L.A. CONFIDENTIAL.Byline: -- Brian Dohn The United States Basketball Writers Association has named sixfinalists, including UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX junior Arron Afflalo, for the Oscar Robertson Trophy The Oscar Robertson Trophy is given out annually to outstanding men's college basketball players by the United States Basketball Writers Association. The trophy is considered to be the oldest of its kind and has been given out since 1959. , given to the nation's Player of the Year. The list of six players includes Afflalo, Wisconsin senior forward Alando Tucker, Florida junior forward Joakim Noah, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. sophomore forward Tyler Hansbrough and freshmen Kevin Durant of Texas and Greg Oden of Ohio State Afflalo, a 6-foot-5 guard, is second in the Pacific-10 Conference with 17.5 points per game and has scored in double figures in 27straight contests. He is also a lockdown Lockdown A specified period when an employee of a public company is barred from selling - and occasionally buying - their company's stock. Notes: These types of equity transaction restrictions can be imposed by securities regulators or underwriting firms if a company has defender. A replica of the Oscar Robertson statue will be awarded to the player of the year at the USBWA's annual awards breakfast, March 30 at Philips Arena in Atlanta. |
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