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
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Three North Carolina teammates and a pair of Kentucky freshman headline the list. The Tar Heel trio of Harrison Barnes, John Henson and Tyler Zeller join Wildcat first-year phenoms Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. The list also includes Indiana’s Cody Zeller, Tyler’s younger brother.
Here’s the list:
Three North Carolina teammates and a pair of Kentucky freshman headline the list. The Tar Heel trio of Harrison Barnes, John Henson and Tyler Zeller join Wildcat first-year phenoms Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. The list also includes Indiana’s Cody Zeller, Tyler’s younger brother.
Here’s the list:
