The UCLA basketball team is coming into the 2018-19 season with a lot of promise and sophomore Kris Wilkes is a big reason why.
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Wilkes made a big enough impact on the team last year that he is being recognized as one of the 50-best players in the nation as he was named to the preseason Naismith Trophy list.
Per NaismithTrophy.com, the annual award honor “has become among the most prestigious national honors awarded each year to top basketball players in the nation.