Jeff Borzello is a basketball recruiting insider. He has joined ESPN in 2014.
Seven freshmen, headlined by Duke's Cameron Boozer, are among the 20 players named to the men's Wooden Award late midseason watch list, released Tuesday.
Boozer is the perceived favorite for the award, ranking second nationally in scoring (23.3 PPG) and 15th in rebounding (10.0 RPG), while also distributing 4.0 assists per game and shooting 38% from 3-point range. He has been the most consistent player in the country, scoring at least 14 points in every game and tallying 12 double-doubles.
Boozer is joined by the three players expected to be picked in the top four of the 2026 NBA draft alongside him: BYU's AJ Dybantsa, Kansas' Darryn Peterson and North Carolina's Caleb Wilson.
Despite BYU's recent struggles, Dybantsa leads the nation in scoring, putting up 23.9 points per game. He had a remarkable month of December, averaging 27.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists, shooting nearly 66% from the field. His numbers have slowed down slightly in Big 12 play, but he still had 43 points against Utah and 36 points against Oklahoma State.
Peterson has been one of the biggest storylines in college...
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