Naismith watch on SI

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/luke_winn/11/02/Naismith-watch-list/index.html?sct=cb_t11_a0

Group 5 is the Breakout Sophomores, consisting of players who could logically make the leap from "promising freshman" to All-American in their second season. This is where I start making projections:

21. Tony Mitchell, Soph. PF, North Texas

22. Otto Porter, Soph. SF/PF, Georgetown

23. James Michael McAdoo, Soph. PF, North Carolina

24. B.J. Young, Soph. PG/SG, Arkansas

25. Jarnell Stokes, Soph. PF, Tennessee

26. Chane Behanan, Soph., PF, Louisville

27. Kevin Pangos, Soph. PG, Gonzaga

28. Adonis Thomas, Soph. SF, Memphis

29. Michael Carter-Williams, Soph. PG, Syracuse

If Mitchell puts up Blake Griffin-at-Oklahoma-level numbers -- which I think is possible this season -- the fact that he's at North Texas shouldn't hold him back too much in the All-America race. There isn't exactly an abundance of established-star power forwards in the major conferences.