NCAA Tournament 2012: Top 68 Players
Anthony Davis Is The Best of the Best
© Amy Wallot/Louisville Courier-Journal
When it comes time to pick your NCAA Bracket, its a good strategy to focus on teams with superstar players. Just look at UCONN last year: Kemba Walker put the Huskies on his back and led them to a surprise National Championship.
Which individual stars will lead their teams to success in the 2012 Tournament? It might be household stars like Anthony Davis, or lesser known stars like Casper Ware and Nate Wolters. Here are the 68 best players in the Dance:
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|
Rank |
Player |
School |
League |
Yr |
Pos |
|
1 |
Anthony Davis |
Kentucky |
SEC |
Fr |
F |
|
2 |
Thomas Robinson |
Kansas |
B12 |
Jr |
F |
|
3 |
Jared Sullinger |
Ohio St |
B10 |
So |
F |
|
4 |
Doug McDermott |
Creighton |
MVC |
So |
F |
|
5 |
Draymond Green |
Michigan St |
B10 |
Sr |
F |
|
6 |
John Henson |
North Carolina |
ACC |
Jr |
F |
|
7 |
Harrison Barnes |
North Carolina |
ACC |
So |
F |
|
8 |
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist |
Kentucky |
SEC |
Fr |
F |
|
9 |
Isaiah Canaan |
Murray St |
OVC |
Jr |
G |
|
10 |
Marcus Denmon |
Missouri |
B12 |
Sr |
G |
|
11 |
Perry Jones |
Baylor |
B12 |
So |
F |
|
12 |
Kevin Jones |
West Virginia |
BE |
Sr |
F |
|
13 |
Will Barton |
Memphis |
USA |
So |
G |
|
14 |
Jeremy Lamb |
UCONN |
BE |
So |
G |
|
15 |
Cody Zeller |
Indiana |
B10 |
Fr |
C |
|
16 |
Tyler Zeller |
North Carolina |
ACC |
Jr |
C |
|
17 |
Mike Scott |
Virginia |
ACC |
Sr |
F |
|
18 |
John Jenkins |
Vanderbilt |
SEC |
Jr |
G |
|
19 |
Kenny Boynton |
Florida |
SEC |
Jr |
G |
|
20 |
Tyshawn Taylor |
Kansas |
B12 |
Sr |
G |
|
21 |
Scott Machado |
Iona |
MAAC |
Sr |
G |
|
22 |
Jae Crowder |
Marquette |
BE |
Sr |
F |
|
23 |
Kendall Marshall |
North Carolina |
ACC |
So |
G |
|
24 |
J'Covan Brown |
Texas |
B12 |
Jr |
G |
|
25 |
Trey Burke |
Michigan |
B10 |
Fr |
G |
|
26 |
Tu Holloway |
Xavier |
A10 |
Sr |
G |
|
27 |
Austin Rivers |
Duke |
ACC |
Fr |
G |
|
28 |
Robbie Hummel |
Purdue |
B10 |
Sr |
F |
|
29 |
Matthew Dellavedova |
St. Mary's |
WCC |
Jr |
G |
|
30 |
Darius Johnson-Odom |
Marquette |
BE |
Sr |
G |
|
31 |
Jordan Taylor |
Wisconsin |
B10 |
Sr |
G |
|
32 |
Casper Ware |
Long Beach St |
BW |
Sr |
G |
|
33 |
Dion Waiters |
Syracuse |
BE |
So |
G |
|
34 |
Kris Joseph |
Syracuse |
BE |
Sr |
F |
|
35 |
Drew Gordon |
New Mexico |
MWC |
Sr |
F |
|
36 |
Nate Wolters |
South Dakota St |
SUM |
Jr |
G |
|
37 |
Wendell McKines |
New Mexico St |
WAC |
Sr |
F |
|
38 |
CJ McCollum |
Lehigh |
PAT |
Jr |
G |
|
39 |
JaMychal Green |
Alabama |
SEC |
Sr |
F |
|
40 |
William Buford |
Ohio St |
B10 |
Sr |
G |
|
41 |
Henry Sims |
Georgetown |
BE |
Sr |
C |
|
42 |
Bradley Beal |
Florida |
SEC |
Fr |
G |
|
43 |
Mike Moser |
UNLV |
MWC |
So |
F |
|
44 |
Jamaal Franklin |
San Diego St |
MWC |
So |
G |
|
45 |
Jason Clark |
Georgetown |
BE |
Sr |
G |
|
46 |
Aaron Craft |
Ohio St |
B10 |
So |
G |
|
47 |
Ramon Moore |
Temple |
A10 |
Sr |
G |
|
48 |
Mike Glover |
Iona |
MAAC |
Sr |
F |
|
49 |
Royce White |
Iowa St |
B12 |
So |
F |
|
50 |
Jeff Taylor |
Vanderbilt |
SEC |
Sr |
G |
|
51 |
Andrew Nicholson |
St Bonaventure |
A10 |
Sr |
F |
|
52 |
Doron Lamb |
Kentucky |
SEC |
So |
G |
|
53 |
Shabazz Napier |
UCONN |
BE |
So |
G |
|
54 |
Terrence Jones |
Kentucky |
SEC |
So |
F |
|
55 |
Lorenzo Brown |
NC State |
ACC |
So |
G |
|
56 |
Kerron Johnson |
Belmont |
AS |
Jr |
G |
|
57 |
Chance Stanback |
UNLV |
MWC |
Sr |
F |
|
58 |
Rob Jones |
St. Mary's |
SEC |
Sr |
F |
|
59 |
DJ Cooper |
Ohio |
MAC |
Jr |
G |
|
60 |
Garrett Stutz |
Wichita St |
MVC |
Sr |
C |
|
61 |
Mark Lyons |
Xavier |
A10 |
Jr |
G |
|
62 |
Kim English |
Missouri |
B12 |
Sr |
G |
|
63 |
Jake Cohen |
Davidson |
SoCo |
Jr |
F |
|
64 |
Ray McCallum |
Detroit |
HL |
So |
G |
|
65 |
Bernard James |
Florida St |
ACC |
Sr |
C |
| 66 | Elias Harris | Gonzaga | WCC | Sr | F |
| 67 | Sean Kilpatrick | Cincinncati | BE | So | G |
|
68 |
Khalif Wyatt |
Temple |
A10 |
Jr |
G |
Top 10 One-Bid League Stars
1 Isaiah Canaan - Murray St
2 Casper Ware - Long Beach St
3 Nate Wolters - South Dakota St
4 CJ McCollum - Lehigh
5 Kerron Johnson - Belmont
5 DJ Cooper - Ohio
6 Jake Cohen - Davidson
7 Ray McCallum - Detroit
8 Will Cherry - Montana
9 Matt Dickey - UNC-Asheville
10 TJ Robinson - Long Beach St
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