BOSTON, MA -- The 2017-18 Lute Olson Award preseason Watch List was announced on Monday. West Virginia's
Jevon Carter is among those under consideration.
The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player who has played at least two seasons.
Lute Olson won 780 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at the University of Arizona. During that stretch he led the Wildcats to 11Â Pac-10 Conference titles, 23 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, four Final Four appearances and a National Championship in 1997.
The 2017-18 Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award will be announced on March 31, 2018 at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Event in San Antonio, site of the men's NCAA Basketball Championship.
The 2017-18 Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award will be announced on March 31, 2018 at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Event in San Antonio, site of the men's NCAA Basketball Championship
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2017-18 LUTE OLSON PRESEASON WATCH LIST
| Jalen Adams |
6-3 |
Jr. |
Connecticut |
| Deng Adel |
6-7 |
Jr. |
Louisville |
| Peyton Aldridge |
6-8 |
Sr. |
Davidson |
| Grayson Allen |
6-5 |
Sr. |
Duke |
| Joel Berry II |
6-0 |
Sr. |
North Carolina |
| Trevon Bluiett |
6-6 |
Sr. |
Xavier |
| Miles Bridges |
6-7 |
So. |
Michigan State |
| Bruce Brown Jr. |
6-5 |
So. |
Miami |
| Jalen Brunson |
6-3 |
Jr. |
Villanova |
| Jevon Carter |
6-2 |
Sr. |
West Virginia |
| Joe Chealey |
6-4 |
Sr. |
Charleston |
| Gary Clark |
6-8 |
Sr. |
Cincinnati |
| Chris Clemons |
5-9 |
Jr. |
Campbell |
| Bonzie Colson |
6-6 |
Sr. |
Notre Dame |
| Mike Daum |
6-9 |
Jr. |
South Dakota State |
| Tyler Davis |
6-10 |
Jr. |
Texas A&M |
| Angel Delgado |
6-10 |
Sr. |
Seton Hall |
| Shannon Evans II |
6-2 |
Sr. |
Arizona State |
| Marcus Foster |
6-0 |
Sr. |
Creighton |
| Nana Foulland |
6-9 |
Sr. |
Bucknell |
| Devonte Graham |
6-2 |
Sr. |
Kansas |
| Tyler Hall |
6-4 |
Jr. |
Montana State |
| Ethan Happ |
6-10 |
Jr. |
Wisconsin |
| Kevin Hervey |
6-9 |
Sr. |
UT Arlington |
| Aaron Holiday |
6-1 |
Jr. |
UCLA |
| Ben Lammers |
6-10 |
Sr. |
Georgia Tech |
| Jock Landale |
6-11 |
Jr. |
Saint Mary's |
| Kelan Martin |
6-7 |
Sr. |
Butler |
| Yante Maten |
6-8 |
Sr. |
Georgia |
| E.C. Matthews |
6-5 |
Sr. |
Rhode Island |
| Jordan McLaughlin |
6-1 |
Sr. |
USC |
| Chimezie Metu |
6-11 |
Jr. |
USC |
| Shake Milton |
6-6 |
Jr. |
SMU |
| Chima Moneke |
6-6 |
Sr. |
UC Davis |
| Landry Shamet |
6-4 |
So. |
Wichita State |
| D'Marcus Simmonds |
6-3 |
So. |
Georgia State |
| MaCio Teague |
6-3 |
So. |
UNC Asheville |
| Reid Travis |
6-8 |
Jr. |
Stanford |
| Allonzo Trier |
6-5 |
Jr. |
Arizona |
| Robert Williams |
6-10 |
So. |
Texas A&M |
