LOS ANGELES — The John R. Wooden Award® presented by Wendy's® announced its Preseason Top 50 Watch List today on ESPN's SportsCenter and on ESPN.com. On that list is Gaels' senior guard Jordan Ford who has already been named to the Bob Cousy Award and Naismith Trophy watch lists this preseason.
Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for the most prestigious honors in college basketball, the Wooden Award All American Team™ and Most Outstanding Player Award.
The Preseason Top 50 list represents 12 conferences.