ACC's best are finalists for Wooden Award
Posted Mar 13, 2009
The final ballot for this year's John R. Wooden Award was released on Thursday. There is no shortage of ACC or local players among the finalists. Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson made the cut for North Carolina. Hansbrough won the award last season and leads the ACC in scoring this year with almost 22 points per game. Lawson was recently named the ACC Player of the Year.
(WRAL Sports Fan)
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