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A wrap on 2012 college hoops

January 3, 2013 By Frank Burlison 2 Comments

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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Ca. – It’s a few days late . . . it’s Jan. 3, after all.

But here’s my take on the 2012 portion of the 2012-13 college hoops season, with, 1) my top 12 teams; 2) top 12 non-freshmen and, 3) top 12 freshmen (plus two).

 

Teams

1.Duke

2.Michigan

3.Louisville

4.Kansas

5.Indiana

6.Syracuse

7.Arizona

8.Gonzaga

9.Ohio State

10.Cincinnati

11.Butler

12.Minnesota

 

Non-freshmen American

Trey Burke                              6-0                   So.                   Michigan

Michael Carter-Williams         6-7                   So.                   Syracuse

Alex Len                                 7-1                   So.                   Maryland

C.J. McCollum                        6-3                   Sr.                    Lehigh

Doug McDermott                   6-8                   Jr.                    Creighton

Brandon Paul                          6-4                   Sr.                    Illinois

Mason Plumlee                        6-11                 Sr.                    Duke

Otto Porter                              6-8                   So.                   Georgetown

Peyton Siva                             6-0                   Sr.                    Louisville

Jeff Withey                             7-0                   Sr.                    Kansas

Nate Wolters                           6-3                   Sr.                    South Dakota State

Cody Zeller                             7-0                   So.                   Indiana

 

All-Freshmen

Jordan Adams                         6-5                   UCLA

Kyle Anderson                        6-8                   UCLA

Isaiah Austin                           7-0                   Baylor

Antony Bennett                      6-8                   UNLV

Yogi Ferrell                             6-0                   Indiana

Archie Goodwin                     6-4                   Kentucky

Shabazz Muhammad               6-6                   UCLA

Nerlens Noel                           6-10                 Kentucky

Alex Poythress                        6-7                   Kentucky

Marcus Smart                          6-4                   Oklahoma State

Nick Stauskas                         6-6                   Michigan

T.J. Warren                              6-8                   North Carolina State

*Jahii Carson                           5-10                 Arizona State

*Ben McLemore                     6-6                   Kansas

*Listed as “freshmen” by their schools but were academically ineligible as freshmen last season.

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