Three weeks ago, we trimmed the list of players with real potential to win the Wooden Award to five.
The idea at the time was that all of them -- Arizona's Deandre Ayton, Duke's Marvin Bagley III, Villanova's Jalen Brunson, Kansas' Devonte' Graham and Oklahoma's Trae Young -- had played well enough during the regular season to merit consideration, and any of them could separate from the others with a memorable performance in the NCAA tournament. The problem, though, is that voting for the Wooden Award concluded after the tourney's opening weekend, meaning the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games won't be factored into the actual voting.