The John R. Wooden Award announced its preseason top 50 today. It’s little surprise that Syracuse Orange forward Tyler Lydon is among those 50 players named. The Wooden Award goes to the most outstanding player in college basketball each season.
Lydon was already included on the preseason Naismith Trophy watch list as well, which is also given to the best player in the sport, according to their own criteria and voting. The sophomore’s considered a talented NBA Draft prospect for this coming spring. Lydon averaged 10 points and six rebounds last season. He scored just two points but had six rebounds in the 2016-17 season opener vs.