The Wooden award preseason list was released a few area players made the list.
Kansas Jayhawks: Marcus Morris
Kansas State: Jacob Pullen
| Name |
Height |
Class |
Position |
University | Conference |
| Ty Abbott | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Arizona State | Pac-10 |
| Lavoy Allen | 6-9 | Sr. | F | Temple | Atlantic 10 |
| Kevin Anderson | 6-0 | Sr. | G | Richmond | Atlantic 10 |
| Talor Battle | 6-0 | Sr. | G | Penn State | Big Ten |
| Kenny Boynton | 6-2 | So. | G | Florida | SEC |
| William Buford | 6-5 | Jr. | G | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Alec Burks | 6-6 | So. | G | Colorado | Big 12 |
| Randy Culpepper | 6-0 | Sr. | G | UTEP | Conference USA |
| Malcolm Delaney | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Virginia Tech | ACC |
| LaceDarius Dunn | 6-4 | Sr. | G | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Kim English | 6-6 | Jr. | G | Missouri | Big 12 |
| Corey Fisher | 6-1 | Sr. | G | Villanova | Big East |
| Jimmer Fredette* | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Brigham Young | Mountain West |
| Austin Freeman | 6-4 | Sr. | G | Georgetown | Big East |
| Ashton Gibbs | 6-2 | Jr. | G | Pittsburgh | Big East |
| Steven Gray | 6-5 | Sr. | G | Gonzaga | West Coast |
| Jordan Hamilton | 6-7 | So. | G/F | Texas | Big 12 |
| Elias Harris | 6-7 | So. | F | Gonzaga | West Coast |
| Jeremy Hazell | 6-5 | Sr. | G | Seton Hall | Big East |
| John Henson | 6-10 | So. | F | North Carolina | ACC |
| Cory Higgins | 6-5 | Sr. | G | Colorado | Big 12 |
| Tyler Honeycutt | 6-8 | So. | F | UCLA | Pac-10 |
| Robbie Hummel* | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Purdue | Big Ten |
| JaJuan Johnson | 6-10 | Sr. | F/C | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Kris Joseph | 6-7 | Jr. | F | Syracuse | Big East |
| Kawhi Leonard | 6-7 | So. | F | San Diego State | Mountain West |
| Jon Leuer | 6-10 | Sr. | F | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Kalin Lucas* | 6-1 | Sr. | F | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| Shelvin Mack | 6-3 | Jr. | G | Butler | Horizon League |
| Demetri McCamey | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Illinois | Big Ten |
| E’Twaun Moore | 6-4 | Sr. | G | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Marcus Morris | 6-9 | Jr. | F | Kansas | Big 12 |
| Jacob Pullen | 6-0 | Sr. | G | Kansas State | Big 12 |
| John Shurna | 6-8 | Jr. | F | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Kyle Singler* | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Duke | ACC |
| Chris Singleton | 6-9 | Jr. | F | Florida State | ACC |
| Nolan Smith | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Duke | ACC |
| Tracy Smith | 6-8 | Sr. | F | North Carolina State | ACC |
| Durrell Summers | 6-5 | Sr. | G | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| Jeffery Taylor | 6-7 | Jr. | G/F | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| Isaiah Thomas | 5-9 | Jr. | G | Washington | Pac-10 |
| Trey Thompkins | 6-10 | Jr. | F | Georgia | SEC |
| Klay Thompson | 6-6 | Jr. | G | Washington State | Pac-10 |
| Joe Trapani | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Boston College | ACC |
| Brandon Triche | 6-4 | So. | G | Syracuse | Big East |
| Nikola Vucevic | 6-10 | Jr. | F | USC | Pac-10 |
| Kemba Walker | 6-1 | Jr. | G | Connecticut | Big East |
| Derrick Williams | 6-8 | So. | F | Arizona | Pac-10 |
| Jordan Williams | 6-10 | So. | F | Maryland | ACC |
| Chris Wright | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Dayton | Atlantic 10 |