The Wooden Award is presented annually to the most outstanding college basketball Player of the Year. The award was founded in 1976. A watch list with 50 players was recently released, and Louisville’s Montrezl Harrell and Terry Rozier made the list. These aren’t finalists, as someone who is not on this list can certainly win the award. It is just a watch list.
The list will be reduced to 25 players in January, and finalists will be announced in March.
Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List
| Player | School | Position | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Alexander | Kansas | F | Fr. |
| Brandon Ashley | Arizona | F | Jr. |
| Ron Baker | Wichita State | G | RJr. |
| Ryan Boatright | UConn | G | Sr. |
| Malcolm Brogdon | Virginia | G | RJr. |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | Kentucky | F | Jr. |
| Branden Dawson | Michigan State | G/F | Sr. |
| Sam Dekker | Wisconsin | F | Jr. |
| Perry Ellis | Kansas | F | Jr. |
| Yogi Ferrell | Indiana | G | Jr. |
| Marcus Foster | Kansas State | G | So. |
| Michael Frazier II | Florida | G | Jr. |
| Treveon Graham | VCU | G/F | Sr. |
| Jerian Grant | Notre Dame | G | Sr. |
| Olivier Hanlan | Boston College | G | Jr. |
| Montrezl Harrell | Louisville | F | Jr. |
| Aaron Harrison | Kentucky | G | So. |
| Andrew Harrison | Kentucky | G | So. |
| Tyler Haws | BYU | G | Sr. |
| Buddy Hield | Oklahoma | G | Jr. |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Arizona | F | So. |
| R.J. Hunter | Georgia State | G | Jr. |
| Stanley Johnson | Arizona | F | Fr. |
| Tyus Jones | Duke | G | Fr. |
| Frank Kaminsky | Wisconsin | F | Sr. |
| Caris LeVert | Michigan | G | Jr. |
| Jordan Mickey | LSU | F | So. |
| Nic Moore | SMU | G | RJr. |
| Georges Niang | Iowa State | F | Jr. |
| Jahlil Okafor | Duke | C | Fr. |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | Kansas | G | Fr. |
| Marcus Paige | North Carolina | G | Jr. |
| Kevin Pangos | Gonzaga | G | Sr. |
| Terran Petteway | Nebraska | F | Jr. |
| Bobby Portis | Arkansas | F | So. |
| Chasson Randle | Stanford | G | Sr. |
| Terry Rozier | Louisville | G | So. |
| Wesley Saunders | Harvard | G | Sr. |
| Josh Scott | Colorado | F | Jr. |
| Wayne Selden Jr. | Kansas | G | So. |
| D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera | Georgetown | G | Jr. |
| Juwan Staten | West Virginia | G | Sr. |
| Keifer Sykes | Green Bay | G | Sr. |
| Isaiah Taylor | Texas | G | So. |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Kentucky | F | Fr. |
| Myles Turner | Texas | F | Fr. |
| Fred VanVleet | Wichita State | G | Jr. |
| Dez Wells | Maryland | G/F | Sr. |
| Delon Wright | Utah | G | Sr. |
| Joseph Young | Oregon | G | RSr. |
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