Oklahoma State freshman Cade Cunningham was one of 25 players named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watchlist on Wednesday. This designation precedes the Wooden National Player of the Year Award and the Wooden All-America Team selections.
Through 10 games, Cunningham leads the Big 12 in scoring at 19.1 points per game and is the nation’s No. 2 scorer among freshmen. He’s also averaging 6.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.9 steals — landing at No. 1 or No. 2 in all of those categories for the Cowboys.
Before the season, Cunningham was named to the watch lists for both the Cousy Award and Naismith Trophy, both also national player of the year awards.