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Seven men's basketball players from Big Ten feature on Wooden Award Top 20 list

The watch list for the John R. Wooden Award was reduced from 25 to 20 names on Monday, with seven of the 20 remaining players hailing from the Big Ten.

Purdue guard Jaden Ivey and center Zach Edey, Illinois center Kofi Cockburn, Iowa forward Keegan Murray, Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis, Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell and Wisconsin guard Johnny Davis are all a part of the revised list for the award given to the top player in men's college basketball.

Purdue (No. 4), Wisconsin (No.