By CHARLIE PARENT
The US Basketball Writers Association announced the Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-American top-40 watch list Tuesday, highlighted by Purdue’s reigning National Player of the Year Zach Edey.
The Oscar Robertson Trophy winner is to be announced at the NCAA Men’s Final Four in Glendale, Ariz., from April 6-8.
The ACC leads the way with six selections on the list, including North Carolina’s Armando Bacot and New York native R.J. Davis.
The Big East is second with five selections, including Providence’s Devin Carter and Marquette’s Tyler Kolek, who continue to jockey for Big East Player of the Year honors.
In the mid-major circuit, the MVC received two selections: Southern Illinois’ Xavier Johnson and Drake’s Tucker DeVries. Western Carolina’s Vonterius Woolbright and Hofstra’s Tyler Thomas are among smaller school selections.
The full list is as follows:
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Keion Brooks Jr., Washington
Johni Broome, Auburn
Tommy Bruner, Denver
Boo Buie, Northwestern
Devin Carter, Providence
L.J. Cryer, Houston
Johnell Davis, Florida Atlantic
R.J. Davis, North Carolina
Tucker DeVries, Drake
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Zach Edey, Purdue
Terrence Edwards Jr., James Madison
Kyle Filipowski, Duke
Enrique Freeman, Akron
P.J. Hall, Clemson
Blake Hinson, Pittsburgh
DaRon Holmes II, Dayton
Xavier Johnson, Southern Illinois
David Jones, Memphis
Jordan King, Richmond
Dalton Knecht, Tennessee
Tyler Kolek, Marquette
Jaedon LeDee, San Diego State
Caleb Love, Arizona
Kevin McCullar Jr., Kansas
Tristen Newton, Connecticut
Great Osobor, Utah State
Antonio Reeves, Kentucky
Kadary Richmond, Seton Hall
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest
Baylor Scheierman, Creighton
Mark Sears, Alabama
Terrence Shannon, Illinois
Jamal Shead, Houston
K.J. Simpson, Colorado
Braden Smith, Purdue
Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State
Tyler Thomas, Hofstra
Vonterius Woolbright, Western Carolina
By Conference: ACC 6, Big East 5, Big 12 4, Big Ten 4, SEC 4, Mountain West 3, Pac-12 3, American Athletic 2, Atlantic 10 2, Missouri Valley 2, CAA 1, MAC 1, Southern 1, Summit 1, Sun Belt 1.
Memphis Athletics contributed via release
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