Not surprisingly, six of the 10 players on the 2014 Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year Award Preseason Watch List attend Kentucky and Kansas.
Kansas guard Andrew Wiggins, the association’s preseason selection for Freshman Player of the Year, is joined by teammate Wayne Selden on the watch list. But it’s Kentucky that dominates the list with four players – twin guards Aaron and Andrew Harrison, forward Julius Randle and guard James Young.
Rounding out the list are Syracuse guard Tyler Ennis, Arizona guard Aaron Gordon, Florida guard Kasey Hill and Duke forward Jabari Parker. The Southeastern Conference boasts five of the 10 players on the list. Seven of the 10 players are guards.
Following is the complete watch list:
| 2014 WAYMAN TISDALE AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST | |||||
| Pos. | Player, School | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | Hometown |
| G | Tyler Ennis, Syracuse | 6-2 | 180 | Fr. | Brampton, Ont. |
| F | Aaron Gordon, Arizona | 6-9 | 225 | Fr. | San Jose, Calif. |
| G | Aaron Harrison, Kentucky | 6-6 | 218 | Fr. | Richmond, Texas |
| G | Andrew Harrison, Kentucky | 6-6 | 215 | Fr. | Richmond, Texas |
| G | Kasey Hill, Florida | 6-1 | 181 | Fr. | Eustis, Fla. |
| F | Jabari Parker, Duke | 6-8 | 235 | Fr. | Chicago, Ill. |
| F | Julius Randle, Kentucky | 6-9 | 250 | Fr. | Dallas, Texas |
| G | Wayne Selden, Kansas | 6-5 | 230 | Fr. | Roxbury, Mass. |
| G | Andrew Wiggins, Kansas | 6-8 | 200 | Fr. | Vaughan, Ont. |
| G | James Young, Kentucky | 6-6 | 215 | Fr. | Rochester Hills, Mich. |
| By conference: SEC (5) ACC (2) Big 12 (2), Pac-12 (1). | |||||
