LOS ANGELES – Gonzaga's Graham Ike was named to the John R. Wooden Award presented by Principal Preseason Top 50 Watch List announced Tuesday.
 
The Los Angeles Athletic Club's John R. Wooden Award, presented by Principal, announced its 2025-26 Men's Preseason Top 50 Watchlist today on WoodenAward.com, launching the 50th anniversary season of college basketball's most prestigious individual honor.
 
Selected by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list comprises 50 student-athletes who are frontrunners for the most prestigious honors in college basketball: the Wooden Award All-American Team and the Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player.
 
Headlined by returning standouts and an impressive group of rising stars, the 2025-26 John R. Wooden Award Men's Top 50 Watchlist features a deep and balanced field representing college basketball's most storied programs.
 
The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2026 John R. Wooden Award Men's Player of the Year. Players not selected for the list remain eligible for inclusion on the Wooden Award midseason, late-season list, and the National Ballot. The National Ballot will feature 15 top players who have demonstrated to their universities that they meet or exceed the Wooden Award qualifications.
 
Celebrating its 50th year, the Wooden Award will feature special programming throughout the season with first winner and ambassador Marques Johnson, culminating in the 2026 John R. Wooden Award presented by Principal. Winners and All Americans will be honored at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on April 10.
 
John R. Wooden Award® Men's Preseason Top 50 Alphabetical

Full Name	School	Class	Position	Height
Darius Acuff Jr.	Arkansas	Freshman	G	6-3
Nate Ament	Tennessee	Freshman	F	6-10
Christian Anderson	Texas Tech	Sophomore	G	6-3
Robbie Avila	Saint Louis	Senior	C	6-10
Solo Ball	UConn	Junior	G	6-4
Nate Bittle	Oregon	Senior	C	7-0
John Blackwell	Wisconsin	Junior	G	6-4
MIkel Brown Jr.	Louisville	Freshman	G	6-5
Cameron Boozer	Duke	Freshman	F	6-9
Markus Burton	Notre Dame	Junior	G	6-0
Alex Condon	Florida	Junior	F/C	6-11
Ryan Conwell	Louisville	Senior	G	6-4
Donovan Dent	UCLA	Senior	G	6-2
Tucker DeVries	Indiana	Redshirt Senior	F	6-7
AJ Dybansta	BYU	Freshman	F	6-9
Zuby Ejiofor	St. John's	Senior	F	6-9
Boogie Fland	Florida	Sophomore	G	6-3
Ja'Kobi Gillespie	Tennessee	Senior	G	6-1
PJ Haggerty	Kansas State	Junior	G	6-4
Thomas Haugh	Florida	Junior	F	6-9
Bryce Hopkins	St. John's	Grad Student	F/G	6-7
Josh Hubbard	Mississippi State	Junior	G	6-0
Graham Ike	Gonzaga	Grad Student	F	6-9
Ian Jackson	St. John's	Sophomore	G	6-5
Trey Kaufman-Renn	Purdue	Senior	F	6-9
Alex Karaban	UConn	Redshirt Senior	F	6-8
Xaivian Lee	Florida	Senior	G	6-4
Yaxel Lendeborg	Michigan	Grad Student	F	6-9
Tamin Lipsey	Iowa State	Senior	G	6-1
Jaland Lowe	Kentucky	Junior	G	6-1.5
Nick Martinelli	Northwestern	Senior	F	6-7
Otega Oweh	Kentucky	Senior	G	6-4
Koa Peat	Arizona	Junior	F	6-8
Darryn Peterson	Kansas	Freshman	G	6-6
Tahaad Pettiford	Auburn	Sophomore	G	6-1
Labaron Philon Jr.	Alabama	Sophomore	G	6-4
Jayden Quaintance	Kentucky	Sophomore	F	6-10.5
Richie Saunders	BYU	Senior	G	6-5
Emanuel Sharp	Houston	Redshirt Senior	G	6-3
Jackson Shelstad	Oregon	Junior	G	6-1
Braden Smith	Purdue	Senior	G	6-0
Bennet Stirtz	Iowa	Senior	G	6-4
Andrej Stojakovic	Illinois	Junior	G	6-7
Bruce Thornton	Ohio state	Senior	G	6-2
JT Toppin	Texas Tech	Junior	F	6-9
Joseph Tugler	Houston	Junior	F	6-8
Milos Uzan	Houston	Senior	G	6-4
D.J. Wagner	Arkansas	Junior	G	6-4
Darrion Williams	NC State	Senior	F	6-6
Caleb Wilson	North Carolina	Freshman	F	6-10