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Wooden Award 2015: Top 15 finalists announced

ByJack Crosby|
Mar 1, 2015; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky (44) returns to the bench during the game with the Michigan State Spartans at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin defeated Michigan State 68-61. Mandatory Credit: Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 1, 2015; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky (44) returns to the bench during the game with the Michigan State Spartans at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin defeated Michigan State 68-61. Mandatory Credit: Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports

The top 15 Wooden Award finalists were announced on Saturday, the award which recognizes the best college basketball player in the nation

With the month of March now here, the college basketball season is sadly coming to an end. Once again this season we have seen some extraordinary individual performances, and every year the best college basketball player in the nation is honored with the most coveted prize in the game, the John Wooden Award.

Much like the Heisman Trophy in college football, the Wooden Award recognizes that best college basketball player for a given season, and again, there have been some outstanding players this season.

On Saturday, with the regular seasons coming to a close, the top 15 Wooden Award finalists were announced. This year the top 15 is led with four finalists from the ACC, a conference which once again proved this year to be one of the tops in the country.

Here’s a look at the top 15 Wooden Award finalists that were announced on Saturday.

Ron Baker, junior, Wichita State

Malcolm Brogdon, junior, Virginia

Willie Cauley-Stein, junior, Kentucky

Rakeem Christmas, senior, Syracuse

Jerian Grant, senior, Notre Dame

Tyler Haws, senior, BYU

Buddy Hield, junior, Oklahoma

Frank Kaminsky, senior, Wisconsin

Georges Niang, junior, Iowa State

Jahlil Okafor, freshman, Duke

Bobby Portis, sophomore, Arkansas

D’Angelo Russell, freshman, Ohio State

Seth Tuttle, senior, Northern Iowa

Kyle Wiltjer, junior, Gonzaga

Delon Wright, senior, Utah

Any one of these players can take the Wooden Award when the time comes, so it will be interesting to see who the voters go with.

Who do you think will take the Wooden Award? Let us know in the comments below.

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