Gonzaga senior Johnathan Williams III is one of 50 players named to the preseason Wooden Award list. Williams has also been named to the preseason Naismith Award list, and these two are the most prestigious player of the year awards in college basketball.
Williams is expected to have a big year now that Przemek Karnowski and Zach Collins departed Gonzaga. He scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds in Gonzaga’s season opening win over the Texas Southern Tigers.
Williams is sitting two points shy of the 1,000 point feat for his college career.