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Deandre Ayton and Allonzo Trier have made the midseason top 25 watch list for the Wooden Award, which is given to the best player in college basketball.
The Arizona Wildcats are one of just four teams to have multiple players on the list which can be seen in its entirety below (in alphabetical order):
- Grayson Allen, Duke Blue Devils
- Deandre Ayton, Arizona Wildcats
- Marvin Bagley III, Duke Blue Devils
- Mohamed Bamba, Texas Longhorns
- Joel Berry II, North Carolina Tar Heels
- Trevon Bluiett, Xavier Musketeers
- Mikal Bridges, Villanova Wildcats
- Miles Bridges, Michigan State Spartans
- Jalen Brunson, Villanova Wildcats
- Jevon Carter, West Virginia Mountaineers
- Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Angel Delgado, Seton Hall Pirates
- Marcus Foster, Creighton Blue Jays
- Devonte’ Graham, Kansas Jayhawks
- Tra Holder, Arizona State Sun Devils
- Aaron Holiday, UCLA Bruins
- Jock Landale, Saint Mary’s Gaels
- Yante Maten, Georgia Bulldogs
- Luke Maye, North Carolina Tar Heels
- Brandon McCoy, UNLV Rebels
- Jordan Murphy, Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Collin Sexton, Alabama Crimson Tide
- Landry Shamet, Wichita State Shockers
- Allonzo Trier, Arizona Wildcats
- Trae Young, Oklahoma Sooners
Arizona has faced a number of these guys in the last couple years, including Tra Holder, Miles Bridges, Collin Sexton, Brandon McCoy, Jock Landale, Aaron Holiday, and Trevon Bluiett.
The list will be trimmed to 15 players in February, and Ayton and Trier will likely survive the cut.