Gonzaga’s Drew Timme among 5 finalists for men’s Wooden Award
LOS ANGELES(AP) — Drew Timmeof Gonzaga is one of five finalists for theJohn R. Wooden Award as the men’s college basketball player of theyear.
He’s joinedby Zach Edey of Purdue, Trayce Jackson-Davis of Indiana, Houston’sMarcus Sasser Marcus Sasserand Jalen Wilson of Kansas.
Timme tookhis team farthest in the upset-riddled NCAA Tournament with Gonzagalosing in the Elite Eight. Sasser helped Houston reach the Sweet16. Purdue lost in the first round, while Indiana and Kansas werebeaten in the second round.
The winnerwill be announced April 4 on ESPN. All five players have beeninvited to Los Angeles for the 47th annual presentation on April7.
Also amongthe top 10 vote getters were: Jaime Jaquez Jr. of UCLA, BrandonMiller of Alabama, Penn State’s Jalen Pickett, Oscar Tshiebwe ofKentucky and Arizona’s Azuolas Tubelis.
Voting tookplace from March 13-20.
SouthCarolina’s Dawn Staley will receive the Legends of Coaching Awardduring the ceremony at the Los Angeles Athletic Club.
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