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John R. Wooden Award Announces Men's Late Season Top 20 Watch List
POSTED: February 1, 2021 -- 4:21 p.m. CT
The Los Angeles Athletic Club announced the John R. Wooden Award® Late Season Top 20 Watch List today on ESPNU. Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts based on their performances during the 2020-21 season thus far, the list comprises of 20 student-athletes who are front-runners for the sport's most prestigious honor.
On the 2021 Wooden Award™ Late Season Top 20, three players make their debut on the Wooden Watch™: Justin Champagnie (Pittsburgh), Hunter Dickinson (Michigan) and Quentin Grimes (Houston). Three schools have multiple players on the list, led by Gonzaga (Corey Kispert, Jalen Suggs, and Drew Timme), and followed by Illinois (Kofi Cockburn and Ayo Dosunmu) and Villanova (Collin Gillespie and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl).
The Big Ten leads all conferences with seven selections on the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20, followed by the Big East and WCC with three each, the ACC and Big 12 with two selections, and Conference USA, Pac-12, and American with one selection apiece.
The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2021 John R. Wooden Award Men's Player of the Year. Players not chosen to the late season list are still eligible for the Wooden Award™ National Ballot. The National Ballot will consist of 15 top players who have proven to their universities that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the Wooden Award. Nearly 1,000 voters will rank in order 10 of those 15 players when voting opens prior to the NCAA Tournament and will allow voters to take into consideration performance during early round games. The Wooden Award All American Team™ will be announced the week of the “Elite Eight” round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner of the 2021 John R. Wooden Award will be presented following the NCAA Tournament in April.
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John R. Wooden Award Announces Men's Late Season Top 20 Watch List
Name |
School |
Conference |
Height |
Class |
Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Bassey | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 6'11" | Jr | Center |
| James Bouknight | Connecticut | Big East | 6'5" | Soph | Guard |
| Jared Butler | Baylor | Big 12 | 6'3" | Jr | Guard |
| Marcus Carr | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6'2" | Jr | Guard |
| Justin Champagnie | Pittsburgh | ACC | 6'6" | Soph | Forward |
| Kofi Cockburn | Illinois | Big Ten | 7'0" | Soph | Center |
| Cade Cunningham | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6'8" | Frosh | Guard |
| Hunter Dickinson | Michigan | Big Ten | 7'1" | Fr | Center |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Illinois | Big Ten | 6'5" | Jr | Guard |
| Luka Garza* | Iowa | Big Ten | 6'11" | Sr | Center |
| Collin Gillespie | Villanova | Big East | 6'3" | Sr | Guard |
| Quentin Grimes | Houston | The American | 6'5" | Jr | Guard |
| Ron Harper Jr | Rutgers | Big Ten | 6'6" | Jr | Guard / Forward |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | Indiana | Big Ten | 6'9" | Soph | Forward |
| Carlik Jones | Louisville | ACC | 6'1" | Sr | Guard |
| Corey Kispert | Gonzaga | WCC | 6'7" | Sr | Forward |
| Evan Mobley | USC | Pac-12 | 7'0" | Frosh | Forward |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | Villanova | Big East | 6'9" | Soph | Forward |
| Jalen Suggs | Gonzaga | WCC | 6'4" | Fr | Guard |
| Drew Timme | Gonzaga | WCC | 6'10" | Soph | Forward |
# - indicates player was selected to the 2019-20 Wooden Award All American
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