6 Pac-10 Players to Watch: 2010-11 Preseason Wooden Award Candidates

The Pac-10 is well represented in the 2010-11 John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50, which was announced Oct. 4 by the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

The list consists of student-athletes who, based on last year’s individual performance and team records, are the early leaders for college basketball’s most respected honor.

Keep an eye on the following six Pac-10 players.

Derrick Williams 6'8" So. F Arizona

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 11: Derrick Williams #23 of the Arizona Wildcats drives to the basket past Brendan Lane #21 of the UCLA Bruins in the second half during the Quarterfinals of the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament at Staples Center on March 11, 2010 in

2009-10 Freshman All-American, First Team; Pac-10 Freshman of the Year; U of A's leader in scoring (15.7 ppg), rebounding (7.1 rpg) and field goal percentage (.574).

Nikola Vucevic 6'10" Jr. F USC

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MINNEAPOLIS - MARCH 22: Nikola Vucevic #5 of the USC Trojans fights for position under the basket against Delvon Roe #10 of the Michigan State Spartans during the second round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the Hubert H. Humphrey M

2009-10 Pac-10 Most Improved Player; led league in rebounding (9.4 rpg); USC’s second leading scorer (10.7 ppg); played for the Montenegro national team during the summer.

Klay Thompson 6'6" Jr. G Washington State

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 11: Klay Thompson of the USA is put under pressure from Sime Olivari of Croatia during the U19 Basketball World Championships Semi-Final match between Croatia and the United States of America at North Shore Events Centre on J

2009-10 All-Pac-10 First Team; second in Pac-10 scoring (19.6 ppg); twice named Pacific-10 Player of the Week.

Isaiah Thomas 5'9" Jr. G Washington

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SYRACUSE, NY - MARCH 25: Isaiah Thomas #2 of the Washington Huskies attempts a shot against Kevin Jones #5 of the West Virginia Mountaineers during the east regional semifinal of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the Carrier Dome on March 25,

2009-10 First Team All-Pac-10 and 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player; led Huskies in assists (3.2 apg) and second in scoring (16.9 ppg).

Tyler Honeycutt 6'8" So. F UCLA

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WESTWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 06: Tyler Honeycutt #23 of the UCLA Bruins shoots over Xavier Henry #1 of the Kansas Jayhawks on December 6, 2009 at Pauley Pavillion in Westwood, California. Kansas won 73-61. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Freshman campaign started slowly due to a spinal stress fracture followed by a stress reaction in his right tibia; still led Bruins in rebounding (6.5 rpg).

Ty Abbott 6'3" Sr. G Arizona State

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LOS ANGELES - MARCH 11: Ty Abbott #3 of the Arizona State Sun Devils shoots against the Stanford Cardinal during the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament at Staples Center on March 11, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Stanford won 70-61. (P

2009-10 All-Pac-10, First Team; Pac-10 Player of the Week two times; sixth in ASU history in three-point FGs (199); second on Sun Devils in 2009-2010 in points (12.0 ppg) and rebounds (4.4 rpg).