April 6, 2007

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LOS ANGELES - Wooden Award finalists Greg Oden of Ohio State, Alando Tucker of Wisconsin, Texas A&M's Acie Law IV and Kevin Durant of Texas spent Friday preparing for the John R. Wooden Award Show Saturday at the Los Angeles Athletic Club in downtown LA.

Oden, a freshman center for the Buckeyes, and Thad Matta, Ohio State head coach, flew west from Columbus Thursday fresh from the Buckeyes' NCAA title game appearance Monday in Atlanta. The Buckeyes finished the 2006-07 season with a school-record 35 victories.

Oden, Tucker, Law IV and Durant spent the afternoon Friday being fitted for tuxedos, signing autographs and acting as head coaches in a basketball tournament for Special Olympians at the LAAC. The four will attend a dinner with their head coaches, families and Wooden Award officials Friday evening.

The Wooden Award Show will be televised at 2 p.m. ET Saturday on CBS. Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina did not attend the weekend festivities.