Villanova sophomore Saddiq Bey was named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 on Tuesday just hours before the Wildcats opened the season against Army.
Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, “the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners” for the Wooden Award All American Team and Most Outstanding Player Award.
Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award Program hosts the most prestigious honors in collegebasketball recognizing The Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player for men and women, The Wooden Award All American Teams for men and women and the annual selection of the Wooden Award Legend of Coaching recipient.