LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zach Edey of Purdue and Tristen Newton of UConn are amongst the 5 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as the country’s impressive guys’s college basketball gamer of the season.

Joining them are RJ Davis of North Carolina, Dalton Knecht of Tennessee and Jamal Shead of Houston.

Edey, who won the award in 2015, and Newton, will lead their groups at this weekend’s Final Four in Arizona.

All 5 gamers have actually been welcomed to Los Angeles for the 48th yearly supper on April 12, 3 days after the winner is revealed on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”

Hunter Dickinson of Kansas, Kyle Filipowski of Duke, Tyler Kolek of Marquette, Jaedon LeDee of San Diego State and Caleb Love of Arizona were likewise called Tuesday to the Wooden All-American group.

Voting happened from March 18-25.

Kentucky’s John Calipari will get the Legends of Coaching award at the supper.

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