[GoMarquette.com] Johnson-Odom Named To Wooden Award Preseason List

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Johnson-Odom Named To Wooden Award Preseason List
         

Marquette University senior guard Darius Johnson-Odom has been tabbed to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top-50 List, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Monday morning.
     

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[jmayer1]

Congrats DJO, well deserved!!!

Here's ESPN's breakdown of the list:

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7053604/opposing-coaches-break-50-players-wooden-award-watch-list-college-basketball

[TedBaxter]

Trevor Mbakwe, 6-8, Sr., F, Minnesota
"He's a warrior. He's one of the best offensive rebounders that has been in this league since I've been around. He plays hard and physical."

[Nukem2]

MU certainly could have used Trevor, but his people wanted him to not play center ( ala Maymon and his people ).  Definitely a force at PF.

[Slim]

10 from the BEast
9 From the Big 10

Thought there would be a bigger difference.

4 from North Carolina
3 Ohio State
3 Vandy

Post Season may  see JC and JW

[jmayer1]

Also surprised not to see any Duke guys on that list.

[brewcity77]

MU certainly could have used Trevor, but his people wanted him to not play center ( ala Maymon and his people ).  Definitely a force at PF.

Obviously Mbakwe had all kinds of issues, and didn't want to stick around, but it's hard not to imagine just how good we might be looking with him on this year's team. Otule at C, Mbakwe at PF, Crowder at SF, and Wilson and Gardner to back them up? That would have been the best front line Marquette had certainly since McIlvaine and McCaskill, maybe even further back.

Of course, I think it all worked out for the best, and am not sure Mbakwe would have been a good fit on this team whatsoever -- I still can't figure how Minnesota collapsed last year, but I have to imagine their chemistry wasn't very good.

Back on topic...great for DJO! Hopefully he'll be one of the guys they're still talking about for this come late February.

[MuMark]

Mbakwe never would have been on this years team. He would have graduated by now.

He sat out a year because of all the legal trouble.

[brewcity77]

Mbakwe never would have been on this years team. He would have graduated by now.

He sat out a year because of all the legal trouble.

Must have my math wrong, thought he'd be a senior this year.