Freshman Top 20

Last years list seemed to have a lot more no brainers than this year. Guys like Adrian Peterson, Mike Hart, and Chad Henne played key roles on very good teams as freshmen. This years list lacks that kind of marquee stand out player, but is loaded with marquee players of the future.



1. Darren McFadden (RB, Arkansas)
2. Sidney Rice (WR, South Carolina)
3. Tyrell Sutton (RB, Northwestern)
4. Kenny Phillips (S, Miami)
5. Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia)
6. Mario Manningham (WR, Michigan)
7. Davone Bess (WR, Hawaii)
8. Justin King (CB, Penn State)
9. Joe Burnett (CB, UCF)
10. Greg Carr (WR, Florida State)
11. Patrick Chung (S, Oregon)
12. Mitch King (DT, Iowa)
13. Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State)
14. DeSean Jackson (WR, California)
15. Arian Foster (RB, Tennessee)
16. Antoine Caldwell (OG, Alabama)
17. Steve Davis (DE, Minnesota)
18. James Davis (RB, Clemson)
19. Pat White (QB, West Virginia)
20. Barry Turner (DE, Nebraska)

NBA Mock Draft (First Round)

1. Toronto - Rudy Gay (6'9'', SF, UConn, Soph.)
2. Atlanta - Andrea Bargnani (7'0'', PF, Italy)
3. Houston - Daniel Gibson (6'2'', PG, Texas, Soph.)
4. New York - LaMarcus Aldridge (6'11'', PF, Texas, Soph.)
5. Charlotte - Adam Morrison (6'8'', SG, Gonzaga, Jr.)
6. Seattle - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
7. Portland - Ronnie Brewer (6'7'', SG, Arkansas, Jr.)
8. Boston - Rajon Rondo (6'1'', PG, Kentucky, Soph.)
9. LA Lakers - Sergio Rodriguez (6'3'', PG, Spain)
10. Utah - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Fresh.)
11. Sacramento - Sheldon Williams (6'9'', PF, Duke, Sr.)
12. Washington - Josh Boone (6'10'', PF, UConn, Jr.)
13. New Jersey - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Jr.)
14. New Orleans/OK City - Rodney Carney (6'7'', SF, Memphis, Sr.)
15. Orlando - Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Soph.)
16. Milwaukee - Brandon Rush (6'7'', SG, Kansas, Fresh.)
17. Philadelphia - Marko Tomas (6'8'',SG, Croatia)
18. Chicago - Mardy Collins (6'6'', SG, Temple, Sr.)
19. Miami - Nemanja Aleksandrov (6'10'', SF, Serbia)
20. Phoenix - Guillermo Diaz (6'2'', PG, Miami, Jr.)
21. Denver - JJ Redick (6'4'', SG, Duke, Sr.)
22. Golden State - Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Soph.)
23. Minnesota - Darius Washington Jr. (6'2'', PG, Memphis, Soph.)
24. Memphis - Malik Hairston (6’6’’, SG, Oregon, Soph.)
25. Indiana - Taj Gray (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Jr.)
26. LA Clippers - Juan Palacios (6’8’’, SF, Louisville, Soph.)
27. Cleveland - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
28. Dallas - Taquan Dean (6’3’’, PG, Louisville, Sr.)
29. San Antonio - Marcus Vinicius Vieira De Souza (6'9'', SF, Brazil)
30. Detroit - Hassan Adams (6'4'', SG, Arizona, Sr.)

Cammo Top 25 (Week 13)

1. USC (11-0) 1
2. Texas (11-0) 2
3. LSU (10-1) 3
4. Oregon (10-1) 4
5. Virginia Tech (10-1) 5
6. Penn State (10-1) 6
7. Ohio State (9-2) 7
8. Notre Dame (9-2) 8
9. Auburn (9-2) 9
10. West Virginia (9-1) 10
11. UCLA (9-1) 11
12. Miami (9-2) 12
13. Georgia (9-2) 13
14. TCU (10-1) 14
15. Louisville (8-2) 15
16. Alabama (9-2) 16
17. Texas Tech (9-2) 17
18. Florida (8-3) 18
19. Boston College (8-3) 20
20. Wisconsin (9-3) 23
21. Michigan (7-4) 24
22. Iowa (7-4) 25
23. Clemson (7-4) NR
24. Boise State (9-3) NR
25. UCF (8-3) NR


Heisman Top 10

1. Reggie Bush (USC)
2. Vince Young (Texas)
3. Matt Leinart (USC)
4. Brady Quinn (Notre Dame)
5. DJ Shockley (Georgia)
6. Drew Olson (UCLA)
7. Kenny Irons (Auburn)
8. Maurice Drew (UCLA)
9. Jay Cutler (Vanderbilt)
10. Marcus Vick (Virginia Tech)

My College Expansion Team

I was talking to a buddy of mine about college basketball when he started talking about how good a team of hand picked college players could do in the NBA. My answer was not very good, but it did get me to thinking about how I would go about putting a team like that together. After a bit of deliberation, this is the team I came up with and my rational.


Starters

PG- Daniel Gibson (Texas) Great scorer with solid point guard instincts. Playmaker who will get everyone involved while getting 20 points a night.
SG- Ronnie Brewer (Arkansas) Tall with great skills, a TMac like player who will develop into a solid defender when his defense catches up to his offense.
SF- Adam Morrison (Gonzaga) Poor mans Larry Bird who makes up in heart and determination what he lacks in athletic ability. A natural leader with a great feel for the game.
PF- Shelden Williams (Duke) Solid, no nonsense dirty work player who will defend and rebound and not need the ball a lot. Great body for an NBA PF.
C - Josh Boone (UConn) Another hard worker on the boards, one of the few true centers in college. He and Williams make a solid hardworking frontline.

Bench

Rajon Rondo (Kentucky) Could potentially develop into the best PG on the team. Tall for a PG and has a knack for getting the right player the ball. Will be a force when his offensive game comes around.
JJ Redick (Duke) Every good team needs a sharpshooter. Redick is a solid player and a winner who is lights out from long range and the free throw line.
Rudy Gay (UConn) Will develop into the best player on the team. Has the size and skills to be an elite player in the NBA.
LaMarcus Aldridge (Texas) Another guy who will develop into an NBA star. Aldridge has an NBA ready body and big time skills. The best offensive big man on this team.
Kevin Pittsnogle (West Virginia) Brings toughness to the team and can really knock down the 3 ball. One of the players in college with the best chance to band with the big boys.
Nick Fazekas (Nevada) Can never have too many bigs. Solid polished scorer adds to a frontcourt that lacks offensive fire power.
Taquan Dean (Louisville) Great long distance shooter who plays both guard positions. Brings a winners mentality and versatility to the backcourt.

Inactive

Josh McRoberts (Duke) Not mature enough to play in the NBA yet, but has a huge upside. In time will become a great player.
Al Horford (Florida) Hard working big man with an NBA body. Game needs to develop, but when it does, look out.
Brandon Rush (Kansas) Wing man with skills and size. A couple of years from being an outstanding NBA player in the mold of a Shawn Marion.

Coach

Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) - No brainer, he is the best coach in college basketball and teams have been trying to get him to make the leap to the NBA for years. Also doesn't hurt that 3 of these kids have already played for him and he is great and getting players with big time talent to buy in and become role players.

Cammo Top 25 (Week 12)

1. USC (11-0) 1
2. Texas (10-0) 2
3. LSU (9-1) 4
4. Oregon (10-1) 5
5. Virginia Tech (9-1) 6
6. Penn State (10-1) 8
7. Ohio State (9-2) 7
8. Notre Dame (8-2) 10
9. Auburn (9-2) 13
10. West Virginia (8-1) 11
11. UCLA (9-1) 12
12. Miami (8-2) 3
13. Georgia (8-2) 14
14. TCU (10-1) 15
15. Louisville (7-2) 16
16. Alabama (9-2) 9
17. Texas Tech (9-2) 20
18. Florida (7-3) 23
19. Florida State (7-3) 24
20. Boston College (8-3) 25
21. Georgia Tech (7-3) NR
22. Fresno State (8-2) 17
23. Wisconsin (8-3) NR
24. Michigan (7-4) 18
25. Iowa (7-4) NR


Heisman Top 10

1. Reggie Bush (USC)
2. Vince Young (Texas)
3. Matt Leinart (USC)
4. Brady Quinn (Notre Dame)
5. DJ Shockley (Georgia)
6. Kenny Irons (Auburn)
7. Drew Olson (UCLA)
8. Maurice Drew (UCLA)
9. Jay Cutler (Vanderbilt)
10. Marcus Vick (Virginia Tech)

Cammo Top 25 (Week 11)

1. USC (10-0) 1
2. Texas (10-0) 2
3. Miami (8-1) 4
4. LSU (8-1) 5
5. Oregon (9-1) 7
6. Virginia Tech (8-1) 8
7. Ohio State (8-2) 9
8. Penn State (9-1) 10
9. Alabama (9-1) 3
10. Notre Dame (7-2) 11
11. West Virginia (8-1) 12
12. UCLA (9-1) 14
13. Auburn (8-2) 18
14. Georgia (7-2) 6
15. TCU (10-1) 17
16. Louisville (7-2) 19
17. Fresno State (8-1) 20
18. Michigan (7-3) 23
19. UTEP (8-1) 25
20. Texas Tech (8-2) 13
21. South Carolina (7-3) NR
22. Minnesota (7-3) NR
23. Florida (7-3) 15
24. Florida State (7-3) 16
25. Boston College (7-3) NR


Heisman Top 10

1. Vince Young (Texas)
2. Reggie Bush (USC)
3. Matt Leinart (USC)
4. Brady Quinn (Notre Dame)
5. DJ Shockley (Georgia)
6. Drew Olson (UCLA)
7. Maurice Drew (UCLA)
8. Kenny Irons (Auburn)
9. Marcus Vick (Virginia Tech)
10. Cody Hodges (Texas Tech)

Top 60 NBA Draft Prospects

1. Rudy Gay (6'9'', SF, UConn, Soph.)
2. Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
3. Adam Morrison (6'8'', SG, Gonzaga, Jr.)
4. Andrea Bargnani (7'0'', PF, Italy)
5. Daniel Gibson (6'2'', PG, Texas, Soph.)
6. Sergio Rodriguez (6'3'', PG, Spain)
7. Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Fresh.)
8. LaMarcus Aldridge (6'11'', PF, Texas, Soph.)
9. Josh Boone (6'10'', PF, UConn, Jr.)
10. Ronnie Brewer (6'7'', SG, Arkansas, Jr.)
11. Sheldon Williams (6'9'', PF, Duke, Sr.)
12. Rajon Rondo (6'1'', PG, Kentucky, Soph.)
13. Nemanja Aleksandrov (6'10'', SF, Serbia)
14. Mardy Collins (6'6'', SG, Temple, Sr.)
15. Brandon Rush (6'7'', SG, Kansas, Fresh.)
16. Guillermo Diaz (6'2'', PG, Miami, Jr.)
17. Rodney Carney (6'7'', SF, Memphis, Sr.)
18. Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Jr.)
19. Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Soph.)
20. Uros Tripkovic (6'5'', SG, Serbia)
21. Jordan Farmar (6'2'', PG, UCLA, Soph.)
22. Darius Washington Jr. (6'2'', PG, Memphis, Soph.)
23. Malik Hairston (6’6’’, SG, Oregon, Soph.)
24. Marko Tomas (6'8'',SG, Croatia)
25. Juan Palacios (6’8’’, SF, Louisville, Soph.)
26. Taj Gray (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Jr.)
27. Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
28. Marcus Vinicius Vieira De Souza (6'9'', SF, Brazil)
29. Hassan Adams (6'4'', SG, Arizona, Sr.)
30. Marcus Slaughter (6'8'', SF, San Diego St., Jr.)
31. JJ Redick (6'4'', SG, Duke, Sr.)
32. Steven Smith (6'8'', SF, La Salle, Sr.)
33. Al Horford (6'8'', PF, Florida, Soph.)
34. Ivan Chiriaev (7'0'', SF, Russia)
35. Vladimir Veremeenko (6'10'', PF, Belarus)
36. Maurice Ager (6'5'', SG, Michigan State, Sr.)
37. Matt Harayasz (6'11'', C, Stanford, Sr.)
38. Marco Belinelli (6’6, SG, Italy)
39. Torin Francis (6'11'', PF, Notre Dame, Sr.)
40. Sammy Mejia (6'6'', PG, DePaul, Jr.)
41. Predrag Samardziski (7'0'', C, Macedonia)
42. Taquan Dean (6’3’’, PG, Louisville, Sr.)
43. Paul Millsap (6’7’’, SF, Louisianna Tech, Jr.)
44. Paul Davis (6'11'', C, Michigan State, Sr.)
45. Viktor Keirou (6'6'', SG, Russia)
46. Curtis Stinson (6'3'', SG, Iowa State, Jr.)
47. Kyle Lowry (6’0’’, PG, Villanova, Soph.)
48. Kosta Perovic (7'2'', C, Serbia)
49. Daniel Brown (6'0'', PG, Illinois, Sr.)
50. Brandon Roy (6'5'', SG, Washington, Sr.)
51. Eric Williams (6'8'', PF, Wake Forest, Sr.)
52. Kevin Pittsnogle (6'11'', PF, West Virginia, Sr.)
53. Mohamed Kone (6’11’’, PF, Valperaiso, Sr.)
54. Pops Mensah-Bonsu (6'9'', PF, George Washington, Sr.)
55. Brandon Bowman (6'8'', SF, Georgetown, Sr.)
56. Justin Grey (6'1'', PG, Wake Forest, Sr.)
57. Chuck Davis (6'7'', SF, Alabama, Sr.)
58. Jose Juan Barea (6'0'', PG, Northeastern, Sr.)
59. Carl Krauser (6'2'', PG, Pitt, Sr.)
60. Oleksiy Pecherov (6'11'', PF, Ukraine)

Cammo Top 25 (Week 10)

1. USC (9-0) 1
2. Texas (9-0) 2
3. Alabama (9-0) 4
4. Miami (7-1) 6
5. LSU (7-1) 7
6. Georgia (7-1) 9
7. Oregon (8-1) 10
8. Virginia Tech (8-1) 3
9. Ohio State (7-2) 11
10. Penn State (9-1) 13
11. Notre Dame (6-2) 12
12. West Virginia (7-1) 14
13. Texas Tech (8-1) 15
14. UCLA (8-1) 5
15. Florida (7-2) 17
16. Florida State (7-2) 8
17. TCU (9-1) 19
18. Auburn (7-2) 20
19. Louisville (6-2) 21
20. Fresno State (7-1) 22
21. Colorado (7-2) 23
22. Wisconsin (8-2) 16
23. Michigan (6-3) 24
24. Georgia Tech (6-2) NR
25. UTEP (7-1) NR


Heisman Top 10

1. Reggie Bush (USC)
2. Vince Young (Texas)
3. Matt Leinart (USC)
4. Brady Quinn (Notre Dame)
5. Maurice Drew (UCLA)
6. Laurence Maroney (Minnesota)
7. Brodie Croyle (Alabama)
8. DJ Shockley (Georgia)
9. Marcus Vick (Virginia Tech)
10. Cody Hodges (Texas Tech)

College Basketball Preview

1st Team All American:

Adam Morrsion (Gonzaga)
JJ Redick (Duke)
Daniel Gibson (Texas)
Shelden Williams (Duke)
Josh Boone (UConn)

2nd Team All American:

Rudy Gay (UConn)
Craig Smith (Boston College)
Darius Washington (Memphis)
Taj Gray (Oklahoma)
Hasaan Adams (Arizona)

3rd Team All American:

Rajon Rondo (Kentucky)
Dee Brown (Illinois)
Glen Davis (LSU)
Ronnie Brewer (Arkansas)
Gerry McNamara (Syracuse)

4th Team All American:

Paul Davis (Michigan State)
Taquan Dean (Louisville)
Chuck Davis (Alabama)
Carl Krauser (Pitt)
Leon Powe (California)

All Freshman Team:

Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)
Shawne Williams (Memphis)
Brandon Rush (Kansas)
Josh McRoberts (Duke)
Richard Hendrix (Alabama)

All Freshman 2nd Team:

Mike Mercer (Georgia)
Tasmin Mitchell (LSU)
Greg Paulus (Duke)
Luke Zeller (Notre Dame)
Keith Brumbaugh (Oklahoma State)

National Title: Duke over UConn
Final Four: Duke, UConn, Texas, Gonzaga
Player of the Year: Adam Morrison (Gonzaga)
Freshman of the Year: Richard Hendrix (Alabama)