La Salle lands a 6-foot-10 steal

We told you 6-10 center Aaric Murray was a huge steal for John Giannini at La Salle. Murray had 31 points, 21 rebounds and four blocked shots over the weekend in the elite game at Rick Barrett’s annual Midnight Madness at Cherry Hill High (N.J.). *** George Mason appears to have gotten a steal as well when 6-6 Paris Bennett of St. Patrick’s of Elizabeth, N.J. committed to the 2006 Final Four CAA Cinderella. *** Here’s a list of the names I just submitted to the Wooden award committee for its pre-season Top 50 list: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma; Damion James, Texas; Austin Daye, Gonzaga; Wayne Ellington, UNC; Tyler Hansbrough, UNC; Gerald Henderson, Duke; Stephon Jackson, UTEP; Robert Vaden, UAB; Jerel McNeal, Marquette; Conner Atchley, Texas; Curtis Jerrells, Baylor; Lee Lyons, Missouri; Lorenzo Wade, San Diego State; Marcus Thornton, LSU; A.J. Abrams, Texas; Jimmy Baron, Rhode Island; Jon Brockman, Washington; Derrick Brown, Xavier; DeJuan Blair, Pitt; Jeff Adrien, UConn; ... (link)