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Jawun Evans named to Preseason Wooden Award Watch List
Oklahoma State’s Jawun Evans has earned another preseason award (even though the season has kind of started already.)
The Wooden Award released their list of top 50 candidates for the prestigious individual honor on Tuesday, which is presented to college basketballs best player. The Cowboys star point guard was among the 50. Here is the full list from the Wooden Award website:
| Name | School | Conference | Class |
| Jaylen Adams | St. Bonaventure | Atlantic 10 | Jr. |
| Edrice Adebayo | Kentucky | SEC | Fr. |
| Grayson Allen | Duke | ACC | Jr. |
| Jarrett Allen | Texas | Big 12 | Fr. |
| Dwayne Bacon | Florida State | ACC | Soph. |
| Lonzo Ball | UCLA | Pac-12 | Fr. |
| V.J. Beachem | Notre Dame | ACC | Sr. |
| Joel Berry II | North Carolina | ACC | Jr. |
| James Blackmon, Jr. | Indiana | Big Ten | Jr. |
| Antonio Blakeney | LSU | SEC | Soph. |
| Jaron Blossomgame | Clemson | ACC | Sr. |
| Trevon Bluiett | Xavier | Big East | Jr. |
| Chris Boucher | Oregon | Pac-12 | Sr. |
| Miles Bridges | Michigan State | Big Ten | Fr. |
| Dillon Brooks | Oregon | Pac-12 | Jr. |
| Thomas Bryant | Indiana | Big Ten | Soph. |
| Tyler Dorsey | Oregon | Pac-12 | Soph. |
| Jawun Evans | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | Soph. |
| De’Aaron Fox | Kentucky | SEC | Fr. |
| Markelle Fultz | Washington | Pac-12 | Fr. |
| Jack Gibbs | Davidson | Atlantic 10 | Sr. |
| Harry Giles | Duke | ACC | Fr. |
| Devonte’ Graham | Kansas | Big 12 | Jr. |
| Ethan Happ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Soph. |
| Josh Hart | Villanova | Big East | Sr. |
| Nigel Hayes | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Sr. |
| Malcolm Hill | Illinois | Big Ten | Sr. |
| Josh Jackson | Kansas | Big 12 | Fr. |
| Justin Jackson | North Carolina | ACC | Jr. |
| Kris Jenkins | Villanova | Big East | Sr. |
| Peter Jok | Iowa | Big Ten | Sr. |
| Moses Kingsley | Arkansas | SEC | Sr. |
| Bronson Koenig | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Sr. |
| Dedric Lawson | Memphis | The American | Soph. |
| Tyler Lydon | Syracuse | ACC | Soph. |
| Lauri Markkanen | Arizona | Pac-12 | Fr. |
| Frank Mason III | Kansas | Big 12 | Sr. |
| Malik Monk | Kentucky | SEC | Fr. |
| Monte Morris | Iowa State | Big 12 | Sr. |
| Austin Nichols | Virginia | ACC | Jr. |
| London Perrantes | Virginia | ACC | Sr. |
| Alec Peters | Valparaiso | Horizon League | Sr. |
| Ivan Rabb | California | Pac-12 | Soph. |
| Dennis Smith, Jr. | NC State | ACC | Fr. |
| Edmond Sumner | Xavier | Big East | Soph. |
| Caleb Swanigan | Purdue | Big Ten | Soph. |
| Jayson Tatum | Duke | ACC | Fr. |
| Melo Trimble | Maryland | Big Ten | Jr. |
| Maurice Watson, Jr | Creighton | Big East | Sr. |
| Nigel Williams-Goss | Gonzaga | WCC | Jr. |
Of course, anyone on the list could be named a winner even if they aren’t on the preseason list. But being recognized in the early list of 50 means he is getting some serious attention on a national scale, as he should.
The winner will be announced during the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show on Friday, April 7, 2017.
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