Midseason Wooden Award Top 25 Named

The top 25 candidates for the John R. Wooden Award, the nation’s most coveted college basketball honor, was announced recently by The Los Angeles Athletic Club’s John R. Wooden Award Committee. Composed of the players who will compete for this season’s player of the year award, the attached midseason list is based on individual excellence and team record during the first half of the season.

Name Height Class School
1 Anthony Bennett 6"8' FR UNLV
2 Laurence Bowers 6"8' SR Missouri
3 Trey Burke 6"0' SO Michigan
4 Isaiah Canaan 6"0' JR Murray State
5 Michale Carter-Williams 6"6' SO Syracuse
6 Jack Cooley 6"9' SR Notre Dame
7 Seth Curry 6"2' SR Duke
8 Jamaal Franklin 6"5' JR San Diego State
9 Erick Green 6"3' SR Virginia Tech
10 Elias Harris 6"7' SR Gonzaga
11 Pierre Jackson 5"10' SR Baylor
12 Sean Kilpatrick 6"4' JR Cincinnati
13 C. J. McCollum 6"3' SR Lehigh
14 Doug McDermott 6"7' JR Creighton
15 Ben McLemore 6"5' FR Kansas
16 Brandon Paul 6"4' SR Illinois
17 Mason Plumleee 6"10' SR Duke
18 Otto Porter Jr. 6"8' SO Georgetown
19 Phil Pressey 5"11' JR Missouri
20 Marcus Smart 6"4' FR Oklahoma State
21 Russ Smith 6"0' JR Louisville
22 DeShaun Thomas 6"7' JR Ohio State
23 Jeff Withey 7"0' SR Kansas
24 Nate Wolters 6"4' SR South Dakota State
25 Cody Zeller 7"0' SO Indiana