Cooper Flagg Named 1 of 5 Finalists for John Wooden Award and to Wooden All-America Team

Maine's Cooper Flagg was named as 1 of 5 finalists for the John Wooden Award and to the Wooden All-America Team on Tuesday, April 1st. The award is given annually to the best college basketball player in the country.

Joining Cooper as finalists are

• Johni Broome from Auburn
• Walter Clayton Jr. from Florida
• Mark Sears from Alabama
• Braden Smith from Purdue

7 players were selected to the Wooden  All-America Team. They include

• Cooper Flagg from Duke
• Johni Broome from Auburn
• L.J Cryer from Houston
• Kam Jones from Marquette
• Ryan Kalkbrenner from Creighton
• Chaz Lanier from Tennessee
• John Tonje from Wisconsin

The 5 finalists for the Women's Wooden Award were announced on Wednesday morning. They include

• Paige Bueckers from UConn
• Lauren Betts from UCLA
• Madison Booker from Texas
• Hannah Hidalgo from Notre Dame
• JuJu Watkins from Southern California

The Wooden Award Winners will be announced on April 11th.

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