2008-2009 Season Awards

Awards based on number of times a player reached the power of 40 plateau throughout the season:

Season MVP:

-Stephen Curry (23)

1st Team All-America:

-Stephen Curry (23)
-Blake Griffin (20)
-Lester Hudson (20)
-Luke Harangody (19)

2nd Team All-America:

-Patrick Patterson (9)
-James Harden (8)
-Nick Calathes (8)
-Jeff Teague (6)

3rd Team All-America:

-Jack McClinton (5)
-Tyler Hansbrough (5)
-Earl Clark (5)
-Terrence Williams (5)
-Chase Budinger (5)

Honorable Mention:

-Hasheem Thabeet (4)
-Willie Warren (4)
-Jordan Hill (4)
-Sherron Collins (3)
-Cole Aldrich (3)
-Jerome Jordan (3)
-Tyreke Evans (3)
-Sam Young (3)

Power of 40

Here are the top performances from March 2nd through March 8th:

1. Blake Griffin (52) vs. Oklahoma St.
-33 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block

2. A.J. Ogilvy (48) vs. LSU
-33 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks

3. Luke Harangody (47) vs. St. John's
-31 points, 12 rebounds, 2 threes, 1 assist, and 1 block

4. Sam Young (46) vs. Connecticut
-31 points, 10 rebounds, 3 threes, 1 assist, and 1 block

5. Terrence Williams (45) vs. West Virginia
-20 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 6 steals, 5 threes, and 1 block

6. Chase Budinger (45) vs. Stanford
-28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes, 2 steals, and 1 block

7. Earl Clark (44) vs. Seton Hall
-27 points, 14 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 assist

8. Jordan Hill (43) vs. California
-24 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 block

9. Blake Griffin (42) vs. Missouri
-16 points, 21 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block

10. Terrence Williams (41) vs. Seton Hall
-14 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks, and 1 three

11. Stephen Curry (41) vs. Elon
-26 points, 5 assists, 4 steals, 3 rebounds, 2 threes, and 1 block

Power of 40

Here are the top performances from February 23rd through March 1st:

1. Lester Hudson (55) vs. Moorehead St.
-27 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals, 3 threes, and 2 blocks

2. Stephen Curry (51) vs. Georgia Southern
-34 points, 5 threes, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals

3. Jordan Hill (43) vs. Washington
-27 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block

4. Blake Griffin (43) vs. Texas Tech
-20 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 blocks

5. Cole Aldrich (42) vs. Oklahoma
-15 points, 20 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 steals, and 1 assist

6. Jerome Jordan (42) vs. Houston
-24 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 1 assist

7. Patrick Patterson (42) vs. South Carolina
-28 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block

8. Sherron Collins (41) vs. Missouri
-25 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 4 threes, and 1 steal

9. Damion James (41) vs. Oklahoma St.
-18 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 three

10. Patrick Patterson (41) vs. LSU
-28 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal

11. Earl Clark (40) vs. Georgetown
-22 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists, and 3 threes