Paul Millsap played for Louisiana Tech in the Western Athletic Conference, so it's understandable that J.J. Redick and not Millsap won that season's coveted award. All the same, Millsap feasted on weaker competition to the tune of 19.6 points, 13.3 boards and 2.3 blocks per game. That is, despite standing just 6'8".

The Bulldogs' star forward accumulated a true shooting percentage of 59%, tallied 10.8 win shares and did so at .384 per 40 minutes. Even with Millsap's best efforts, Louisiana Tech won only 20 games and missed out on the NCAA Tournament.