Alabama Freshman Collin Sexton Named to John Wooden Award Midseason Top-25 List
1/11/2018 2:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Sexton is one of two Southeastern Conference representatives on the midseason list
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Alabama men's basketball freshman guard Collin Sexton was named on the 2018 John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top-25 list, it was announced on Thursday. Sexton is one of six freshmen and two Southeastern Conference student-athletes who are considered frontrunners for the sports' most prestigious honor.
The list was chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts based on their performances during the first half of the 2017-18 season.
After 15 appearances on the hardwood, Sexton is averaging 19.5 ppg, which leads the SEC, while also ranking second in the league in both free throws made (97) and attempted (123). The Mableton, Ga., native currently owns 12 double-figure scoring games, nine games of scoring 20 or more points and two 30-point contests on the season for the Crimson Tide.
On Nov. 25 against then-No. 14 Minnesota, Sexton set an Alabama freshman record when he scored 40 points, including 31 in the second half. He became the first Crimson Tide player to score 40 points in a game since Reggie King had 43 on March, 12, 1979 against Virginia. Furthermore, he became the first Alabama freshman in the modern era to record three straight games of more than 20 points in each of his first three contests.
The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2018 John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy's. The leading candidates will be further pared to 20 players in early February. Fifteen top players who have proven to their universities that they are also making progress toward graduation and maintaining at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA will be submitted to voters on the Final Ballot prior to the NCAA Tournament. Sexton earned a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall semester.
The 10-man Wooden Award All American Team will be announced the week of the "Elite Eight" round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner of the 2018 John R. Wooden Award will be presented during the ESPN College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy's on Friday, April 6, 2018.
John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy's
2017-18 Midseason Top 25
Name School
Grayson Allen Duke
Deandre Ayton Arizona
Marvin Bagley III Duke
Mohamed Bamba Texas
Joel Berry II UNC
Trevon Bluiett Xavier
Mikal Bridges Villanova
Miles Bridges Michigan St.
Jalen Brunson Villanova
Jevon Carter West Virginia
Bonzie Colson Notre Dame
Angel Delgado Seton Hall
Marcus Foster Creighton
Devonte' Graham Kansas
Tra Holder Arizona State
Aaron Holiday UCLA
Jock Landale Saint Mary's
Yante Maten Georgia
Luke Maye UNC
Brandon McCoy UNLV
Jordan Murphy Minnesota
Collin Sexton Alabama
Landry Shamet Wichita State
Allonzo Trier Arizona
Trae Young Oklahoma
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