15 finalists named for Wooden Award

Fifteen finalists have been named for the John R. Wooden Award, including two each from Auburn and Gonzaga.

Voting for this season’s Wooden Award (more information here) will take place from March 14-21, with voters taking into consideration a player’s entire season of play, as well as the opening rounds of the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The finalists for the Wooden Award presented by Wendy’s will be announced on March 30.

John R. Wooden Award National Ballot

Name (School)

Ochai Agbaji (Kansas)

Paolo Banchero (Duke)

Kofi Cockburn (Illinois)

Johnny Davis (Wisconsin)

Collin Gillespie (Villanova)

Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga)

Jaden Ivey (Purdue)

Johnny Juzang (UCLA)

Walker Kessler (Auburn)

E.J. Liddell (Ohio State)

Bennedict Mathurin (Arizona)

Keegan Murray (Iowa)

Jabari Smith (Auburn)

Drew Timme (Gonzaga)

Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky)

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.