Three freshmen — AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer and Darryn Acuff — headline the men’s Wooden Award finalists and the accompanying All-America selections.
The trio was joined by Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg and Purdue’s Braden Smith, who also earned spots on both lists.
Wooden finalists and All-America overlap
The five players represent the group that made the cut for both the Wooden finalist list and the All-America selections, highlighting a mix of first-year standouts and established college contributors.
Dybantsa, Boozer and Acuff lead the way as freshmen recognized across both honors, while Lendeborg and Smith add representation from Michigan and Purdue.