UCLA freshman Lonzo Ball, Villanova senior Josh Hart, Duke sophomore Luke Kennard, Kansas senior Frank Mason and Kentucky freshman Malik Monk are among the 15 players named to the John R. Wooden Award national ballot by the Los Angeles Athletic Club.
The 15 players on the national ballot are the only ones eligible to win the 2017 John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy’s, as well as garner Wooden Award All-America honors. The presentation of the Wooden Award will be the centerpiece of the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show on Friday, April 7, 2017 (ESPN2).
2017 John R. Wooden Award National Ballot
Lonzo Ball, UCLA
Dillon Brooks, Oregon
Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame
Markelle Fultz, Washington
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
Josh Hart, Villanova
Josh Jackson, Kansas
Justin Jackson, North Carolina
Luke Kennard, Duke
Lauri Markkanen, Arizona
Frank Mason III, Kansas
Malik Monk, Kentucky
Jonathan Motley, Baylor
Caleb Swanigan, Purdue
Nigel Williams-Goss, Gonzaga
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