Gonzaga Bulldogs graduate forward Graham Ike was listed as one of the 20 top college basketball players being considered for the prestigious Wooden Award. The proven veteran under coach Mark Few is more than deserving of this high honor.
Ike, the only active player in the nation to have over 2,000 career points and 1,000 rebounds, ranks first in the West Coast Conference in scoring (19.7 per game), second in rebounds (8.t per game), and second in field goal percentage (56.6 percent). The Aurora, Colorado
native currently has 12 double-doubles this season, tied for the twelfth-most in the NCAA.
Here are the other 18 candidates across the country, along with Gonzaga’s big man on campus and the favorite in Duke Blue Devils’ Cameron Boozer.
Texas Tech Red Raiders’ JT Toppin
Texas Tech Red Raiders’ Christian Anderson
Arkansas Razorbacks’ Darius Acuff Jr.
Arizona Wildcats’ Jaden Bradley
BYU Cougars’ AJ Dybantsa
Michigan State Spartans’ Jeremy Fears Jr.
Houston Cougars’ Kingston Flemings
Kansas State Wildcats’ P.J. Haggerty
Florida Gators’ Thomas Haugh
Iowa State Cyclones’ Joshua Jefferson
Michigan Wolverines’ Yaxel Lendeborg
Kansas Jayhawks’ Darryn Peterson
Alabama Crimson Tide’s Labaron Philon Jr.
Purdue Boilermakers’ Braden Smith
Iowa Hawkeyes’ Bennett Stirtz
Vanderbilt Commodores’ Tyler Tanner
Illinois Fighting Illini’s Keaton Wagler
North Carolina Tar Heels’ Caleb Wilson
Would redshirt junior forward Braden Huff of the Zags have also been mentioned if he were healthy?
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
