January 9, 2012  Trey Freeman named to Run the Floor Mid-season
All-Freshman Team  Instant Impact: Mid-season All-Freshmen Team
Written by Michael Rogner on 08 January 2012.  Freshmen become
sophomores, and sophomores become basketball players. But the
rare freshman arrives ready to contribute. It's typically due to
a tremendous talent advantage, but there are also the rare kids
who develop polished games in high school and the summer
leagues. This list doesn't attempt to separate. This isn't an
NBA draft list. These are the most impactful freshmen in the
nation.  Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky (Freshman of the Year)
Kidd-Gilchrist was the consensus #3 recruit coming out of St
Patrick's High in New Jersey. He kicked off the season with a 15
point, 7 rebound effort against Marist, but it was the 2nd game
of the season when he really caught people's attention. It
wasn't so much the statline (12 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, 3
blocks, 5 turnovers) as the opponent: Kansas. Since then Kidd-
Gilchrist has saved h