BJ Young, Preseason Wooden Top 50
By: Aaron Peters
Updated: November 12, 2012
Young was placed on the list by a preseason poll of national
college basketball media representatives who looked at 2011-12 performances of
players across the country. Young averaged 15.3 points per game as a true
freshman which led all SEC first-year players. He shot better than 50 percent
from the floor in 25.2 minutes per game and hit more than 40 percent of his
three-point attempts.
Along with his appointment to the Wooden Award
preseason list, Young has also been named a third-team preseason All-American by
Sporting News, first-team All-SEC by the league's coaches, media, Lindy's
Preseason magazine and College Hoops Madness; the No. 1 player in the SEC by
Sports Illustrated and the No. 28 player in college basketball by CBS among
other accolades.
Of the 50 players named to the Wooden Award preseason
list, Young is one of six SEC players to make the cut. The Big 10 led the way
with nine selections followed by the Big East with seven.
Young is the
first Razorback to be considered for the Wooden Award since former Razorback
Ronnie Brewer Jr. was considered during the 2005-06 season.
