Found November 26, 2012 on Run the Floor: Yardbarker Blogger Network
As a reminder to those who are inevitable going to spam my twitter account with outrage that your guy isn't on this list - this has nothing to do with who I think are the top freshmen in the nation. It's all based on what they've done on the court, to date. And no, one great game on national tv does not qualify your guy. 1. Anthony Bennett, UNLV (last week: not enough games to qualify) Talk about consistency - Anthony Bennett's career is now four games old, and he's scored 22, 12, 22 and 22 points. The only real knock so far is his 3-10 from beyond the arc, which isnt' terrible, but considering he's making 63% of his 2s - get inside young man. He's averaging 8.2 boards a game, and gets to the line eight times a game, knocking down 78% of his freebies. 2. Alex Poythress, Kentucky (lw: 2) Poythress has now made at least 75% of his attempts from the floor in three of five games. This week he had 20 and 8 against Morehead State (including ...
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