Redick, Brown among Wooden candidates
Both were finalists for last year’s award, given to outstanding player
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LOS ANGELES - Senior guards J.J. Redick of Duke and Dee Brown of Illinois, two of five finalists for the 2004-05 John R. Wooden award, lead a list of 50 preseason candidates this season.
The candidates were chosen based on last year’s individual and team performance. The award, honoring college basketball’s player of the year since 1976, is announced at the Final Four.
Utah center Andrew Bogut was last year’s recipient after averaging 20.4 points and 12.4 rebounds while shooting 62 percent for the Utes, who lost to Kentucky in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.
Duke center Sheldon Williams and Boston College forward Craig Smith join Redick and Brown as the only preseason candidates named to last year’s official voting ballot.
Twelve NCAA conferences are represented, including eight players from the Atlantic Coast Conference and seven players apiece from the Big East and Pac 10.
The Wooden Award committee will cut the list to 30 at midseason and the 10-player Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced on March 28.
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