NCAA Fantasy Hoops: Centers

The center is the big ugly. He is the thankless hero. He is the offensive line — and maybe the defensive line as well. A great center should supply great rebound numbers, high field goal percentages and block shots. Centers that can score, pass or shoot well from the stripe is rare and thus higher ranked.

Keep an eye on guys that could (and should) be eligible at center even though they are more like power forwards. Psycho-T, DaJuan Blair, Craig Brackins and many others value goes up if they have 'C' next to their name.

Scoring System: Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, Field Goal/Free Throw %, Turnovers 2008-2009 NCAA Fantasy Hoops Rankings: PF's (stats from 07-08)

	Name	School	Yr	PPG	RPG	APG
1.	Tyler Hansbrough	North Carolina	Sr	22.6	10.2	0.9
2.	A.J. Ogilvy	Vanderbilt	So	17	6.7	1.2
3.	Hasheem Thabeet	UConn	Jr	10.5	7.9	0.4
4.	Jordan Hill	Arizona	Jr	13.2	7.9	0.8
5.	B.J. Mullens	Ohio State	Fr	-	-	-
6.	Jarvis Varnado	Mississippi State	Jr	7.9	7.8	0.5
7.	John Bryant	Santa Clara	Sr	18	9.6	0.7
8.	Jerome Jordan	Tulsa	Jr	10.5	7.9	0.8
9.	Gyno Pomare	San Diego	Sr	14.1	7.4	0.8
10.	Josh Heytvelt	Gonzaga	Sr	10.3	4.9	0.6
11.	Arinze Onuaku	Syracuse	Jr	12.7	8.1	0.7
12.	Daniel Northern	Tennessee Tech	Sr	12.8	9.3	0.7
13.	Carlos Monroe	FAU	Sr	15.4	9.5	1
14.	Luke Nevill	Utah	Sr	15.2	6.7	1.3
15.	Mac Koshwal	DePaul	So	10.7	8.4	1
16.	Aron Baynes	Washington State	Sr	10.4	6	0.3
17.	Chris Johnson	LSU	Sr	11.6	6.6	0.8
18.	Michael Dunigan	Oregon	Fr	-	-	-
19.	Beas Hamga	UNLV	Fr	-	-	-
20.	Tony Woods	Wake Forest	Fr	-	-	-

NOTE: UNC-Asheville's Kenny George was #9 until recent injury

Names to watch with possible "C" eligibility:
DeJuan Blair, Pitt
Greg Monroe, Georgetown
Cole Aldrich, Kansas
Conor Atchley, Texas
Trevor Booker, Clemson
Craig Brackins, Iowa State
Shawn Taggert, Memphis
Ben McCauley, N.C. State
John Garcia, Seton Hall
Jason Love, Xavier
Robinson Louisme, Tulane

Other sleepers to watch:
C.J. Webster, San Jose State
Jeff Withey, Arizona
Randall Hanke, Providence
Chas McFarland, Wake Forest
Bamba Fall, SMU
JaJuan Johnson, Purdue
J'Mison Morgon, UCLA
Kenny Frease, Xavier
Colton Iverson, Minnesota
Henry Sims, Georgetown
Casiem Drummond, Villanova
Brian Zoubek, Duke
Jordan Eglseder, Northern Iowa
Goran Sutan, Michigan State

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