Kolek Named To Wooden Award All-America Team
Senior guard one of 10 players honored
The Los Angeles Athletic Club announced the 2024 John R. Wooden Award® presented by Principal® All American Team™ on ESPN2 today. The Wooden Award All American Team is comprised of ten student-athletes who were the top vote-getters in the quest to earn college basketball’s most prestigious honor. The ten-player team, alphabetically, consists of: RJ Davis (North Carolina), Hunter Dickinson (Kansas), Zach Edey (Purdue), Kyle Filipowski (Duke), Dalton Knecht (Tennessee), Tyler Kolek (Marquette), Jaedon LeDee (San Diego State), Caleb Love (Arizona), Tristen Newton (Connecticut), and Jamal Shead (Houston). The five finalists for the 2024 John R. Wooden Award presented by Principal Men’s Player of the Year are: RJ Davis, Zach Edey, Dalton Knecht, Tristen Newton, and Jamal Shead. All five players have been invited to Los Angeles for the 48th annual presentation of the John R. Wooden Award presented by Principal Gala.
About the John R. Wooden Award
Established in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award Program hosts the most prestigious honors in college basketball, recognizing The Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player for men and women, The Wooden Award All America Teams for men and women, and the annual selection of the Wooden Award Legend of Coaching recipient. Honorees have demonstrated to their university that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the John R. Wooden Award.
Previous winners include Larry Bird (’79), Ralph Sampson (’82, ’83), Michael Jordan (’84), Tim Duncan (’97), Kevin Durant (’07), Candace Parker (’07; ’08), Maya Moore (’09; ’11), Breanna Stewart (’15; ’16), and last year’s recipients, Caitlin Clark of Iowa and Zach Edey of Purdue.
The Legends of Coaching Award presented by Principal will be conferred upon University of Kentucky coach John Calipari, alongside the Wooden Award Men’s and Women’s Players of the Year on April 12, 2024. For up-to-date information on the Wooden Award, please visit www.woodenaward.com and follow the Wooden Award on Facebook at www.facebook.com/woodenaward and @WoodenAward on Twitter and Instagram.
Wooden Award
Presented by Principal
2023-24 Men’s All American Team
Name | School | Conference | Height | Class | Position |
RJ Davis* | North Carolina | ACC | 6-0 | Sr. | G |
Hunter Dickinson | Kansas | Big 12 | 7-2 | Sr. | C |
Zach Edey* | Purdue | Big Ten | 7-4 | Sr. | C |
Kyle Filipowski | Duke | ACC | 7-0 | Soph | C |
Dalton Knecht* | Tennessee | SEC | 6-6 | Sr. | G |
Tyler Kolek | Marquette | Big East | 6-3 | Sr. | G |
Jaedon LeDee | San Diego State | Mountain West | 6-9 | Sr. | F |
Caleb Love | Arizona | Pac-12 | 6-4 | Sr. | G |
Tristen Newton* | Connecticut | Big East | 6-5 | Sr. | G |
Jamal Shead* | Houston | Big 12 | 6-1 | Sr. | G |
* indicates player selected as a finalist for the 2023-2024 Wooden Award presented by Principal Men’s Player of the Year
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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