Lincoln – Nebraska basketball standout Terran Petteway was tabbed for the Wooden Award Men’s Preseason Top 50 Monday afternoon.
Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for the sport’s most prestigious honor.
Petteway earned a spot on the list after an outstanding sophomore season where he averaged 18.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. The 6-foot-6 wing led the Big Ten in scoring – becoming the first Husker in more than six decades to lead the conference in scoring for a season – and had a pair of 30-point games on the season, including a career-high 35 points against Minnesota. He was his best against the Huskers’ toughest foes, averaging 20.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game in 12 games against top-50 competition to help the Huskers reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998.
Petteway opened the season with a game-high 25 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots in Nebraska’s 80-61 win over Northern Kentucky on Sunday.
A preseason All-American by several publications, Petteway is one of seven Big Ten players on the Wooden Award Men’s Preseason Top 50.
The Wooden Award National Advisory Board will select 25 players for the midseason list in early January. The leading candidates will be further pared to 20 in early February. Fifteen top players who have proven to their universities that they are also making progress toward graduation and maintaining at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA will be placed on the ballot and submitted to voters prior to the NCAA Tournament. Voting will take into account play during the opening rounds of the tournament. The Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced the week of the “Elite Eight” round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Huskers return to action Tuesday night, as they host Central Arkansas at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m. with a limited number of tickets are still available by visiting Huskers.com or calling 800-8-BIGRED.
2014-15 John R. Wooden Award®
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Preseason Top 50
| Name | School | Conference | Height | Class | Position |
| Cliff Alexander | Kansas | Big 12 | 6-8 | Fr. | F |
| Brandon Ashley | Arizona | Pac-12 | 6-9 | Jr. | F |
| Ron Baker | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 6-4 | Jr. | G |
| Ryan Boatright | UConn | The American | 6-0 | Sr. | G |
| Malcolm Brogdon | Virginia | ACC | 6-5 | Jr. | G |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | Kentucky | SEC | 7-0 | Jr. | F |
| Branden Dawson | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-6 | Sr. | G/F |
| Sam Dekker | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-9 | Jr. | F |
| Perry Ellis | Kansas | Big 12 | 6-8 | Jr. | F |
| Yogi Ferrell | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-0 | Jr. | G |
| Marcus Foster | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6-3 | So. | G |
| Michael Frazier II | Florida | SEC | 6-4 | Jr. | G |
| Treveon Graham | VCU | Atlantic 10 | 6-6 | Sr. | G/F |
| Jerian Grant | Notre Dame | ACC | 6-5 | Sr. | G |
| Olivier Hanlan | Boston College | ACC | 6-4 | Jr. | G |
| Montrezl Harrell | Louisville | ACC | 6-8 | Jr. | F |
| Aaron Harrison | Kentucky | SEC | 6-6 | So. | G |
| Andrew Harrison | Kentucky | SEC | 6-6 | So. | G |
| Tyler Haws | BYU | WCC | 6-5 | Sr. | G |
| Buddy Hield | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 6-4 | Jr. | G |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Arizona | Pac-12 | 6-7 | So. | F |
| R.J. Hunter | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-6 | Jr. | G |
| Stanley Johnson | Arizona | Pac-12 | 6-7 | Fr. | F |
| Tyus Jones | Duke | ACC | 6-1 | Fr. | G |
| Frank Kaminsky | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-0 | Sr. | F |
| Caris LeVert | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-7 | Jr. | G |
| Jordan Mickey | LSU | SEC | 6-8 | So. | F |
| Nic Moore | SMU | The American | 5-9 | Jr. | G |
| Georges Niang | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-8 | Jr. | F |
| Jahlil Okafor | Duke | ACC | 6-11 | Fr. | C |
| Kelly Oubre, Jr. | Kansas | Big 12 | 6-7 | Fr. | G |
| Marcus Paige | North Carolina | ACC | 6-1 | Jr. | G |
| Kevin Pangos | Gonzaga | WCC | 6-2 | Sr. | G |
| Terran Petteway | Nebraska | Big Ten | 6-6 | Jr. | F |
| Bobby Portis | Arkansas | SEC | 6-11 | So. | F |
| Chasson Randle | Stanford | Pac-12 | 6-2 | Sr. | G |
| Terry Rozier | Louisville | ACC | 6-1 | So. | G |
| Wesley Saunders | Harvard | Ivy League | 6-5 | Sr. | G |
| Josh Scott | Colorado | Pac-12 | 6-10 | Jr. | F |
| Wayne Selden, Jr. | Kansas | Big 12 | 6-5 | So. | G |
| D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera | Georgetown | Big East | 6-3 | Jr. | G |
| Juwan Staten | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6-1 | Sr. | G |
| Keifer Sykes | Green Bay | Horizon League | 6-0 | Sr. | G |
| Isaiah Taylor | Texas | Big 12 | 6-1 | So. | G |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Kentucky | SEC | 6-11 | Fr. | F |
| Myles Turner | Texas | Big 12 | 6-11 | Fr. | F |
| Fred VanVleet | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 6-0 | Jr. | G |
| Dez Wells | Maryland | Big Ten | 6-5 | Sr. | G/F |
| Delon Wright | Utah | Pac-12 | 6-5 | Sr. | G |
| Joseph Young | Oregon | Pac-12 | 6-2 | Sr. | G |