John Wall has company at the top. As a matter of fact, he’s been bumped from the top.
In the latest AnnArbor.com College Basketball Player of the Year poll, which surveys 49 college basketball panelists nationwide, Ohio State’s Evan Turner has uprooted Wall from the No. 1 spot.
Wall led the way in the first two polls, capturing 32 first-place votes in the first poll and 25 in the second one. In the latest poll, Turner garnered 30 first-place votes and 110 total points to Wall’s 13 first-place votes and 97 total points.
UK freshman forward DeMarcus Cousins also made the list with one second-place vote and two third-place votes.
After hitting a rough patch a couple of weeks ago, Wall appears to have regained his early season form. Against Mississippi State on Tuesday, Wall nearly recorded a triple-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
On the year, Wall is averaging 17.0 points, 6.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game. Turner is averaging 19 points, 9.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.9 steals for Ohio State.
