Players to watch in college basketball

John Wall The freshmen Guard from the University of Kentucky is the front runner for the national player of the year. He has led UK to a number 1 national ranking, on a team that sometimes starts 3 or more freshmen. He has consistently dazzled the college basketball world with his combonation of size and quickness to beat people off the bounce. He is starting to feel more comfortable with his team now and is not doing as much scoring as he did in the start of the year and is now distributing the rock to his teamates. What impresses me is that he doesnt let his team lose. In almost every close game (except for S. Carolina) Wall has taken over at the end of the game, not letting his team take an L. Not only is he the front runner for playe of the year, but will most likely go number one in this years NBA draft if he decides to leave early.

Devan Downey has just put his name into the national player of the year conversation. For the people who dont know who he is, he is a transfer from UC where he was named the Big East all rookie team. His showing at the University of Florida game where he put up 36 out of his teams 56 points showed the talent that the little man had. Not to mention he single handedly would of beat the Gators if it wasnt for a last second shot by Chandler Parsons. His next game versus the University of Kentucky (the number 1 team in the nation) he put up 30 out of his teams 68 points. This was pretty much a one man show to say the least. Downey who was 8 out of 27, still had the confidence to want the ball and make big shots at the end of the game. Numerous times Downey came down the floor guarded by the John Wall who most people think as the unanimous player of the year, and completely blew past him and made incredible shots over people who were twice his size. I think that after these two games people need to put his name into the national player of the year talks.

Dominique Jones For those of you who dont know the name get to know it. Jones plays guard for the South Florida Bulls, who are in the Big East conference. He is averaging 22 points per game in the best league in America hands down. Against the three top 25 teams he has played he has put up 30 against Syracuse, 28 against W. Virginia, and most recently 46 against Pitt who they upset. This guy is fun to watch his motor never stops running, against Pitt he willed his team to the win scoring over half of his teams points. The Panthers seemed to have no answer for him which seems to be a common trend against teams playing Jones and the Bulls. He too has put his name into the player of the year talks as well.