2009-2010 NCAA Basketball Mid-Season Awards

Revealing College Basketball's All-Star Players, Coaches, and Freshmen

Wade Souza
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At the season's halfway point, college basketball's elite players, coaches, and freshmen have risen to the forefront and foreshadow a highly anticipated March Madness to come. Parity has generated a discernible buzz and uncertainty abounds surrounding the futures of the nation's best teams and those fighting valiantly for a tournament bid. The following awards serve to recognize 2009-2010's top performers and hypothetical "All-Star teams."

2009-2010 Mid-season NCAA Basketball Awards

East All-Star Team Starters:
Guard: John Wall, Kentucky
Guard: Devan Downey, South Carolina
Forwards: Desean Butler, West Virginia, Luke Harangody, Notre Dame, Wesley Johnson, Syracuse

East All-Star Team Reserves
Guards: Scottie Reynolds, Villanova, Jerome Dyson, Connecticut
Guards: Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston, Jon Scheyer, Duke
Forwards: Trevor Booker, Clemson, Demarcus Cousins, Kentucky
Forward: Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State

East All-Freshman Team
G John Wall, Kentucky
G: Kenny Boynton, Florida
F Lance Stephenson, Cincinatti
F Derrick Favors, Georgia Tech
F Demarcus Cousins, Kentucky

East Mid-Season Awards
Coach of the ½ Year: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
Outstanding Player: John Wall, Kentucky
Defensive Player: Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State
Best Freshman: John Wall, Kentucky

NCAA West All-Star Team Starters
Guards: Sherron Collins, Kansas, James Anderson, Oklahoma State
Forwards: Damion James, Texas, Robbie Hummel, Purdue
Center: Cole Aldrich, Kansas

West All-Star Reserves
Guards: Kailin Lucas, Michigan State, Jacob Pullen, Kansas State
Guards: Aubrey Coleman, Houston, Jimmer Fredette, BYU
Forwards: Landry Fields, Stanford, Matt Bouldin, Gonzaga
Center: Omar Sanhan, St. Mary's

West All-Freshman Team
G Xavier Henry, Kansas
G Avery Bradley, Texas
F Alec Burks, Colorado
F Derrick Williams, Arizona
F Elias Harris Gonzaga

West Midseason Awards
Coach of the ½ Year: Frank Martin, Kansas State
Outstanding Player: Sherron Collins, Kansas
Outstanding Defensive Player: Cole Aldrich, Kansas
Best Freshman: Avery Bradley, Texas

Published by Wade Souza

Souza graduated with distinction from the Exercise Science: Sport Management Program at the University of Kansas. Souza currently resides in Dallas, Texas and is employed as a certified Personal Trainer and...  View profile

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