The paths of 2025's top Wooden Award candidates couldn't have been more different. Freshman Cooper Flagg of the Duke Blue Devils was a high school sensation who has probably exceeded his substantial hype on his way to being the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Fifth-year senior Johni Broome transferred to the Auburn Tigers from Morehead State and has improved every year since as he chases a national championship and works his way up draft boards. Harry Lyles Jr. takes us inside the tightest Wooden Award race in half a decade.
0:00 Intro
0:36 The Maine Event's path to Duke
1:07 Broome's college journey
1:31 Building their cases early
2:11 Head-to-head matchup
2:24 Flagg ascends, but Broome doesn't fold
4:27 History awaits either way
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0:00 Intro
0:36 The Maine Event's path to Duke
1:07 Broome's college journey
1:31 Building their cases early
2:11 Head-to-head matchup
2:24 Flagg ascends, but Broome doesn't fold
4:27 History awaits either way
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