Kansas basketball is loaded and ready for a big season, with three of its stars – Hunter Dickinson, Dajuan Harris Jr., and AJ Storr – landing on the Naismith Trophy Watchlist, as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff club on Wednesday.

The preseason honors continue to roll in for Alabama Crimson Tide standout Mark Sears, as the guard was named to the watch list for the Naismith Player of the Year. In addition to Sears, forward Grant Nelson was also named to the preseason watch list for the award.

West Virginia University forward Tucker DeVries was named to the Naismith Player of the Year Watch List Wednesday afternoon. DeVries averaged 21.6 points per game last season and was the only NCAA Division I men’s basketball player to average at least 20.

North Carolina guard RJ Davis is in his final season with the program, opting to return for a fifth year. Davis is fresh off a big senior season as he won the ACC Player of the Year award. He was also

Great Osobor arrived at Washington with, no pun intended, some great expectations. He's tallied countless preseason accolades, from being named a Blue Ribbon Yearbook All-American to Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year,

Utah women's basketball star Gianna Kneepkens has been named to the prestigious 2024-25 Naismith Trophy Women’s Player of the Year Watch List, marking her third

No. 12 Tennessee played its only exhibition game ahead of the 2024-25 basketball season. No. 18 Indiana defeated the Vols, 66-62, on Sunday at Food City Center. Rankings reflect the preseason USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.

West Virginia men’s basketball forward Tucker DeVries is one of 50 Division I players on the Naismith Men’s Player of the Year Watch List. DeVries is also one of 20 players on the Julius Erving Award Preseason Watch List,

Purdue guard has been listed on the watch list for the 2025 Naismith National Player of the Year. His former teammate, Zach Edey, won it in 2023 and 2024.