Kennedy Winston Makes Wooden Award National Ballot
3/5/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
TUSCALOOSA – On Saturday afternoon Kennedy Winston scored 21 points to lead a University of Alabama win at Mississippi State. On Saturday evening he was announced as one of the 23 student-athletes named to the official voting ballot for the 2005 Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year. The award, perhaps the biggest in men's collegiate basketball, is presented annually to the nation's top collegiate basketball player. The winner will be announced on Saturday, April 9 during a national CBS telecast of the John R. Wooden Award ceremony that will air live at noon CT from the Los Angeles Athletic Club.
Winston leads the Crimson Tide, the Southeastern Conference's Western Division Champions, in scoring. He averages 18.1 points a game after 29 games this season.
Following are the names of the players who have made the ballot:
| Athelete | Height | Class | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Bogut | 7'0" | So. | F/C | Utah |
| Dee Brown | 6'0" | Jr. | G | Illinois |
| Taylor Coppenrath | 6'9" | Sr. | F | Vermont |
| Ike Diogu | 6'8" | Jr. | F | Arizona State |
| Francisco Garcia | 6'7" | Jr. | F | Louisville |
| Ryan Gomes | 6'7" | Sr. | F | Providence |
| Joey Graham | 6'7" | Sr. | F | Oklahoma State |
| Luther Head | 6'3" | Sr. | G | Illinois |
| John Lucas | 5'11" | Sr. | G | Oklahoma State |
| Sean May | 6'9" | Jr. | F/C | North Carolina |
| Rashad McCants | 6'4" | Jr. | F/G | North Carolina |
| Chris Paul | 6'0" | So. | G | Wake Forest |
| J.J. Redick | 6'4" | Jr. | G | Duke |
| Lawrence Roberts | 6'9" | Sr. | F | Mississippi State |
| Nate Robinson | 5'9" | Jr. | G | Washington |
| Wayne Simien | 6'9" | Sr. | F | Kansas |
| Craig Smith | 6'7" | Jr. | F | Boston College |
| Salim Stoudamire | 6'1" | Sr. | G | Arizona |
| Ronny Turiaf | 6'10" | Sr. | F | Gonzaga |
| Hakim Warrick | 6'8" | Sr. | F | Syracuse |
| Deron Williams | 6'3" | Jr. | G | Illinois |
| Shelden Williams | 6'9" | Jr. | F | Duke |
| Kennedy Winston | 6'6" | Jr. | F | Alabama |
