Three Kentucky players make Wooden Award preseason list
University of Kentucky men’s basketball players Skal Labissiere, Jamal Murray and Tyler Ulis were named Tuesday to the Preseason Top 50 for the John R. Wooden Award.
The Wooden Award is presented annually to the national player of the year.
Several universities joined Kentucky with multiple players on the list. Indiana (James Blackmon Jr., Yogi Ferrell and Troy Williams) joined Kentucky with three. Baylor, California, Duke, Gonzaga, Iowa State, Maryland, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia, Wichita State and Wisconsin each had two.
Former UK player Kyle Wiltjer was one of Gonzaga’s representatives.
Here is the entire Wooden Preseason Top 50:
Name | Height | Class | Position | University | Conference |
Grayson Allen | 6-5 | Soph. | G | Duke | ACC |
Zach Auguste | 6-10 | Sr. | F | Notre Dame | ACC |
Ron Baker | 6-4 | Sr. | G | Wichita State | Missouri Valley |
DeAndre’ Bembry | 6-6 | Jr. | F | St. Joseph’s | Atlantic 10 |
James Blackmon, Jr. | 6-4 | Soph. | G | Indiana | Big Ten |
Malcolm Brogdon | 6-5 | Sr. | G | Virginia | ACC |
Jaylen Brown | 6-7 | Fr. | F | California | Pac-12 |
Jalen Brunson | 6-3 | Fr. | G | Villanova | Big East |
Kyle Collinsworth | 6-6 | Sr. | G | BYU | WCC |
Kellen Dunham | 6-6 | Jr. | G | Butler | Big East |
Kris Dunn | 6-4 | Jr. | G | Providence | Big East |
Perry Ellis | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Kansas | Big 12 |
Yogi Ferrell | 6-0 | Sr. | G | Indiana | Big Ten |
Rico Gathers | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Baylor | Big 12 |
Anthony Gill | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Virginia | ACC |
Daniel Hamilton | 6-7 | Soph. | G/F | Connecticut | The American |
A.J. Hammons | 7-0 | Sr. | C | Purdue | Big Ten |
Nigel Hayes | 6-8 | Jr. | F | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
Buddy Hield | 6-4 | Sr. | G | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
Danuel House | 6-7 | Sr. | G | Texas A&M | SEC |
Brandon Ingram | 6-9 | Fr. | G/F | Duke | ACC |
Demetrius Jackson | 6-1 | Jr. | G | Notre Dame | ACC |
Brice Johnson | 6-10 | Sr. | F | North Carolina | ACC |
Damian Jones | 7-0 | Jr. | C | Vanderbilt | SEC |
Bronson Koenig | 6-4 | Jr. | G | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
Skal Labissiere | 6-11 | Fr. | F | Kentucky | SEC |
Jake Layman | 6-9 | Sr. | F | Maryland | Big Ten |
Caris LeVert | 6-7 | Sr. | G | Michigan | Big Ten |
Nic Moore | 5-9 | Sr. | G | SMU | The American |
Monte Morris | 6-3 | Jr. | G | Iowa State | Big 12 |
Jamal Murray | 6-4 | Fr. | G | Kentucky | SEC |
Malik Newman | 6-3 | Fr. | G | Mississippi State | SEC |
Georges Niang | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Iowa State | Big 12 |
Marcus Paige | 6-2 | Sr. | G | North Carolina | ACC |
Gary Payton II | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Oregon State | Pac-12 |
Jakob Poeltl | 7-0 | Soph. | F | Utah | Pac-12 |
Taurean Prince | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Baylor | Big 12 |
Xavier Rathan-Mayes | 6-4 | Soph. | G | Florida State | ACC |
Domantas Sabonis | 6-11 | Soph. | F | Gonzaga | WCC |
Ben Simmons | 6-10 | Fr. | F | LSU | SEC |
D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Georgetown | Big East |
Kaleb Tarczewski | 7-0 | Sr. | C | Arizona | Pac-12 |
Isaiah Taylor | 6-3 | Jr. | G | Texas | Big 12 |
Melo Trimble | 6-3 | Soph. | G | Maryland | Big Ten |
Tyler Ulis | 5-9 | Soph. | G | Kentucky | SEC |
Denzel Valentine | 6-5 | Sr. | G | Michigan State | Big Ten |
Fred VanVleet | 6-0 | Sr. | G | Wichita State | Missouri Valley |
Tyrone Wallace | 6-5 | Sr. | G | California | Pac-12 |
Troy Williams | 6-7 | Jr. | F | Indiana | Big Ten |
Kyle Wiltjer | 6-10 | Sr. | F | Gonzaga | WCC |
This story was originally published November 17, 2015 at 1:41 PM with the headline "Three Kentucky players make Wooden Award preseason list."