LOS ANGELES - Utah sophomore Jakob Poeltl has been named to the John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy’s, Midseason Top-25, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced on Wednesday on ESPNU and ESPN.com.
Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 25 student-athletes who are the frontrunners for the sport’s most prestigious individual honor, based on their performances during the first half of the 2015-2016 season.
Poeltl is one of three Pac-12 players named to the list, joined by Arizona’s Ryan Anderson and Oregon State’s Gary Payton II.