Reigning Wooden Award winner Oscar Tshiebwe and this season's favorite Zach Edey were among the 15 finalists named to the men's national ballot Saturday morning, as revealed on ESPN's "College GameDay."
Edey, Purdue's 7-foot-4 center, is heading into the postseason as the perceived front-runner for the Wooden Award, given annually to the best college basketball player in the country.
He has been the most dominant player in men's college basketball for most of the season, ranking ninth in the country in scoring (22.1 PPG) and second in rebounds (13.1 RPG) while blocking 2.