On Monday, the Lute Olson Watch list was announced.
The Lute Olson Award is named after the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, who won 776 games Long Beach State, Iowa and Arizona. He took the Hawkeyes to a Final Four in 1980 and the Wildcats to four more, including a national championship title in 1997.
The annual honors goes to the best college basketball player who has played at least two seasons.
Jalen Adams,Connecticut
Grayson Allen, Duke
Joel Berry II, North Carolina
James Blackmon, Jr., Indiana
Jaron Blossomgame, Clemson
Trevon Bluiett, Xavier
Chris Boucher, Oregon
Evan Bradds, Belmont
Isaiah Briscoe, Kentucky
Dillon Brooks, Oregon
Thomas Bryant,Indiana
Antonio Campbell, Ohio
Jevon Carter, West Virginia
Troy Caupain, Cincinnati
Tyler Cavanaugh, George Washington
Gary Clark, Cincinnati
T.J. Cline, Richmond
Charles Cooke, Dayton
Tyler Davis, Texas A&M
Jawun Evans, Oklahoma State
Marcus Evans, Rice
J.J. Frazier, Georgia
Jack Gibbs, Davidson
Devonte’ Graham, Kansas
Isaac Hamilton, UCLA
Josh Hart, Villanova
Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin
Justin Jackson, North Carolina
Kris Jenkins, Villanova
Peter Jok, Iowa
Moses Kingsley, Arkansas
Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin
Dedric Lawson, Memphis
William Lee, UAB
JeQuan Lewis, VCU
Tyler Lydon, Syracuse
Kelan Martin, Butler
Frank Mason III, Kansas
Yante Maten, Georgia
E.C. Matthews, Rhode Island
Monte Morris, Iowa State
Johnathan Motley, Baylor
Alec Peters, Valparaiso
Ivan Rabb, California
Justin Robinson, Monmouth
Edmond Sumner, Xavier
Alonzo Trier, Arizona
Melo Trimble, Maryland
Reggie Upshaw, Middle Tennessee
Jordan Woodard, Oklahoma
The Lute Olson Award, which began during the 2009-10 season, was won by Michigan State senior forward Denzel Valentine last season. Creighton’s Doug McDermott earned the honors twice.
The winner for the 2016-17 season will be announced on April 31. Here are the nominees.