The Midseason Top 25 list is out from the Los Angeles Athletic Club for its top candidates for the John Wooden Award. The award recognizes the nation’s top college basketball player.
SPASH grad Sam Hauser, formerly of Marquette and a senior at the University of Virginia, is named on the Top 25 list.
The midseason list includes players from Big Ten schools:
- Marcus Carr, Minnesota
- Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
- Ayo Dosunmo, Illinois
- Luka Garza, Iowa
- Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Learn more about the award HERE
2020-21 Midseason Top 25
| Name | School | Conference | Height | Class | Position |
| Scottie Barnes | Florida State | ACC | 6-9 | Fr. | G |
| Charles Bassey | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 6-11 | Jr. | C |
| James Bouknight | Connecticut | Big East | 6-5 | Soph | G |
| Garrison Brooks | North Carolina | ACC | 6-10 | Sr. | F |
| Jared Butler | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-3 | Jr. | G |
| Marcus Carr | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-2 | Jr. | G |
| Kofi Cockburn | Illinois | Big Ten | 7-0 | Soph | C |
| Derek Culver | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6-10 | Jr. | F |
| Cade Cunningham | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-8 | Fr. | G |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Illinois | Big Ten | 6-5 | Jr. | G |
| John Fulkerson | Tennessee | SEC | 6-9 | Sr. | F |
| Luka Garza* | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-11 | Sr. | C |
| Collin Gillespie | Villanova | Big East | 6-3 | Sr. | G |
| Ron Harper Jr. | Rutgers | Big Ten | 6-6 | Jr. | G/F |
| Sam Hauser | Virginia | ACC | 6-8 | Sr. | F |
| Matthew Hurt | Duke | ACC | 6-9 | Soph | F |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-9 | Soph | F |
| Carlik Jones | Louisville | ACC | 6-1 | Sr. | G |
| Corey Kispert | Gonzaga | WCC | 6-7 | Sr. | F |
| Remy Martin | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 6-0 | Sr. | G |
| Evan Mobley | USC | Pac-12 | 7-0 | Fr. | F |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | Villanova | Big East | 6-9 | Soph | F |
| Jalen Suggs | Gonzaga | WCC | 6-4 | Fr. | G |
| Drew Timme | Gonzaga | WCC | 6-10 | Soph | F |
| Marcus Zegarowski | Creighton | Big East | 6-2 | Jr. | G |
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
