College Basketball 2012-13 Preseason Awards Projections
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Awards and Honors
Player of the Year | Cody Zeller |
C
Freshman of the Year
Isaiah Austin
C
Coach of the Year
Dave Rice
HC
Top Impact Transfer
Trent LockettSG
Sixth Man of the Year
Luke Hancock
G/F
Defensive POY
Jeff Withey
C
Top Red-Shirt
Ben McLemore
SG
Comeback POY
Trevor Mbakwe
PF
Best Team Offense
Best Team Defense
Best Backcourt
Best Frontcourt
Best Starting-5
Best Bench
Dishonorable Mention
Most Disappointing Team | |
Most Disappointing Player | Peyton Siva |
Most Disappointing Freshman
Mitch McGary
Most Disappointing Senior
Elijah Johnson
First Team All-Americans
Player |
Team
Pos.
Year
Phil Pressey
Missouri
PG
Senior
Isaiah Canaan
Murray State
PG
Senior
Doug McDermott
Creighton
SF
Junior
DeShaun Thomas
Ohio State
PF
Junior
Cody Zeller
Indiana
C
Sophomore
Second Team All-Americans
Player |
Team
Pos.
Year
Nate Wolters
South Dakota State
PG
Senior
C.J. McCollum
Lehigh
PG
Senior
Jamaal Franklin
San Diego State
G/F
Junior
Mike Moser
UNLV
PF
Junior
Jack Cooley
Notre Dame
F/C
Senior
Third Team All-Americans
Player |
Team
Pos.
Year
Pierre Jackson
Baylor
PG
Senior
Trey Burke
Michigan
PG
Sophomore
Chane Behanan
Louisville
F
Sophomore
C.J. Leslie
N.C. State
PF
Junior
Jeff Withey
Kansas
C
Senior
Freshman All-American Team
Player |
Team
Pos.
Kyle Anderson
UCLA
PG/SF
Marcus Smart
Oklahoma State
SG
Alex Poythress
Kentucky
SF
Anthony Bennett
UNLV
PF
Isaiah Austin
Baylor
C
Top Breakout Players
Player |
Team
Pos.
Year
Quinn Cook
Duke
PG
Sophomore
BJ Young
Arkansas
PG
Sophomore
Adonis Thomas
Memphis
SG
Sophomore
Tony Mitchell
North Texas
PF
Sophomore
Jarnell Stokes
Tennessee
PF
Sophomore