Illinois freshman Keaton Wagler is one of 20 players that have been named to the Wooden Award Late Midseason Watch List.
Wagler, who was ranked #261 on 247Sports Composite ranking coming out of high school, is averaging 17.8 PPG, 5.1 RPG, and 4.2 APG on the year for the 20-4 Illini.
The Kansas native has been on fire recently. Wagler recorded 46 points in a win at No. 4 Purdue and scored 28 points in a road win at No. 5 Nebraska within the last three weeks.
Michigan State’s Jeremy Fears Jr., Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg, and Purdue’s Braden Smith were the three other Big Ten players named to the list.
Wagler is one of seven freshmen on the list, joining Duke’s Cameron Boozer, Arkansas’ Darius Acuff Jr., BYU’s AJ Dybantsa, Houston’s Kingston Flemings, Kansas’ Darryn Peterson, and North Carolina’s Caleb Wilson.
