Twenty-five players were named to the The John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25.
Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the list is made up of 25 student-athletes who, based on their performances in November, December, and the beginning of January, are the frontrunners for college basketball’s most prestigious honor.
Here’s the list and below is a poll where you can vote among six candidates for National Player of the Year honors.
NAME | Ht. | Yr. | Pos. | SSchool | Conference | ||
Anthony Bennett | 6-8 | Fr. | F | UNLV | Mountain West | ||
Laurence Bowers | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Missouri | SEC | ||
Trey Burke | 6-0 | So. | G | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
Isaiah Canaan | 6-1 | Sr. | G | Murray State | Ohio Valley | ||
Michael Carter-Williams | 6-6 | So. | G | Syracuse | Big East | ||
Jack Cooley | 6-9 | Sr. | F | Notre Dame | Big East | ||
Seth Curry | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Duke | ACC | ||
Jamaal Franklin | 6-5 | Jr. | G | San Diego State | Mountain West | ||
Erick Green | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Virginia Tech | ACC | ||
Elias Harris | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Gonzaga | WCC | ||
Pierre Jackson | 5-10 | Sr. | G | Baylor | Big 12 | ||
Sean Kilpatrick | 6-4 | Jr. | G/F | Cincinnati | Big East | ||
C.J. McCollum | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Lehigh | Patriot League | ||
Doug McDermott | 6-8 | Jr. | F | Creighton | Missouri Valley | ||
Ben McLemore | 6-5 | Fr. | G | Kansas | Big 12 | ||
Brandon Paul | 6-4 | Sr. | G | Illinois | Big Ten | ||
Mason Plumlee | 6-10 | Sr. | F | Duke | ACC | ||
Otto Porter, Jr. | 6-8 | So. | F | Georgetown | Big East | ||
Phil Pressey | 5-11 | Jr. | G | Missouri | SEC | ||
Marcus Smart | 6-4 | Fr. | G | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | ||
Russ Smith | 6-0 | Jr. | G | Louisville | Big East | ||
Deshaun Thomas | 6-7 | Jr. | F | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||
Jeff Withey | 7-0 | Sr. | C | Kansas | Big 12 | ||
Nate Wolters | 6-4 | Sr. | G | South Dakota State | The Summit League | ||
Cody Zeller | 7-0 | So. | F | Indiana | Big Ten |
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