Duke freshman Cooper Flagg and Auburn star Johni Broome headlined the 15 players named to the Wooden Award top 15 national ballot Saturday morning, as revealed on ESPN's "College GameDay."
Flagg, the former No. 1 recruit and the projected No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, enters the final weekend of the regular season as the perceived front-runner for the award. He has put together one of the best freshman seasons of all time while leading Duke to a likely No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. After producing standout performances early in the season against Kentucky, Arizona and Auburn, Flagg has been even better in ACC play.