ST. LOUIS – Kentucky freshman guards De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk are on the midseason watch lists for the U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s national player of the year award and freshman of the year awards.
The Kentucky backcourt duo are two of 19 midseason players on the watch list for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, given annually to the men’s national player of the year. They are the only two players from the Southeastern Conference to make the cut. Both players are also on the watch list for the Wayman Tisdale Award, which goes to the top freshman in college basketball.