The utter dominance of former Kentucky superstar Anthony Davis left little room for anyone to debate college basketball's player of the year in 2011-12.

Expect this season's chase for the Naismith Award to be a much more heated race.

Shabazz Muhammad and Nerlens Noel headline a crop of talented freshmen primed to shake up the college basketball landscape this season. Before any newbie can take home the hardware, however, he must outshine some of the game's more seasoned stars.
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