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INDIANAPOLIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball
Writers Association has selected 46 standout players for
its initial watch list for the Oscar Robertson Trophy,
presented to the men's national player of the year.
 Since
its founding in 1956, the USBWA has named a national player of the
year. In the 1997-98 season, the award was named in honor of the
legendary Oscar Robertson, "The Big O." In addition, the
USBWA selects an All-America team and All-District teams, players
and coaches of the year.
The 2019-20 Oscar Robertson Trophy will be presented at the NCAA
Final Four in Atlanta in April. The winner will be also be honored
at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon at the Missouri Athletic Club
in St. Louis on Mon., April 13, 2020. The association's Henry Iba Award
(national coach of the year) and Wayman Tisdale Award (national
freshman player of the year) winners will also be honored at the
luncheon as well as the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and the
Tamika
Catchings Award, honoring the women's national and freshman players
of the year.
While all Division I players are eligible for the Oscar Robertson
Trophy, the USBWA board has chosen the players on the watch list
to promote the award and give the membership, which votes on all
USBWA awards, an early look at some of the best players in the country.
In January, the USBWA will release a second watch list, followed
by finalists after All-America balloting is complete in March. Last
season, Duke's Zion Williamson was the recipient of both the Oscar
Robertson Trophy and the Wayman Tisdale Award.
The USBWA formally expanded its All-America team to 15 players
in 2019 and many of the players on this watch list will contend
for All-America honors. In addition, the USBWA continues to name
an Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week each Tuesday.
Following is the complete 2019-20 Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch
List:
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2019-20 OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY WATCH LIST |
| Pos. |
First Team |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| G |
Ty-Shon Alexander,
Creighton |
6-4 |
195 |
Jr. |
Charlotte, N.C. |
| G |
Cole Anthony,
North Carolina |
6-3 |
190 |
Fr. |
New York, N.Y. |
| C |
Udoka Azubuike,
Kansas |
7-0 |
270 |
Jr. |
Delta, Nigeria |
| G |
Desmond Bane,
TCU |
6-6 |
215 |
Sr. |
Richmond, Ind. |
| C |
Charles Bassey,
WKU |
6-11 |
230 |
So. |
Lagos, Nigeria |
| F |
Kerry Blackshear
Jr., Florida |
6-10 |
241 |
Gr. |
Orlando, Fla. |
| G |
Jared Butler,
Baylor |
6-3 |
190 |
So. |
Reserve, La. |
| G |
Anthony Cowan, Maryland |
6-0 |
180 |
Sr. |
Bowie, Md. |
| G |
Jarron Cumberland,
Cincinnati |
6-5 |
210 |
Sr. |
Wilmington, Ohio |
| G |
Antoine Davis,
Detroit Mercy |
6-1 |
160 |
So. |
Birmingham, Ala. |
| F |
Mamadi Diakite,
Virginia |
6-9 |
224 |
Sr. |
Conakry, Guinea |
| G |
Devon Dotson,
Kansas |
6-2 |
185 |
So. |
Charlotte, N.C. |
| F |
Anthony Edwards,
Georgia |
6-5 |
225 |
Fr. |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| G |
Jordan Ford,
Saint Mary's |
6-1 |
175 |
Sr. |
Folsom, Calif. |
| C |
Luka Garza, Iowa |
6-11 |
260 |
Jr. |
Washington, D.C. |
| G |
Jon Axel Gudmundsson,
Davidson |
6-5 |
200 |
Sr. |
Grindavik, Iceland |
| F |
TJ Holyfield,
Texas Tech |
6-8 |
225 |
Sr. |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
| G |
Markus Howard,
Marquette |
5-11 |
180 |
Sr. |
Chandler, Ariz. |
| G |
Jhivvan Jackson,
UTSA |
6-0 |
170 |
Jr. |
Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
| G |
Tre Jones, Duke |
6-3 |
185 |
So. |
Apple Valley, Minn. |
| F/C |
Nathan Knight,
William & Mary |
6-10 |
253 |
Sr. |
Syracuse, N.Y. |
| F |
Anthony Lamb,
Vermont |
6-6 |
227 |
Sr. |
Rochester, N.Y. |
| G |
Jermaine Marrow,
Hampton |
6-0 |
182 |
Sr. |
Newport News, Va. |
| G |
Tyrese Maxey,
Kentucky |
6-3 |
198 |
Fr. |
Garland, Texas |
| G |
Skylar Mays,
LSU |
6-4 |
205 |
Sr. |
Baton Rouge, La. |
| G |
Sam Merrill,
Utah State |
6-5 |
205 |
Sr. |
Bountiful, Utah |
| F |
John Mooney,
Notre Dame |
6-9 |
245 |
Sr. |
Orlando, Fla. |
| F |
Aaron Nesmith,
Vanderbilt |
6-6 |
213 |
So. |
Charleston, S.C. |
| F |
Zeke Nnaji, Arizona |
6-11 |
240 |
Fr. |
Hopkins, Minn. |
| F |
Jordan Nwora,
Louisville |
6-7 |
225 |
Jr. |
Buffalo, N.Y. |
| F |
Reggie Perry,
Mississippi State |
6-10 |
250 |
So. |
Thomasville, Ga. |
| F |
Filip Petrusev,
Gonzaga |
6-11 |
235 |
So. |
Belgrade, Serbia |
| G |
Myles Powell,
Seton Hall |
6-2 |
195 |
Sr. |
Trenton, N.J. |
| G |
Payton Pritchard,
Oregon |
6-2 |
190 |
Sr. |
West Linn, Ore. |
| F |
Nick Rakocevic,
USC |
6-11 |
225 |
Sr. |
Chicago, Ill. |
| G |
Jordan Roland,
Northeastern |
6-1 |
171 |
Sr. |
Syracuse, N.Y. |
| F |
Marcus Santos-Silva,
VCU |
6-7 |
250 |
Jr. |
Taunton, Mass. |
| F |
Lamar Stevens,
Penn State |
6-8 |
225 |
Sr. |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
| C |
Jon Teske, Michigan |
7-1 |
265 |
Sr. |
Medina, Ohio |
| F |
Tres Tinkle,
Oregon State |
6-7 |
225 |
Sr. |
Missoula, Mont. |
| F |
Obi Toppin, Dayton |
6-9 |
220 |
So. |
Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| F |
Kaleb Wesson,
Ohio State |
6-9 |
270 |
Jr. |
Westerville, Ohio |
| G |
Cassius Winston,
Michigan State |
6-1 |
185 |
Sr. |
Detroit, Mich. |
| C |
James Wiseman,
Memphis |
7-1 |
240 |
Fr. |
Nashville, Tenn. |
| G |
McKinley Wright
IV, Colorado |
6-0 |
196 |
Jr. |
North Robbinsdale, Minn. |
| C |
Omer Yurtseven,
Georgetown |
7-0 |
264 |
Sr. |
Istanbul, Turkey |
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in
1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers.
With some 900 members worldwide, it is one of the most influential
organizations in college basketball. It has selected an All-America
team since the 1956-57 season. For more information on the USBWA
and the Oscar Robertson Trophy, contact executive director Malcolm
Moran at 814-574-1485.
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