15 players named to Wooden Award national ballot

Fifteen players have been named to the 2020 Men’s National Ballot for the John R. Wooden Award.

The 15 student-athletes who are candidates for the Wooden Award All American Team and Wooden Award Trophy as the most outstanding college basketball player in the United States.

The list includes:

Udoka Azubuike (Kansas)

Saddiq Bey (Villanova)

Jared Butler (Baylor)

Anthony Cowan Jr. (Maryland)

Devon Dotson (Kansas)

Malachi Flynn (San Diego State)

Luka Garza (Iowa)

Markus Howard (Marquette)

Tre Jones (Duke)

Jordan Nwora (Louisville)

Filip Petrusev (Gonzaga)

Myles Powell (Seton Hall)

Payton Pritchard (Oregon)

Obi Toppin (Dayton)

Cassius Winston (Michigan State)

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