University of North Carolina Athletics
Capel Named To Wooden Award Preseason List
August 6, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Aug. 6, 2001
LOS ANGELES -- University of North Carolina senior forward Jason Capel is one of 50 preseason candidates for the John R. Wooden Award, which is presented by the Downtown Los Angeles Athletic Club to the men's college basketball player of the year.
Capel averaged 11.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game last year for the Tar Heels. He shared the team lead in rebounding with center Brendan Haywood. Capel also led the team in three-point field goals made and three-point percentage at .418 (56 for 134), was second in steals with 36 and third in assists with 111. He has averaged 11.1 points per game and shot better than 82 percent from the free throw line in his first three seasons.
A national poll was conducted of The John R. Wooden Award Preseason Committee to determine the Top 50 preseason candidates for the 2001-2002 Wooden Award. The top 50 candidates were selected based on last year's individual performance and team records. The student-athletes selected are all returning players, transfers and first-time players are not included. Four 2000-2001 Wooden Award All-Americas head the preseason list (Jason Williams of Duke, Casey Jacobsen of Stanford, Tayshaun Prince of Kentucky and Frank Williams of Illinois).
On Tuesday March 26, 2002, the 10-player Wooden Award All-America Team will be announced. One member of the Wooden Award All-America Team will be selected on Sunday April 7, 2002 as the recipient of the Wooden Award Trophy as the nation's "Most Outstanding Collegiate Basketball Player of the Year." In late December, the Wooden Award committee will release the Midseason Top 30.
| Wooden Award Preseason All-American Team - Top 50 Candidates | ||||
| Maurice Baker | 6'1" | Sr. | G | Oklahoma State |
| Lonny Baxter | 6'8" | Sr. | F | Maryland |
| Troy Bell | 6'1" | Jr. | G | Boston College |
| LaVell Blanchard | 6'7" | Jr. | F | Michigan |
| David Bluthenthal | 6'7" | Sr. | F | Southern California |
| Keith Bogans | 6'5" | Jr. | G | Kentucky |
| Carlos Boozer | 6'9" | Jr. | C | Duke |
| Kevin Braswell | 6'2" | Sr. | G | Georgetown |
| Caron Butler | 6'7" | So. | F | Connecticut |
| Jason Capel | 6'7" | Sr. | F | North Carolina |
| Sam Clancy | 6'7" | Sr. | F | Southern California |
| Nick Collison | 6'9" | Jr. | F | Kansas |
| Brian Cook | 6'10" | Jr. | F | Illinois |
| Dan Dickau | 6'0" | Sr. | G | Gonzaga |
| Juan Dixon | 6'3" | Sr. | G | Maryland |
| Chris Duhon | 6'1'" | So. | G | Duke |
| Mike Dunleavy | 6'8" | Jr. | F | Duke |
| Melvin Ely | 6'10" | Sr. | F | Fresno State |
| Reggie Evans | 6'8" | Sr. | F | Iowa |
| Dan Gadzuric | 6'11" | Sr. | C | UCLA |
| Jason Gardner | 5'11" | Jr. | G | Arizona |
| Jerry Green | 6'3" | Sr. | G | UC Irvine |
| Drew Gooden | 6'10" | Jr. | F | Kansas |
| Lynn Greer | 6'1" | Sr. | G | Temple |
| Udonis Haslem | 6'7" | Sr. | C | Florida |
| Casey Jacobsen* | 6'6" | Jr. | F | Stanford |
| Jared Jeffries | 6'9" | So. | F | Indiana |
| Jason Kapono | 6'7" | Jr. | F | UCLA |
| John Linehan | 5'9" | Sr. | G | Providence |
| Steve Logan | 6'0" | Sr. | G | Cincinnati |
| Tito Maddox | 6'4" | Jr. | G | Fresno State |
| Chris Marcus | 7'1" | Sr. | C | Western Kentucky |
| Roger Mason | 6'5" | Jr. | G | Virginia |
| Brett Nelson | 6'3" | Jr. | G | Florida |
| Jameer Nelson | 6'1" | So. | G | St. Joseph's |
| Marvin O'Connor | 6'4" | Sr. | G | St. Joseph's |
| Chris Owens | 6'8" | Sr. | F/C | Texas |
| Tayshaun Prince* | 6'8 | Sr. | F | Kentucky |
| Luke Recker | 6'6" | Sr. | G | Iowa |
| Justin Reed | 6'8" | So. | F | Mississippi |
| Kareem Rush | 6'6" | Jr. | G | Missouri |
| Preston Shumpert | 6'7" | Sr. | F | Syracuse |
| Tamar Slay | 6'9" | Sr. | G | Marshall |
| Mike Sweetney | 6'8" | So. | F | Georgetown |
| Marcus Taylor | 6'3" | So. | G | Michigan State |
| David West | 6'8" | Jr. | F/C | Xavier |
| Frank Williams* | 6'3" | Jr. | G | Illinois |
| Jason Williams* | 6'2" | Jr. | G | Duke |
| Kelly Wise | 6'10" | Sr. | F | Memphis |
| Vincent Yarbrough | 6'7" | Sr. | F | Tennessee |
* = Indicates player was a 2000-2001 John R. Wooden Award All-American.
