Michigan State’s Cassius Winston, Louisville’s Jordan Nwora, North Carolina’s Cole Anthony and Memphis’ James Wiseman highlight the 2020 John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50, announced Tuesday. The award is the most prestigious collegiate basketball honor and recognizes the nation’s most outstanding basketball player each year.
Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for the most prestigious honors in college basketball, the Wooden Award All American Team and Most Outstanding Player Award.
With College Hoops starting tonight, Michigan State’s Cassius Winston is the favorite for Player of the Year and Memphis’ James Wiseman is the favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft, via @betonline_ag pic.twitter.com/eXfn1H8ZUC
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) November 5, 2019
John R. Wooden Award Presented By Wendy’s 2019-20 Preseason Top 50
The full list is below
| Name | School | Conference | Height | Class | Position |
| Precious Achiuwa | Memphis | American | 6-9 | Fr. | F |
| Ty-Shon Alexander | Creighton | Big East | 6-4 | Jr. | G |
| Cole Anthony | North Carolina | ACC | 6-3 | Fr. | G |
| Udoka Azubuike | Kansas | Big 12 | 7-0 | Sr. | C |
| Kamar Baldwin | Butler | Big East | 6-1 | Sr. | G |
| Desmond Bane | TCU | Big 12 | 6-6 | Sr. | G |
| Charles Bassey | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 6-11 | So. | C |
| Saddiq Bey | Villanova | Big East | 6-8 | So. | F |
| Kerry Blackshear Jr. | Florida | SEC | 6-10 | Sr. | F |
| Vernon Carey Jr. | Duke | ACC | 6-10 | Fr. | C |
| Yoeli Childs | BYU | WCC | 6-8 | Sr. | F |
| Anthony Cowan Jr. | Maryland | Big Ten | 6-0 | Sr. | G |
| Jarron Cumberland | Cincinnati | American | 6-5 | Sr. | G |
| Antoine Davis | Detroit Mercy | Horizon League | 6-1 | So. | G |
| Mamadi Diakite | Virginia | ACC | 6-9 | Sr. | F |
| Alpha Diallo | Providence | Big East | 6-7 | Sr. | G |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Illinois | Big Ten | 6-5 | So. | G |
| Devon Dotson | Kansas | Big 12 | 6-2 | So. | G |
| Anthony Edwards | Georgia | SEC | 6-5 | Fr. | G |
| CJ Elleby | Washington State | Pac-12 | 6-6 | So. | F |
| Jordan Ford | Saint Mary’s | WCC | 6-1 | Sr. | G |
| Kellan Grady | Davidson | A-10 | 6-5 | Jr. | G |
| Jon Axel Gudmundsson | Davidson | A-10 | 6-5 | Sr. | G |
| Ashton Hagans | Kentucky | SEC | 6-3 | So. | G |
| Tyrese Haliburton | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-5 | So. | G |
| Markus Howard | Marquette | Big East | 5-11 | Sr. | G |
| Tre Jones | Duke | ACC | 6-3 | So. | G |
| Anthony Lamb | Vermont | America East | 6-6 | Sr. | F |
| Scottie Lewis | Florida | SEC | 6-5 | Fr. | G |
| Nico Mannion | Arizona | Pac-12 | 6-6 | Fr. | G |
| Naji Marshall | Xavier | Big East | 6-7 | Jr. | F |
| Tyrese Maxey | Kentucky | SEC | 6-3 | Fr. | G |
| Jaden McDaniels | Washington | Pac-12 | 6-9 | Fr. | F |
| Sam Merrill | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-5 | Sr. | G |
| Andrew Nembhard | Florida | SEC | 6-5 | So. | G |
| Jordan Nwora | Louisville | ACC | 6-7 | Jr. | F |
| Reggie Perry | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-5 | Sr. | G |
| Myles Powell | Seton Hall | Big East | 6-2 | Sr. | G |
| Payton Pritchard | Oregon | Pac-12 | 6-2 | Sr. | G |
| Neemias Queta | Utah State | Mountain West | 7-0 | So. | C |
| Nick Rakocevic | USC | Pac-12 | 6-11 | Sr. | F |
| Jalen Smith | Maryland | Big Ten | 6-10 | So. | F |
| Lamar Stevens | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-8 | Sr. | F |
| Isaiah Stewart | Washington | Pac-12 | 6-9 | Fr. | F |
| Killian Tillie | Gonzaga | WCC | 6-10 | Sr. | F |
| Tres Tinkle | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 6-7 | Sr. | F |
| Kaleb Wesson | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-9 | Jr. | F |
| Cassius Winston | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-1 | Sr. | G |
| James Wiseman | Memphis | American | 7-1 | Fr. | C |
| McKinley Wright IV | Colorado | Pac-12 | 6-0 | Jr. | G |
