PROVO, Utah -- Senior Rafael Araujo has been selected as one of the top-30 candidates for the Wooden Award Player of the Year and All-America Team by the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Committee.
Araujo leads BYU in scoring (19.8) and rebounding (10.4) and has 11 double-doubles this year. He is tied for the third-most double-double games nationally this season, one behind UNLV's Odartey Blankson and two behind Connecicut's Omeka Okafor.
On March 30, the 10-player Wooden All-America Team will be announced. One member of the team will be selected April 10 to receive the Wooden Award as the nation's "Most Outstanding Collegiate Basketball Player of the Year." BYU's Danny Ainge was recognized as the nation's top player in 1981 when he received the Wooden Award.
2004 MIDSEASON WOODEN AWARD TOP 30 LIST
Rafael Araujo, 6-11, Sr., C, BYU
Andre Barrett, 5-10, Sr., G, Seton Hall
Travis Diener, 6-1, Jr., G, Marquette
Ike Diogu, 6-8, So., F, Arizona State
Chris Duhon, 6-1, Sr., G, Duke
B.J. Elder, 6-4, Jr., G/F, Georgia Tech
Andre Emmett, 6-5, Sr., F, Texas Tech
Gerald Fitch, 6-3, Sr., G, Kentucky
Matt Freije, 6-9, Sr., F, Vanderbilt
Francisco Garcia, 6-7, So., F, Louisville
Ryan Gomes, 6-8, Jr., F, Providence
Ben Gordon, 6-2, Jr., G, Connecticut
Devin Harris, 6-3, Jr., G, Wisconsin
Julius Hodge, 6-6, Jr., G, North Carolina State
Kris Humphries, 6-8, Fr., F, Minnesota
Andre Iguodala, 6-6, So., F, Arizona
Luke Jackson, 6-7, Sr., F, Oregon
David Lee, 6-8, Jr., F, Oregon
Matt Lottich, 6-4, Sr., G, Stanford
Jason Maxiell, 6-7, Jr., F, Cincinnati
Sean May, 6-9, So., F/C, North Carolina
Jameer Nelson, 6-1, Sr., G, St. Joseph's
*Emeka Okafor, 6-9, Jr., F/C, Connecticut
Julius Page, 6-3, Sr., G, Pittsburgh
Chris Paul, 6-0, Fr., G, Wake Forest
Lawrence Roberts, 6-9, Jr., F, Mississippi State
Romain Sato, 6-5, Sr., G, Xavier
Wayne Simien, 6-8, Jr., F, Kansas
Ronny Tariaf, 6-10, Jr., F, Gonzaga
Hakim Warrick, 6-9, Jr., F, Syracuse
*indicates player who was a 2002-03 John R. Wooden Award All-American
For more information on the Wooden Award, go to woodenaward.com.