LOS ANGELES – Four standouts from the American Athletic Conference – Cincinnati’s Jacob Evans, Rob Gray of Houston, SMU’s Shake Milton and Landry Shamet of Wichita State – were among the 50 players named to the John R. Wooden® presented by Wendy’s® Preseason Top 50 today.
The announcement was made on ESPN’s SportsCenter and on ESPN.com. 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 college basketball’s most prestigious individual honor.
All four have been named to watch lists earlier in the season, as Evans is among the Julius Erving Award candidates, while Gray was nominated for the Jerry West Award.