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Auburn's Broome, Florida's Clayton and Flagg of Duke among John R. Wooden Award men's finalists

Alabama’s Mark Sears also a finalist for the award

Atlanta, GA - 20250330 - NCAA Tournament Elite 8 game between (1) Auburn Tigers Men's Basketball vs. (2) Michigan State Spartans ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 30 - Auburn's Johni Broome (4) during the NCAA Tournament Elite 8 game between the (1) Auburn Tigers and the (2) Michigan State Spartans at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA on Sunday, March 30, 2025. Photo by Zach Bland/Auburn Tigers (Zach Bland/Zach Bland/Auburn Tigers)
By By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johni Broome of Auburn is one of five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as the outstanding men’s college basketball player.

The other finalists are Walter Clayton Jr. of Florida, Duke’s Cooper Flagg, Mark Sears of Alabama and Braden Smith of Purdue.

Broome, Clayton and Flagg will lead their teams at the Final Four in San Antonio this weekend.

Alabama guard Mark Sears (1) shoots a free throw against Kentucky at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL on Saturday, Feb 22, 2025. (Crimson Tide Photos/Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics)

The Wooden Award winner will be honored April 11 at the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

The other members of the Wooden All-America team announced Tuesday are: L.J. Cryer of Houston, Kam Jones of Marquette, Ryan Kalkbrenner of Creighton, Chaz Lanier of Tennessee and John Tonje of Wisconsin.

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