Zach Edey knows a thing or two about being a finalist for a major college basketball award. So, with the John Wooden Award releasing its list of top-20 candidates for the prestigious honor ...

Several players make up the top odds to win the Wooden Award in men's college basketball. The favorite, of course, is a ...

In recent men's college basketball seasons, the "race" for the Wooden Award was already a foregone conclusion by mid-February. Zach Edey ran away with it the past two years, as did Oscar Tshiebwe ...

Wooden Award late midseason Top-20 list ... The other players who have achieved that include Zach Edey (Purdue), Oscar Tsiebwe (Kentucky), Oumar Ballo (Arizona) and Armando Bacot (North Carolina).

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Zach Edey is back in the state of Indiana ... “I built a relationship with him being at the Wooden Awards and stuff together, so it was really cool,” Edey said.

The last player to win the Wooden Award was former Purdue forward Zach Edey, who took the honor back-to-back seasons before being drafted No. 9 overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2024.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The last player to win the Wooden Award was former Purdue forward Zach Edey, who took the honor back-to-back seasons before being drafted ...