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Oscar Tshiebwe one of 15 finalists for the Wooden Award

Oscar Tshiebwe is one step closer to winning National Player of the Year. The 15 finalists for the Wooden Award were announced during College GameDay this morning and, not surprisingly, Oscar was one of them.

2022 Wooden Award Finalists

  • Ochai Agbaji (Kansas)
  • Paolo Banchero (Duke)
  • Kofi Cockburn (Illinois)
  • Johnny Davis (Wisconsin)
  • Collin Gillespie (Villanova)
  • Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga)
  • Jaden Ivey (Purdue)
  • Johnny Juzang (UCLA)
  • Walker Kessler (Auburn)
  • E.J. Liddell (Ohio State)
  • Bennedict Mathurin (Arizona)
  • Keegan Murray (Iowa)
  • Jabari Smith (Auburn)
  • Drew Timme (Gonzaga)
  • Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky)

From here, a panel of nearly 1,000 voters will rank in order 10 of those 15 players.