Broome, Flagg included on Wooden Award top 25

• Myron Medcalf, ESPN Personnel WriterJan 7, 2025, 02:21 PM ET

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Auburn’s Johni Broome and Duke’s Cooper Flagg anchor the Wood Award midseason top-25 list released Tuesday.Broome (18.6 PPG

, 11.1 RPG, 2.7 BPG), who has actually led Auburn to a 13-1 record, and Flagg, the predicted No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, have actually been thought about as the early-season favorites to win the award.But the midseason top-25 list also features several essential players who have actually made a case for addition. Kam Jones, a star at Marquette, is plainly one of the very best players in the country. Kansas standout Hunter Dickinson, an All-American center a year back, has actually improved in several locations this season.And two transfers from the Volunteer State have actually likewise played their method onto the list. Tennessee’s Chaz Lanier and Memphis’PJ Haggerty have actually led their particular teams to unexpected starts in 2024-25. Ace Bailey, Dylan Harper, Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen are the other freshmen, in addition to Flagg, who made the list.But a couple of skilled players missed the cut.West Virginia’s Javon Small(19.5 PPG

), Michigan’s Danny Wolf(12.5 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 1.7

BPG) and St. John’s RJ Luis Jr. (16.5 PPG, 6.2 RPG)have had strong campaigns for teams with NCAA tournament aspirations.While the midseason list is an important photo of the Wood Award race, it is not the final one. The players who are not consisted of on the midseason list can still make the last ballot.During the 2012-13 season, Victor Oladipo– then, an Indiana star– did not make the midseason list but ended up second in the final vote to

Michigan’s Trey Burke.The Wooden Award Midseason Top 25: Air Conditioning Bailey, Rutgers Johni Broome, Auburn Walter Clayton Jr., Florida RJ Davis, North Carolina Hunter Dickinson, Kansas Eric Dixon, Villanova

Jeremiah Fears, Oklahoma Cooper Flagg,

Duke Keshon Gilbert

, Iowa State PJ Haggerty, Memphis

Dylan Harper, Rutgers Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State Kasparas

Jakucionis, Illinois Tre Johnson, Texas Kam

Jones, Marquette Ryan Kalbrenner, Creighton Alex Karaban, UConn Chaz Lanier, Tennessee Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga Derik Queen

, Maryland Maxime Raynaud, Stanford Mark Sears, Alabama Braden Smith, Purdue Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M