Cooper Flagg, Johni Broome headline Wooden Award final five

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Duke's Cooper Flagg and Auburn's Johni Broome headlined the Wooden Award's list of five finalists as well as the All-America team, both of which were announced on Tuesday night.

The award is given annually to the best college basketball player in the country. Flagg and Broome have been the perceived favorites for the Wooden Award since early in the season, with Broome starting the campaign with a dominant nonconference performance before Flagg made up ground with incredible performances in ACC play.

Flagg, the clear-cut leader to be the No. 1 pick in June's NBA draft, won both ACC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year. He's averaging 18.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2…