Zach Edey leads Wooden finalists; Brandon Miller off list

Reigning Wooden Award winner Oscar Tshiebwe and this season's favorite Zach Edey were among the 15 finalists named to the men's national ballot Saturday morning, as revealed on ESPN's "College GameDay."

Edey, Purdue's 7-foot-4 center, is heading into the postseason as the perceived front-runner for the Wooden Award, given annually to the best college basketball player in the country.

He has been the most dominant player in men's college basketball for most of the season, ranking ninth in the country in scoring (22.1 PPG) and second in rebounds (13.1 RPG) while blocking 2.3 shots per game and shooting 61.6% from the field. Edey helped lead Purdue to its first outright Big Ten regular-season…