2008-2009 Men’s Preseason
Preseason Top 50 List
(Based on a preseason poll. Players listed alphabetically.)
| Player First | Player Last | Height | Position | Class | University |
| A.J. | Abrams | 5-11 | G | Sr. | Texas |
| Wink | Adams | 6-0 | G | Sr. | UNLV |
| DeJuan | Blair | 6-7 | F | So. | Pittsburgh |
| Jon | Brockman | 6-7 | F | Sr. | Washington |
| Derrick | Brown | 6-8 | F | Jr. | Xavier |
| Chase | Budinger | 6-7 | F | Jr. | Arizona |
| Nick | Calathes | 6-6 | G/F | So. | Florida |
| Dionte | Christmas | 6-5 | G | Sr. | Temple |
| Earl | Clark | 6-9 | G/F | Jr. | Louisville |
| Sherron | Collins | 5-11 | G | Jr. | Kansas |
| Darren | Collison | 6-0 | G | Sr. | UCLA |
| Lee | Cummard | 6-7 | G | Sr. | BYU |
| Stephen | Curry * | 6-3 | G | Jr. | Davidson |
| Devan | Downey | 5-9 | G | Jr. | South Carolina |
| Robert | Dozier | 6-9 | F | Sr. | Memphis |
| Wayne | Ellington | 6-4 | G | Jr. | North Carolina |
| Jonny | Flynn | 6-0 | G | So. | Syracuse |
| Taj | Gibson | 6-9 | F | Jr. | USC |
| Blake | Griffin | 6-10 | F | So. | Oklahoma |
| Tyler | Hansbrough ! *^ | 6-9 | F | Sr. | North Carolina |
| Luke | Harangody * | 6-8 | F | Jr. | Notre Dame |
| James | Harden | 6-4 | G | So. | Arizona State |
| Gerald | Henderson | 6-4 | G/F | Jr. | Duke |
| Lester | Hudson | 6-2 | G | Sr. | Tennessee Martin |
| Robbie | Hummel | 6-8 | F | So. | Purdue |
| Stefon | Jackson | 6-5 | G | Sr. | UTEP |
| Dominic | James | 5-11 | G | Sr. | Marquette |
| Damion | James | 6-7 | G/F | Jr. | Texas |
| Curtis | Jerrells | 6-1 | G | Sr. | Baylor |
| James | Johnson | 6-8 | F | So. | Wake Forest |
| Marcus | Landry | 6-7 | F | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| Ty | Lawson | 5-11 | G | Jr. | North Carolina |
| Eric | Maynor | 6-2 | G | Sr. | VCU |
| Jack | McClinton | 6-1 | G | Sr. | University of Miami |
| Jerel | McNeal | 6-3 | G | Sr. | Marquette |
| Patrick | Mills | 6-0 | G | So. | Saint Mary’s |
| Raymar | Morgan | 6-7 | F | Jr. | Michigan State |
| A.J. | Ogilvy | 6-11 | C | So. | Vanderbilt |
| Jeremy | Pargo | 6-2 | G | Sr. | Gonzaga |
| Patrick | Patterson | 6-8 | F | So. | Kentucky |
| A.J. | Price | 6-2 | G | Sr. | Connecticut |
| Scottie | Reynolds | 6-2 | G | Jr. | Villanova |
| Tyrese | Rice | 6-1 | G | Sr. | Boston College |
| Kyle | Singler | 6-8 | F | So. | Duke |
| Tyler | Smith | 6-7 | F | Jr. | Tennessee |
| DaJuan | Summers | 6-8 | F | Jr. | Georgetown |
| Hasheem | Thabeet | 7-3 | C | Jr. | Connecticut |
| Robert | Vaden | 6-5 | G/F | Sr. | UAB |
| Terrence | Williams | 6-6 | F | Sr. | Louisville |
| Sam | Young | 6-6 | F | Jr. | Pittsburgh |
| ! 2008 John R. Wooden Award Winner * 2007-08 Wooden Award All-American ^2006-07 Wooden Award All-American |
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