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Poeltl Named to Wooden Award Final Ballot
3/5/2016 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 5, 2016
The Wooden Award™ All-American Team, consisting of the nation's top 10 players, and the five finalists for the Wooden Award, widely considered the most prestigious honor in college basketball, will be announced the week of the "Elite Eight" round of the NCAA Tournament and will be the focus of a 30-minute show March 28th on ESPNU at 8 p.m. EST/6 p.m. MST
The 40th annual presentation of the John R. Wooden Award® to the men's most outstanding basketball player will be the anchor presentation of the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show presented by Wendy's® on ESPN2 on Friday, April 8th at 8 p.m. EST/6 p.m. MST.
John R. Wooden Award 2016 National Ballot
Grayson Allen, Duke, So.
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia, Sr.
Kris Dunn, Providence, Jr.
Perry Ellis, Kansas, Sr.
Kahlil Felder, Oakland, Jr.
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana, Sr.
Josh Hart, Villanova, Jr.
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma, Sr.
Brice Johnson, North Carolina, Sr.
Georges Niang, Iowa State, Sr.
Jakob Poeltl, Utah, So.
Melo Trimble, Maryland, So.
Tyler Ulis, Kentucky, So.
Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa, Sr.
Denzel Valentine, Michigan State, Sr.
#POELTLPOWER
LOS ANGELES - Utah sophomore Jakob Poeltl has been named a finalist for the 2016 John R. Wooden Award, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced on Saturday.
Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, Poeltl is one of 15 student-athletes who are candidates for the Wooden Award All-American Team and one shall receive the Wooden Award Trophy as the most outstanding college basketball player in the nation.
Poeltl, who is also a finalist for both the Oscar Robertson and Naismith National Player of the Year awards, ranks first in the Pac-12 and fourth in the nation in field goal percentage (.667). He ranks among the top-50 players in the nation with 13 double-doubles, 196 total field goals made and 269 total rebounds.
Voting will take place from March 14th to March 21st, and voters, consisting of nearly 1,000 members of the national college basketball media, take into consideration a player's entire season of play, as well as opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Fans may vote through the fan voting site, sponsored by Wendy's, at www.woodenawardvote.com.
Vote here for Jakob Poeltl for the @Wendys #WoodenAward! https://t.co/KXtTvRWCe0
- ESPN College BBall (@ESPNCBB) February 10, 2016
The Wooden Award™ All-American Team, consisting of the nation's top 10 players, and the five finalists for the Wooden Award, widely considered the most prestigious honor in college basketball, will be announced the week of the "Elite Eight" round of the NCAA Tournament and will be the focus of a 30-minute show March 28th on ESPNU at 8 p.m. EST/6 p.m. MST
The 40th annual presentation of the John R. Wooden Award® to the men's most outstanding basketball player will be the anchor presentation of the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show presented by Wendy's® on ESPN2 on Friday, April 8th at 8 p.m. EST/6 p.m. MST.
John R. Wooden Award 2016 National Ballot
Grayson Allen, Duke, So.
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia, Sr.
Kris Dunn, Providence, Jr.
Perry Ellis, Kansas, Sr.
Kahlil Felder, Oakland, Jr.
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana, Sr.
Josh Hart, Villanova, Jr.
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma, Sr.
Brice Johnson, North Carolina, Sr.
Georges Niang, Iowa State, Sr.
Jakob Poeltl, Utah, So.
Melo Trimble, Maryland, So.
Tyler Ulis, Kentucky, So.
Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa, Sr.
Denzel Valentine, Michigan State, Sr.
#POELTLPOWER
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