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Davis Snags Spot On Wooden Award National Ballot
March 9, 2024 | Men's Basketball
North Carolina senior guard RJ Davis grabbed one of 15 spots on the 2024 men's national
ballot for the 2024 John R. Wooden Award, announced on Saturday on on ESPN College GameDay.
Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the national ballot consists of 15 student-
athletes who are candidates for the Wooden Award All-American Team and Wooden Award Trophy as
the most outstanding college basketball player in the United States.
The SEC leads all conferences with four selections, followed by the Big 12 with three, the ACC and Big
East with two each, and the Atlantic 10, Big Ten, Mountain West and Pac-12 with one selection apiece.
All balloted players have been certified by their university to meet or exceed the qualifications for the
Wooden Award as set forth by Wooden when the award was established. The qualifications
include: candidates must exhibit strength of character, both on and off the court; candidates must be
full-time students in an accredited NCAA college or university; candidates must be making progress
toward graduation and have a cumulative 2.00 grade point average since enrolling in their school;
candidates must contribute to team effort; candidates must excel in both offense and defense; and
candidates should be considered on their performance over the course of the entire season.
Voting will take place from March 18-25, and voters take into consideration a player's entire season of play, as well as the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The finalists for the 2024 Wooden Award will be announced on April 2nd.
About the John R. Wooden Award
Established in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award Program hosts the most prestigious honors in college
basketball, recognizing The Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player for men and women, The Wooden
Award All America Teams for men and women, and the annual selection of the Wooden Award Legend
of Coaching recipient. Honorees have demonstrated to their university that they meet or exceed the
qualifications of the John R. Wooden Award.
Wooden Award
Presented by Principal
2023-24 Men's National Ballot
Name, School
Johni Broome, Auburn
RJ Davis, North Carolina
Hunter Dickinson#, Kansas
Zach Edey*, Purdue
Kyle Filipowski, Duke
DaRon Holmes II, Dayton
Dalton Knecht, Tennessee
Tyler Kolek Marquette
Jaedon LeDee, San Diego State
Caleb Love, Arizona
Kevin McCullar Jr.
Tristen Newton, Connecticut
Antonio Reeves, Kentucky
Mark Sears, Alabama
Jamal Shead, Houston
# indicates player selected as 2020-21 Wooden Award All American
* indicates player selected as 2022-23 Wooden Award Winner
ballot for the 2024 John R. Wooden Award, announced on Saturday on on ESPN College GameDay.
Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the national ballot consists of 15 student-
athletes who are candidates for the Wooden Award All-American Team and Wooden Award Trophy as
the most outstanding college basketball player in the United States.
The SEC leads all conferences with four selections, followed by the Big 12 with three, the ACC and Big
East with two each, and the Atlantic 10, Big Ten, Mountain West and Pac-12 with one selection apiece.
All balloted players have been certified by their university to meet or exceed the qualifications for the
Wooden Award as set forth by Wooden when the award was established. The qualifications
include: candidates must exhibit strength of character, both on and off the court; candidates must be
full-time students in an accredited NCAA college or university; candidates must be making progress
toward graduation and have a cumulative 2.00 grade point average since enrolling in their school;
candidates must contribute to team effort; candidates must excel in both offense and defense; and
candidates should be considered on their performance over the course of the entire season.
Voting will take place from March 18-25, and voters take into consideration a player's entire season of play, as well as the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The finalists for the 2024 Wooden Award will be announced on April 2nd.
About the John R. Wooden Award
Established in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award Program hosts the most prestigious honors in college
basketball, recognizing The Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player for men and women, The Wooden
Award All America Teams for men and women, and the annual selection of the Wooden Award Legend
of Coaching recipient. Honorees have demonstrated to their university that they meet or exceed the
qualifications of the John R. Wooden Award.
Wooden Award
Presented by Principal
2023-24 Men's National Ballot
Name, School
Johni Broome, Auburn
RJ Davis, North Carolina
Hunter Dickinson#, Kansas
Zach Edey*, Purdue
Kyle Filipowski, Duke
DaRon Holmes II, Dayton
Dalton Knecht, Tennessee
Tyler Kolek Marquette
Jaedon LeDee, San Diego State
Caleb Love, Arizona
Kevin McCullar Jr.
Tristen Newton, Connecticut
Antonio Reeves, Kentucky
Mark Sears, Alabama
Jamal Shead, Houston
# indicates player selected as 2020-21 Wooden Award All American
* indicates player selected as 2022-23 Wooden Award Winner
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