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Ike Named to Naismith Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
11/3/2025 9:01:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Zag on list of 50 players for nation’s top player
ATLANTA – Gonzaga's Graham Ike was named to the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy preseason watch list for the 2025-26 Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Monday.
Ike is 41 points from 2,000 in his career. He has started in 108 of his 115 career appearances. Last season led the WCC in field goal percentage (59.8), was third in scoring (17.3), and fifth in rebounding (7.3). He is coming off back-to-back First Team All-Conference selections. The Colorado native was named Preseason All-American by multiple outlets after earning the WCC Tournament Most Outstanding Player honor last year.
2026 Naismith Trophy Player of the Year – Preseason Watch List
Ike is 41 points from 2,000 in his career. He has started in 108 of his 115 career appearances. Last season led the WCC in field goal percentage (59.8), was third in scoring (17.3), and fifth in rebounding (7.3). He is coming off back-to-back First Team All-Conference selections. The Colorado native was named Preseason All-American by multiple outlets after earning the WCC Tournament Most Outstanding Player honor last year.
2026 Naismith Trophy Player of the Year – Preseason Watch List
| Darius Acuff Jr. | Freshman | Guard | Arkansas |
| Nate Ament | Freshman | Forward | Tennessee |
| Robbie Avila | Senior | Center | St. Louis |
| Solo Ball | Junior | Guard | UConn |
| Nate Bittle | Senior | Center | Oregon |
| John Blackwell | Junior | Guard | Wisconsin |
| Cameron Boozer | Freshman | Forward | Duke |
| Mikel Brown Jr. | Freshman | Guard | Louisville |
| Markus Burton | Junior | Guard | Notre Dame |
| Alex Condon | Junior | Forward/Center | Florida |
| Ryan Conwell | Senior | Guard | Louisville |
| Donovan Dent | Senior | Guard | UCLA |
| Tucker DeVries | Senior | Forward | Indiana |
| Josh Dix | Senior | Guard | Creighton |
| A.J. Dybantsa | Freshman | Forward | BYU |
| Zuby Ejiofor | Senior | Forward | St. John's |
| Isaiah Evans | Sophomore | Guard/Forward | Duke |
| Boogie Fland | Sophomore | Guard | Florida |
| Ja'Kobi Gillespie | Senior | Guard | Tennessee |
| P.J. Haggerty | Junior | Guard | Kansas State |
| Thomas Haugh | Junior | Forward | Florida |
| Bryce Hopkins | Graduate Student | Forward/Guard | St. John's |
| Josh Hubbard | Junior | Guard | Mississippi State |
| Graham Ike | Graduate Student | Forward | Gonzaga |
| Tomislav Ivišić | Junior | Center | Illinois |
| Ian Jackson | Sophomore | Guard | St. John's |
| Alex Karaban | Senior | Forward | UConn |
| Trey Kaufman-Renn | Senior | Forward | Purdue |
| Xaivian Lee | Senior | Guard | Florida |
| Yaxel Lendeborg | Graduate Student | Forward | Michigan |
| Tamin Lipsey | Senior | Guard | Iowa State |
| Jaland Lowe | Junior | Guard | Kentucky |
| Nick Martinelli | Senior | Forward | Northwestern |
| Otega Oweh | Senior | Guard | Kentucky |
| Koa Peat | Freshman | Forward | Arizona |
| Darryn Peterson | Freshman | Guard | Kansas |
| Tahaad Pettiford | Sophomore | Guard | Auburn |
| Labaron Philon Jr. | Sophomore | Guard | Alabama |
| Richie Saunders | Senior | Forward | BYU |
| Emanuel Sharp | Senior | Guard | Houston |
| Jackson Shelstad | Junior | Guard | Oregon |
| Braden Smith | Senior | Guard | Purdue |
| Bennett Stirtz | Senior | Guard | Iowa |
| Andrej Stojaković | Junior | Guard | Illinois |
| Bruce Thornton | Senior | Guard | Ohio State |
| JT Toppin | Junior | Forward | Texas Tech |
| Joseph Tugler | Junior | Forward | Houston |
| Milos Uzan | Senior | Guard | Houston |
| Darrion Williams | Senior | Forward | NC State |
| Caleb Wilson | Freshman | Forward | North Carolina |
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