NABC Division I Player of the Year Preseason Watch List Announced

 

NABC Division I Player of the Year Preseason Watch List Announced

 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches today announced the preseason watch list for the 2025 NABC Division I Player of the Year award.

 

The 2025 NABC Division I Player of the Year – selected by a nationwide vote of Division I head coaches – will be announced the week of the 2025 Men’s Final Four. Former Purdue standout Zach Edey won the award each of the last two seasons, becoming the first repeat winner since Duke’s Jason Williams in 2001 and 2002.

 

 

2025 NABC Division I Player of the Year – Preseason Watch List

Ace Bailey, Rutgers

Oumar Ballo, Indiana

Johni Broome, Auburn

L.J. Cryer, Houston

Johnell Davis, Arkansas

RJ Davis, North Carolina

Hunter Dickinson, Kansas

Cooper Flagg, Duke

Graham Ike, Gonzaga

Kam Jones, Marquette

Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton

Alex Karaban, Connecticut

Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State

Caleb Love, Arizona

Norchad Omier, Baylor

Kadary Richmond, St. John’s

Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest

Mark Sears, Alabama

Braden Smith, Purdue

Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M