LOS ANGELES – Gonzaga's
Killian Tillie was named to the 2020 John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50, announced Tuesday. The award is the most prestigious collegiate basketball honor and recognizes the nation's most outstanding basketball player each year.
Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for the most prestigious honors in college basketball, the Wooden Award All American Team and Most Outstanding Player Award.
Tillie was named to the preseason list for the second straight season. He was a preseason All-West Coast Conference selection before missing 22 games with injuries last season. In 15 appearances, he averaged 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. The Cagnes-sur-Mer, France native, made 10 blocks and had 10 steals in 2018-19. He made 50 percent of his shots from the field, including 43.8 percent (14-of-32) from three-point range. Tillie was tabbed Second Team All-WCC following the 2017-18 season. He averaged 12.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in his sophomore season.
Gonzaga opens the regular season this evening against Alabama State at 5.
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2019-20 Preseason Top 50
| Name |
School |
Conference |
Height |
Class |
Position |
| Precious Achiuwa |
Memphis |
American |
6-9 |
Fr. |
F |
| Ty-Shon Alexander |
Creighton |
Big East |
6-4 |
Jr. |
G |
| Cole Anthony |
North Carolina |
ACC |
6-3 |
Fr. |
G |
| Udoka Azubuike |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
7-0 |
Sr. |
C |
| Kamar Baldwin |
Butler |
Big East |
6-1 |
Sr. |
G |
| Desmond Bane |
TCU |
Big 12 |
6-6 |
Sr. |
G |
| Charles Bassey |
Western Kentucky |
Conference USA |
6-11 |
So. |
C |
| Saddiq Bey |
Villanova |
Big East |
6-8 |
So. |
F |
| Kerry Blackshear Jr. |
Florida |
SEC |
6-10 |
Sr. |
F |
| Vernon Carey Jr. |
Duke |
ACC |
6-10 |
Fr. |
C |
| Yoeli Childs |
BYU |
WCC |
6-8 |
Sr. |
F |
| Anthony Cowan Jr. |
Maryland |
Big Ten |
6-0 |
Sr. |
G |
| Jarron Cumberland |
Cincinnati |
American |
6-5 |
Sr. |
G |
| Antoine Davis |
Detroit Mercy |
Horizon League |
6-1 |
So. |
G |
| Mamadi Diakite |
Virginia |
ACC |
6-9 |
Sr. |
F |
| Alpha Diallo |
Providence |
Big East |
6-7 |
Sr. |
G |
| Ayo Dosunmu |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
6-5 |
So. |
G |
| Devon Dotson |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
6-2 |
So. |
G |
| Anthony Edwards |
Georgia |
SEC |
6-5 |
Fr. |
G |
| CJ Elleby |
Washington State |
Pac-12 |
6-6 |
So. |
F |
| Jordan Ford |
Saint Mary's |
WCC |
6-1 |
Sr. |
G |
| Kellan Grady |
Davidson |
A-10 |
6-5 |
Jr. |
G |
| Jon Axel Gudmundsson |
Davidson |
A-10 |
6-5 |
Sr. |
G |
| Ashton Hagans |
Kentucky |
SEC |
6-3 |
So. |
G |
| Tyrese Haliburton |
Iowa State |
Big 12 |
6-5 |
So. |
G |
| Markus Howard |
Marquette |
Big East |
5-11 |
Sr. |
G |
| Tre Jones |
Duke |
ACC |
6-3 |
So. |
G |
| Anthony Lamb |
Vermont |
America East |
6-6 |
Sr. |
F |
| Scottie Lewis |
Florida |
SEC |
6-5 |
Fr. |
G |
| Nico Mannion |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
6-6 |
Fr. |
G |
| Naji Marshall |
Xavier |
Big East |
6-7 |
Jr. |
F |
| Tyrese Maxey |
Kentucky |
SEC |
6-3 |
Fr. |
G |
| Jaden McDaniels |
Washington |
Pac-12 |
6-9 |
Fr. |
F |
| Sam Merrill |
Utah State |
Mountain West |
6-5 |
Sr. |
G |
| Andrew Nembhard |
Florida |
SEC |
6-5 |
So. |
G |
| Jordan Nwora |
Louisville |
ACC |
6-7 |
Jr. |
F |
| Reggie Perry |
Mississippi State |
SEC |
6-5 |
Sr. |
G |
| Myles Powell |
Seton Hall |
Big East |
6-2 |
Sr. |
G |
| Payton Pritchard |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
6-2 |
Sr. |
G |
| Neemias Queta |
Utah State |
Mountain West |
7-0 |
So. |
C |
| Nick Rakocevic |
USC |
Pac-12 |
6-11 |
Sr. |
F |
| Jalen Smith |
Maryland |
Big Ten |
6-10 |
So. |
F |
| Lamar Stevens |
Penn State |
Big Ten |
6-8 |
Sr. |
F |
| Isaiah Stewart |
Washington |
Pac-12 |
6-9 |
Fr. |
F |
| Killian Tillie |
Gonzaga |
WCC |
6-10 |
Sr. |
F |
| Tres Tinkle |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
6-7 |
Sr. |
F |
| Kaleb Wesson |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
6-9 |
Jr. |
F |
| Cassius Winston |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
6-1 |
Sr. |
G |
| James Wiseman |
Memphis |
American |
7-1 |
Fr. |
C |
| McKinley Wright IV |
Colorado |
Pac-12 |
6-0 |
Jr. |
G |
