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Banchero Named to Wooden Award National Ballot
3/6/2022 1:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES – Duke freshman Paolo Banchero has been named to the Men's National Ballot for the John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy's, as announced by the Los Angeles Athletic Club Saturday 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.
Banchero is the ACC's only player on the National Ballot and is one of three freshmen, joining Auburn's Jabari Smith and Gonzaga's Chet Holmgren.
The Seattle, Wash., native currently ranks second among power conference true freshmen in scoring (17.1), is second in rebounding (7.7) and first in field goal percentage (.463). He has logged eight double-doubles, including four in a six-game stretch from Jan. 18-Feb. 5, and has 12 games of 20+ points. The six-time ACC Freshman of the Week ended the regular season fifth in the league in scoring (17.4) and second in rebounding (8.0) in conference-only games.
The next round of voting for the Wooden Award will take place from March 14-21, with nearly 1,000 voters selecting 10 finalists that will be announced on March 30. Voters take into consideration a player's entire season of play, as well as the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
The award has been presented to a Duke men's basketball player six times in its 45-year history – the most by any program nationally. The Blue Devils' most recent winner was Zion Williamson in 2019.
Duke's John R. Wooden Award Winners
Christian Laettner – 1992 – Senior
Elton Brand – 1999 – Sophomore
Shane Battier – 2001 – Senior
Jason Williams – 2002 – Junior
J.J. Redick – 2006 – Senior
Zion Williamson – 2019 – Freshman
#GoDuke
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.
Banchero is the ACC's only player on the National Ballot and is one of three freshmen, joining Auburn's Jabari Smith and Gonzaga's Chet Holmgren.
The Seattle, Wash., native currently ranks second among power conference true freshmen in scoring (17.1), is second in rebounding (7.7) and first in field goal percentage (.463). He has logged eight double-doubles, including four in a six-game stretch from Jan. 18-Feb. 5, and has 12 games of 20+ points. The six-time ACC Freshman of the Week ended the regular season fifth in the league in scoring (17.4) and second in rebounding (8.0) in conference-only games.
The next round of voting for the Wooden Award will take place from March 14-21, with nearly 1,000 voters selecting 10 finalists that will be announced on March 30. Voters take into consideration a player's entire season of play, as well as the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
The award has been presented to a Duke men's basketball player six times in its 45-year history – the most by any program nationally. The Blue Devils' most recent winner was Zion Williamson in 2019.
Duke's John R. Wooden Award Winners
Christian Laettner – 1992 – Senior
Elton Brand – 1999 – Sophomore
Shane Battier – 2001 – Senior
Jason Williams – 2002 – Junior
J.J. Redick – 2006 – Senior
Zion Williamson – 2019 – Freshman
#GoDuke
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