Posted 4/4/24

Dalton Knecht of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is a finalist for the elite John R. Wooden Award, given to the national player of the year.

The five finalists, as determined by the Los Angeles Athletic Club’s voting committee, are Knecht, North Carolina’s R.J. Davis, Purdue’s Zach Edey, Connecticut’s Tristen Newton and Houston’s Jamal Shead.

In addition, those five individuals are on the Wooden Award All-American Team, which is comprised of the top 10 vote-getters in award voting.

A fifth-year guard, Knecht is also one of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy and among 30 finalists for the Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award. He is also one of the five finalists for the Julius Erving Award, given to the nation’s best small forward.

The 48th annual John R. Wooden Award presented by Principal Men’s Player of the Year will be announced on April 9th on ESPN.