Every men's basketball Wooden Award-winner this decade
Before the 2026 Wooden award is bestowed Friday night, we'll take a look at the players who have claimed the honor so far in the 2020s.
The Wooden award for the men's 2026 college basketball season will be handed out on Friday night to either Cameron Boozer, Darius Acuff Jr. , AJ Dybantsa, Yaxel Lendeborg or Braden Smith. Before one of the fantastic five players above joins a storied club, we'll take a look at the previous men's Wooden Award winners from this decade.
2025: Cooper Flagg, Duke While Duke came up a little bit short of their ultimate team goal in the 2025 campaign, Flagg's coronation as Wooden Award winner capped off a sensational season with the Blue Devils. In addition to his impressive statistics, Flagg's motor and energy were on full display during non-conference games in November all the way through the Final Four. COOPER FLAGG IS THE 2025 WOODEN AWARD WINNER 😈🏆 pic.
twitter. com/NTFVuHc6X8 — Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 5, 2025 2024: Zach Edey, Purdue Edey made history in 2024, becoming men's college basketball's first back-to-back winner of the Wooden Award in more than 40 years. Everyone knew what was coming from the Purdue center, but very few were equipped to stop it.
He did whatever he wanted in the paint, scoring 25 points per game with an unstoppable jump hook. The "jump" part was optional at 7'4". 2023: Zach Edey, Purdue Simply put, this one was a bit awkward.