KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches today announced the preseason watch list for the 2025 NABC Division I Player of the Year award.
The 2025 NABC Division I Player of the Year – selected by a nationwide vote of Division I head coaches – will be announced the week of the 2025 Men’s Final Four. Former Purdue standout Zach Edey won the award each of the last two seasons, becoming the first repeat winner since Duke’s Jason Williams in 2001 and 2002.
2025 NABC Division I Player of the Year – Preseason Watch List
Ace Bailey, Rutgers
Oumar Ballo, Indiana
Johni Broome, Auburn
L.J. Cryer, Houston
Johnell Davis, Arkansas
RJ Davis, North Carolina
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Cooper Flagg, Duke
Graham Ike, Gonzaga
Kam Jones, Marquette
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
Alex Karaban, Connecticut
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
Caleb Love, Arizona
Norchad Omier, Baylor
Kadary Richmond, St. John’s
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest
Mark Sears, Alabama
Braden Smith, Purdue
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
