Fans also factor into selecting the winner, with their voice contributing to 25 percent of the final vote. Eighteen of the players are seniors.
MORE: SN’s Midseason All-Americans
This announcement follows the midseason watch lists for two other player of the year honors—the Wooden Award, chosen by a national panel of writers and broadcasters, and the Oscar Robertson Trophy, selected by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
Kyle Anderson, sophomore guard/forward, UCLA Keith Appling, senior guard, Michigan State Cameron Bairstow, senior forward, New Mexico James Bell, senior guard, Villanova Bryce Cotton, senior guard, Providence Cleanthony Early, senior forward, Wichita State Melvin Ejim, senior forward, Iowa State Joel Embiid, freshman center, Kansas C.J. Fair, senior forward, Syracuse Aaron Gordon, freshman forward, Arizona Gary Harris, sophomore guard, Michigan State Joe Jackson, senior guard, Memphis Nick Johnson, junior guard, Arizona DeAndre Kane, senior guard, Iowa State Sean Kilpatrick, senior guard, Cincinnati Devyn Marble, senior guard, Iowa Doug McDermott, senior forward, Creighton Shabazz Napier, senior guard, Connecticut Jabari Parker, freshman forward, Duke Lamar Patterson, senior forward, Pittsburgh Casey Prather, senior forward, Florida Julius Randle, freshman forward, Kentucky Marcus Smart, sophomore guard, Oklahoma State Russ Smith, senior guard, Louisville Nik Stauskas, sophomore guard, Michigan Xavier Thames, senior guard, San Diego State Fred VanVleet, sophomore guard, Wichita State Andrew Wiggins, freshman guard, Kansas Chaz Williams, senior guard, UMass
PHOTOS: College basketball cheerleaders
