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In addition to making several midseason First Team All-American lists, Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan made the cut today for a major national award. The John R. Wooden Award is given to the nation’s top player and it is named after our own alum. It is fitting that we have a guy that could bring it home for the second time. Purdue’s Glenn Robinson won the award in 1994, and today Caleb Swanigan was named as one of 25 players to the midseason watch list.
This midseason list is paired down from 50 who were on the preseason list. later on the list will be cut to 10, then 3. Here are the 25 midseason honorees (with a Purdue opponent highlighted:
Name
|
School |
Conference |
Height |
Class |
Position |
|
|
Dwayne Bacon |
Florida State |
ACC |
6-7 |
Soph. |
G |
|
Lonzo Ball |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
6-6 |
Fr. |
G |
|
Joel Berry II |
North Carolina |
ACC |
6-0 |
Jr. |
G |
|
Jaron Blossomgame |
Clemson |
ACC |
6-7 |
Sr. |
F |
|
Dillon Brooks |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
6-7 |
Jr. |
F |
|
De'Aaron Fox |
Kentucky |
SEC |
6-3 |
Fr. |
G |
|
Markelle Fultz |
Washington |
Pac-12 |
6-4 |
Fr. |
G |
|
Ethan Happ |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
6-10 |
Soph. |
F |
|
Josh Hart |
Villanova |
Big East |
6-5 |
Sr. |
G |
|
Nigel Hayes |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
6-8 |
Sr. |
F |
|
Josh Jackson |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
6-8 |
Fr. |
G |
|
Justin Jackson |
North Carolina |
ACC |
6-8 |
Jr. |
F/G |
|
Luke Kennard |
Duke |
ACC |
6-6 |
Soph. |
G |
|
TJ Leaf |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
6-10 |
Fr. |
F |
|
Lauri Markkanen |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
7-0 |
Fr. |
F |
|
Kelan Martin |
Butler |
Big East |
6-7 |
Jr. |
F |
|
Frank Mason III |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
5-11 |
Sr. |
G |
|
Malik Monk |
Kentucky |
SEC |
6-3 |
Fr. |
G |
|
Monte Morris |
Iowa State |
Big 12 |
6-3 |
Sr. |
G |
|
Johnathan Motley |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
6-10 |
Jr. |
F |
|
Alec Peters |
Valparaiso |
Horizon League |
6-9 |
Sr. |
F |
|
Caleb Swanigan |
Purdue |
Big Ten |
6-9 |
Soph. |
F |
|
Melo Trimble |
Maryland |
Big Ten |
6-3 |
Jr. |
G |
|
Maurice Watson Jr. |
Creighton |
Big East |
5-10 |
Sr. |
G |
|
Nigel Williams-Goss |
Gonzaga |
WCC |
6-3 |
Jr. |
G |