Wesson Selected to Wooden Midseason Top 25
1/9/2020 9:26:25 AM | Men's Basketball
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COLUMBUS – Kaleb Wesson, a junior center for the Ohio State men’s basketball team (11-4), was selected to the Midseason Top 25 for the John R. Wooden Award Wednesday.
Wesson leads the Buckeyes in scoring (14.7 ppg.), rebounding (9.3 rpg.), field goals made (64), blocks (19), free throws made (72) and attempted (94). The No. 11 Buckeyes face Indiana at noon Saturday in Bloomington.
Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts based on their performances during the first half of the 2019-20 season, the Midseason Wooden Top 25 list comprises student-athletes who are front-runners for the sport’s most prestigious honor.
The Big Ten leads all conferences with six selections; followed by the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Pac-12, and SEC with three selections each; and the A-10, American, Mountain West, and WCC with one selection apiece.
The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2020 John R. Wooden Award Men’s Player of the Year presented by Wendy’s. Players not chosen to the preseason list are still eligible for the Wooden Award™ late season list, and the National Ballot. The National Ballot consists of 15 top players who have proven to their universities that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the Wooden Award. Nearly 1,000 voters will rank in order 10 of those 15 players when voting opens prior to the NCAA Tournament and will allow voters to take into consideration performance during early round games. The Wooden Award All American Team™ will be announced the week of the “Elite Eight” round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner of the 2020 John R. Wooden Award will be presented by Wendy’s during the ESPN College Basketball Awards on Friday, April 10, 2020
