Here’s the Naismith Trophy Men’s Watch List that was issued Wednesday:
| Name | Class | Position | School | Conference |
| Cliff Alexander | Fr. | F | Kansas | Big 12 |
| Brandon Ashley | Jr. | F | Arizona | Pac-12 |
| Ron Baker | RS Jr. | G | Wichita State | Missouri Valley |
| Ryan Boatright | Sr. | G | Connecticut | American Athletic |
| Malcolm Brogdon | RS Jr. | G | Virginia | ACC |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | Jr. | F | Kentucky | SEC |
| Branden Dawson | Sr. | G-F | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| Sam Dekker | Jr. | F | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Perry Ellis | Jr. | F | Kansas | Big 12 |
| Yogi Ferrell | Jr. | G | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Marcus Foster | Soph. | G | Kansas State | Big 12 |
| Michael Frazier II | Jr. | G | Florida | SEC |
| Treveon Graham | Sr. | G-F | VCU | Atlantic 10 |
| Jerian Grant | Sr. | G | Notre Dame | ACC |
| Olivier Hanlan | Jr. | G | Boston College | ACC |
| Montrezl Harrell | Jr. | F | Louisville | ACC |
| Aaron Harrison | Soph. | G | Kentucky | SEC |
| Tyler Haws | Sr. | G | BYU | West Coast |
| Buddy Hield | Jr. | G | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Soph. | F | Arizona | Pac-12 |
| R.J. Hunter | Jr. | G | Georgia State | Sun Belt |
| Stanley Johnson | Fr. | G | Arizona | Pac-12 |
| Tyus Jones | Fr. | G | Duke | ACC |
| Frank Kaminsky | Sr. | F | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Caris LeVert | Jr. | G | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Jordan Mickey | Soph. | F | LSU | SEC |
| Nic Moore | RS Jr. | G | SMU | American Athletic |
| Georges Niang | Jr. | F | Iowa State | Big 12 |
| Jahlil Okafor | Fr. | C | Duke | ACC |
| Marcus Paige | Jr. | G | North Carolina | ACC |
| Kevin Pangos | Sr. | G | Gonzaga | West Coast |
| Terran Petteway | Jr. | F | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| Chasson Randle | Sr. | G | Stanford | Pac-12 |
| Terry Rozier | Soph. | G | Louisville | ACC |
| D’Angelo Russell | Fr. | G | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Wesley Saunders | Sr. | G-F | Harvard | Ivy League |
| Wayne Selden Jr. | Soph. | G | Kansas | Big 12 |
| Winston Shepard | Jr. | F | San Diego State | Mountain West |
| D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera | Jr. | G | Georgetown | Big East |
| Juwan Staten | Sr. | G | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| Keifer Sykes | Sr. | G | Green Bay | Horizon League |
| Isaiah Taylor | Soph. | G | Texas | Big 12 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Fr. | F | Kentucky | SEC |
| Myles Turner | Fr. | F | Texas | Big 12 |
| Fred VanVleet | Jr. | G | Wichita State | Missouri Valley |
| Rashad Vaughn | Fr. | G | UNLV | Mountain West |
| Alan Williams | Sr. | C | UC Santa Barbara | Big West |
| Justise Winslow | Fr. | F | Duke | ACC |
| Delon Wright | Sr. | G | Utah | Pac-12 |
| Joseph Young | RS Sr. | G | Oregon | Pac-12 |
