Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Named

The Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 was announced on Wednesday.

The Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 was announced on Wednesday.

The list is highlighted by LSU freshman Ben Simmons, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Providence junior guard Kris Dunn and Oklahoma senior guard Buddy Hield the favorite for National Player of the Year honors. Simmons is the only freshmen named to the list.

The 40^th annual presentation of the John R. Wooden Award will be the anchor presentation of the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show presented by Wendy’s. The men’s and women’s Wooden All-American Teams will be honored during the ceremony, as well as the 2016 Legends of Coaching Award, which will be presented to Tubby Smith, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Texas Tech. The event will take place the weekend of April 7-9, 2016.

2016 WOODEN AWARD LATE SEASON TOP 20 LIST

Ben Simmons, LSU
Brice Johnson, North Carolina
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
Damion Lee, Louisville
Denzel Valentine, Michigan State
Fred VanVleet, Wichita State
Gary Payton II, Oregon State
Georges Niang, Iowa State
Grayson Allen, Duke
Jakob Poeltl, Utah
Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa
Kay Felder, Oakland
Kris Dunn, Providence
Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia
Melo Trimble, Maryland
Nic Moore, SMU
Perry Ellis, Kansas
Tyler Ulis, Kentucky
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana