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Thomas Robinson, Jared Sullinger Headline List Of Wooden Award Finalists

The 25 finalists for college basketball’s top individual award were announced on Tuesday evening.

LAWRENCE, KS - JANUARY 04: Thomas Robinson #0 of the Kansas Jayhawks celebrates after scoring during the game against the Kansas State Wildcats on January 4, 2012 at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KS - JANUARY 04: Thomas Robinson #0 of the Kansas Jayhawks celebrates after scoring during the game against the Kansas State Wildcats on January 4, 2012 at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KS - JANUARY 04: Thomas Robinson #0 of the Kansas Jayhawks celebrates after scoring during the game against the Kansas State Wildcats on January 4, 2012 at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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The Los Angeles Athletic Club released its 25 midseason finalists for the Wooden Award - given annually to the best player in college basketball - on Tuesday night. The finalists were selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board.

The award is voted on by more than 1,000 sports writers from all 50 states, and the winner will be announced the weekend of April 6-8, 2012.

The 25 finalists (in alphabetical order):

Harrison Barnes, North Carolina

Will Barton, Memphis

William Buford, Ohio State

Anthony Davis, Kentucky

Marcus Denmon, Missouri

Draymond Green, Michigan State

John Henson, North Carolina

John Jenkins, Vanderbilt

Orlando Johnson, UC Santa Barbara

Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette

Kevin Jones, West Virginia

Perry Jones III, Baylor

Kris Joseph, Syracuse

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky

Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut

Damian Lillard, Weber State

Scott Machado, Iona

Kendall Marshall, North Carolina

Doug McDermott, Creighton

Mike Moser, UNLV

Arnett Moultrie, Mississippi State

Thomas Robinson, Kansas

Mike Scott, Virginia

Jared Sullinger, Ohio State

Cody Zeller, Indiana

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