Two of Australia’s best young basketball talents have been included in a list of 50 players as preseason candidates for the 2008-09 John R. Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year trophy.

Saint Mary’s sophomore guard Patrick Mills (Monash, ACT) and Vanderbilt sophomore centre A.J. Ogilvy (Castle Hill, NSW), former team mates at the AIS, are the highly touted hoopsters making a big impression on the American college scene.

Andrew Bogut won the Wooden Award on his way into the NBA.

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