The DMV has been represented well in college basketball over the last few years. Some of the most phenomenal players have gone through the college ranks and carried their skills onto the NBA. The players are NCAA tourney MVP, Carmelo Anthony, 2007 player of the year Kevin Durant, Michael Beasley, Tywon Lawson, Donte Green, Jeff Green and a few other names.
So for the 2010-2011 year a few players who played their high school basketball in the D.C, Maryland and Virginia area have made the prestigious John R. Wooden preseason top 50 list.
*Malcolm Delaney - Virginia Tech’s 6’3 shooting guard from Baltimore, MD. Malcolm averaged 20.2ppg 3.7rpg 4.4apg last season.
*Kris Joseph – Syracuse’s 6’7 wingman from Montreal, Canada, but attended high school in the greater DC area for his junior and senior year. Also, he played for DC Assault on the AAU circuit. Joseph averaged 10.8ppg 5.1rpg 1.7ast 1.3spg last season. Those stats helped him become Big East Sixth man of the year.
*Nolan Smith – Duke’s 6’2 point/ shooting guard is from Upper Marlboro, MD. He attended a few neighboring high schools in Maryland before transferring to Oak Hill academy. Smith averaged 17.4ppg 2.8rpg 3.0apg, which helped lead his team to a National Championship
*Austin Freeman – Georgetown’s 6’4 shooting guard from Mitchellville, MD attended powerhouse DeMatha Catholic high school. Freeman averaged 16.5ppg 3.5rpg 2.4apg
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