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Favorites to win the John R. Wooden Award in men's college basketball: top candidates, breakout stars, odds updates, stats, and expert analysis.
UNITED STATES - MARCH 21: College Basketball: NCAA Final Four, UCLA coach John Wooden victorious with team, trophy, and net after winning championship game vs Duke, Kansas City, MO 3/21/1964 (Photo by Rich Clarkson/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (SetNumber: X9899 TK2) Sports Illustrated via Getty Images Get your brackets filled out, the tournament starts tomorrow (the play in games anyway). It’s also awards season. The big one for college hoops is The John R.
Wooden award. The nomination ballot includes no less than 15 players. Coach Wooden collected championships like I collect empty soda cups.
His UCLA teams were utterly dominant, including a stretch of 10 titles in 12 years. That, my friends, is a dynasty. He coached some of the greatest of all time.
Lew Alcindor (Kareem) and Bill Walton immediately come to mind. The award is given to both the men’s and women’s side which is a cool things and explains the massive influence Wooden had on the game of college basketball. Past winners include Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Candace Parker and Maya Moore just to name a few.
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