The Wooden Award watch list was released on Monday with 50 of the best men’s college basketball players represented with Kentucky and Kansas tied for the most represented with four each
Four members from John Calipari’s Kentucky team and four from Bill Self’s Kansas Jawhawks squad were named to the John Wooden Award watch list on Monday as those two schools are tied for the most represented.
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Arizona had three named to the list and Wisconsin, Wichita State, Duke, Louisville and Texas all had two players named to the list that included 50 players in total.
Creighton’s Doug McDermott won the award last year as he closed out his career as a three-time All-American and one of the leading scorers in NCAA history before being a first round pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. He’s currently trying to carve out a role with the Chicago Bulls.
The full list of candidates can be found below:
Cliff Alexander, Kansas
Brandon Ashley, Arizona
Ron Baker, Wichita State
Ryan Boatright, UConn
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia
Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
Branden Dawson, Michigan State
Sam Dekker, Wisconsin
Perry Ellis, Kansas
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana
Marcus Foster, Kansas State
Michael Frazier II, Florida
Treveon Graham, VCU
Jerian Grant, Notre Dame
Olivier Hanlan, Boston College
Montrezl Harrell, Louisville
Aaron Harrison, Kentucky
Andrew Harrison, Kentucky
Tyler Haws, BYU
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Arizona
R.J. Hunter, Georgia State
Stanley Johnson, Arizona
Tyus Jones, Duke
Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
Caris LeVert, Michigan
Jordan Mickey, LSU
Nic Moore, SMU
Georges Niang, Iowa State
Jahlil Okafor, Duke
Kelly Oubre, Jr., Kansas
Marcus Paige, North Carolina
Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga
Terran Petteway, Nebraska
Bobby Portis, Arkansas
Chasson Randle, Stanford
Terry Rozier, Louisville
Wesley Saunders, Harvard
Josh Scott, Colorado
Wayne Selden, Jr., Kansas
D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Georgetown
Juwan Staten, West Virginia
Keifer Sykes, Green Bay
Isaiah Taylor, Texas
Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky
Myles Turner, Texas
Fred VanVleet, Wichita State
Dez Wells, Maryland
Delon Wright, Utah
Joseph Young, Oregon
Who do you think will win the award this year? Sound off in the comments section below with your Wooden Award prediction.
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