Wooden Award on CBS
The John Wooden Award got a boost in prestige with the announcement Wednesday that CBS would televise the trophy presentation April 10 at 10 a.m. from the Los Angeles Athletic Club.
It marks the first time since the inception of the award in 1976 that a major network will televise the trophy presentation.
Besides the trophy presentation, the award ceremony April 10 will include the presentation of the Wooden Award All-American team, the inaugural Women’s Wooden Award and the presentation of the Legends of Coaching Award to Stanford’s Mike Montgomery.
The All-American team will be announced March 30 and the top five candidates will be invited to Los Angeles for the awards ceremony.
Texas’ T.J. Ford was last year’s Wooden Award winner.
-- Larry Stewart
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Duke guards Chris Duhon and J.J. Redick were among 16 finalists for the Adolph F. Rupp trophy for player of the year.
Among other finalists were Josh Childress of Stanford, Ike Diogu of Arizona State and Blake Stepp of Gonzaga. The winner will be announced April 1 at the Final Four in San Antonio.
District Judge Ralph Strother dismissed the final count in a wrongful-death lawsuit filed against Baylor University by Patrick Dennehy Sr., the father of slain player Patrick Dennehy Jr.
From Associated Press
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