Hey bud - I'll tell you what. There are dozens of players listed on NBA Draft EXPRESS right now that even the most diehard of basketball fans (such as myself) don't know who the hell some of these playes are. Because a player is on these "projections" (and I stress that word) - doens't mean a damn thing in terms of if the player is any good let alone an NBA prospect.
And it certainly doesn't mean that other then the scouts who get paid for this kind of thing, know who the heck Pendergraph is. That includes the people who vote for the Wooden award (the point of my comment) That's what I mean by on a national level - the general college basketball watching populace. I would be willing to bet many of the analysts paid to know this kind of thing wouldn't know Pendergraph if he was in a police line up even.
Not to take you to task but you are A) an ASU fan and B) live in the Valley. You have little context of perception. I in turn live in Miami, talk to non AZ sports fans every day, and listen to local and national radio out here. Point being my perspective is some what less slanted.
That doesn't make my opinion's any more important than yours. But I am not claiming to understand the outside world perception while living in the asylum either
