January 31, 2013

author: Adam Zagoria

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Wayman Tisdale Midseason Watch List

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected 12 outstanding first-year players for its 2013 Integris Wayman Tisdale Award Midseason Watch List. Members of the association’s board of directors chose the players to be included on the list as contenders for the national freshman of the year award.

UNLV’s Anthony Bennett and Kansas’s Ben McLemore are also on the Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List as a candidate for national player of the year.

Here’s the list:

2013 WAYMAN TISDALE AWARD MIDSEASON WATCH LIST
Pos.	No.	Player, School	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown
G	3	Jordan Adams, UCLA	6-5	220	Fr.	Atlanta, Ga.
G	5	Kyle Anderson, UCLA	6-9	235	Fr.	Fairview, N.J.
C	21	Isaiah Austin, Baylor	7-1	220	Fr.	Arlington, Texas
F	15	Anthony Bennett, UNLV	6-8	240	Fr.	Brampton, Ont.
G	1	Jahii Carson, Arizona State	5-10	175	Fr.	Mesa, Ariz.
G	11	Kevin (Yogi) Ferrell, Indiana	6-0	178	Fr.	Indianapolis, Ind.
G	23	Ben McLemore, Kansas	6-5	195	Fr.	St. Louis, Mo.
G/F	15	Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA	6-6	225	Fr.	Las Vegas, Nev.
F	3	Nerlens Noel, Kentucky	6-10	228	Fr.	Everett, Mass.
F	1	Glenn Robinson III, Michigan	6-6	210	Fr.	St. John, Ind.
G	33	Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State	6-4	225	Fr.	Flower Mound, Texas
G	11	Nik Stauskas, Michigan	6-6	190	Fr.	Mississauga, Ont.

Written by Adam Zagoria

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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. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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