The John R. Wooden Award recognizes the nation’s best player in college basketball each season, and three Wildcats have been named to the midseason watch list. Ashton Hagans and Tyrese Maxey were both tabbed for the men’s list, while Rhyne Howard was included in the women’s top-25. The Wooden Award Top 25 Watch List was announced Wednesday night on ESPNU.
On the men’s basketball side, only Kentucky, Duke and Kansas had multiple players named to the midseason list, which includes 25 players representing ten conferences. UK’s backcourt duo has been essential to the Wildcats’ 11-3 start, averaging a combined 26.