ISU's Kane among 25 named to midseason Wooden Award list

 From Iowa State sports information:

 AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior guard DeAndre Kane has been named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25, announced today on ESPN SportsCenter and ESPN.com. Chosen by the Wooden Award Advisory Board, the list is comprised of 25 student-athletes who are the front-runners for the sport's most prestigious individual honor based on their play so far this season. ESPNU will follow up at 5 p.m. CST with a half-hour show focusing on the candidates.

Players not named to the midseason list are still eligible for the ballot.

Kane has been a stat-sheet stuffer in his first season at Iowa State, averaging 16.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.8 assists. In conference play, Kane is leading the Big 12 with 20.8 points per game and 3.0 steals, while also ranking second in assists (5.2).

Kane has earned player of the week honors four times from the Big 12, earning player of the week and newcomer of the week honors twice. He was also named USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week after earning MVP honors at the Diamond Head Classic.

The Pittsburgh, Pa. native has scored in double figures 15 times this season, including one of the season's best performances against Baylor. In that game, Kane helped the Cyclones defeat the nationally-ranked Bears by scoring 30 points to go along with nine assists, eight rebounds and five steals.

He has posted five double-doubles this season.

Complete Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 list:

2013-14 John R. Wooden AwardPresented by Wendy'sMidseason Top 25

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Midseason Top 25

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

School

Conference

Kyle Anderson

6-9

So.

G/F

UCLA

Pac-12

Keith Appling

6-1

Sr.

G

Michigan State

Big Ten

Cameron Bairstow

6-9

Sr.

F

New Mexico

Mountain West

Jordan Clarkson

6-5

Jr.

G

Missouri

SEC

Aaron Craft

6-2

Sr.

G

Ohio State

Big Ten

Sam Dekker

6-7

So.

F

Wisconsin

Big Ten

Cleanthony Early

6-8

Sr.

F

Wichita State

Missouri Valley

Tyler Ennis

6-2

Fr.

G

Syracuse

ACC

C.J. Fair

6-8

Sr.

F

Syracuse

ACC

Aaron Gordon

6-9

Fr.

F

Arizona

Pac-12

Rodney Hood

6-8

So.

F

Duke

ACC

Nick Johnson

6-3

Jr.

G

Arizona

Pac-12

DeAndre Kane

6-4

Sr.

G

Iowa State

Big 12

Doug McDermott*#

6-8

Sr.

F

Creighton

Big East

Shabazz Napier

6-1

Sr.

G

Connecticut

The American

Jabari Parker

6-8

Fr.

F

Duke

ACC

Adreian Payne

6-10

Sr.

C

Michigan State

Big Ten

Casey Prather

6-6

Sr.

F

Florida

SEC

Julius Randle

6-9

Fr.

F

Kentucky

SEC

Marcus Smart

6-4

So.

G

Oklahoma State

Big 12

Russ Smith

6-0

Sr.

G

Louisville

The American

T.J. Warren

6-8

So.

F

North Carolina State

ACC

Andrew Wiggins

6-8

Fr.

G

Kansas

Big 12

Chaz Williams

5-9

Sr.

G

Massachusetts

Atlantic 10

Joseph Young

6-2

Jr.

G

Oregon

Pac-12

Players listed alphabetically

* indicates player chosen to the 2013 Wooden All American Team

# indicates player chosen to the 2012 Wooden All American Team