T.J. Ford

T.J. Ford became the first player from the University of Texas to win the Wooden Award. The Texas point guard led the Longhorns to their first Final Four appearance since 1947, and led the team with averages of 15 points, 7.7 assists and 2.0 steals. He is one of the most decorated athletes in school history and led Texas to an appearance in the "Sweet 16" in 2002, earning National Freshman of the Year honors by the United States Basketball Writers Association. He became the first freshman in NCAA history to lead the nation in assists (8.27 per game) and was the consensus Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year. He returned to lead the Longhorns to the Final Four. A consensus first-team All-American as a sophomore, he led the team in scoring (15.0 ppg), assists (7.7 pg), steals (2.0 pg), free-throw percentage (.820) and minutes played (33.6 pg).