National Player of the Year candidates Myles Powell, Devon Dotson, Jordan Nwora, Cassius Winston highlight Wooden Award Midseason List

National Player of the Year candidates Myles Powell of Seton Hall, Devon Dotson of Kansas, Jordan Nwora of Louisville and Cassius Winston of Michigan State highlight the John R. Wooden Award Men’s Midseason Top 25 list.

Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts, the list comprises 25 student-athletes who are front-runners for the sport’s most prestigious honor.

The Wooden Award All American Team will be announced the week of the “Elite Eight” round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner of the 2020 John R. Wooden Award will be presented by Wendy’s during the ESPN College Basketball Awards on April 10.


WOODEN AWARD MID-SEASON TOP 25 LIST

Name	School	Conference	Height	Class	Position
Precious Achiuwa	Memphis	American	6-9	Fr.	F
Udoka Azubuike	Kansas	Big 12	7-0	Sr.	C
Saddiq Bey	Villanova	Big East	6-8	So.	F
Vernon Carey Jr.	Duke	ACC	6-10	Fr.	C
Anthony Cowan Jr.	Maryland	Big Ten	6-0	Sr.	G
Devon Dotson	Kansas	Big 12	6-2	So.	G
Anthony Edwards	Georgia	SEC	6-5	Fr.	G
Malachi Flynn	San Diego State	Mountain West	6-1	Jr.	G
Luka Garza	Iowa	Big Ten	6-11	Jr.	C
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
Tyrese Maxey	Kentucky	SEC	6-3	Fr.	G
Jordan Nwora	Louisville	ACC	6-7	Jr.	F
Filip Petrusev	Gonzaga	WCC	6-11	So.	F
Myles Powell	Seton Hall	Big East	6-2	Sr.	G
Payton Pritchard	Oregon	Pac-12	6-2	Sr.	G
Zavier Simpson	Michigan	Big Ten	6-0	Sr.	G
Lamar Stevens	Penn State	Big Ten	6-8	Sr.	F
Isaiah Stewart	Washington	Pac-12	6-9	Fr.	F
Tres Tinkle	Oregon State	Pac-12	6-7	Sr.	F
Obi Toppin	Dayton	A-10	6-9	So.	F
Kaleb Wesson	Ohio State	Big Ten	6-9	Jr.	F
Cassius Winston*	Michigan State	Big Ten	6-1	Sr.	G

* indicates player selected as the 2019 Wooden Award All American