Frank Kaminsky to win Wooden Award for sweep of top college honors
— -- Wisconsin Badgers star Frank Kaminsky will win the John R. Wooden Award as the nation's most outstanding player on Friday, according to a news release.
Two advance releases were issued Friday morning, and there hasn't yet been an official confirmation of the winner. One release said Kaminsky would win the award, while another release referred to Duke's Jahlil Okafor as the eventual winner, but included text about Kaminsky. There has not been an official confirmation of the winner yet.
The award will be presented Friday night in Los Angeles during The College Basketball Awards Presented by Wendy's show at 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
Kaminsky averaged 18.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.5 blocks per game in leading the Badgers (35-3) to the national title game, where they lost to Duke.
Kentucky's Willie Cauley-Stein, Notre Dame's Jerian Grant, Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell, Kaminsky and Okafor were the finalists for the award.
By winning the Wooden Award, Kaminsky will complete a clean sweep of the five major player of the year awards. The 7-footer also earlier won the Naismith Award, the Oscar Robertson Trophy and the NABC and Associated Press player of the year awards.
Kaminsky will be the first Wisconsin player to ever win the Wooden Award, and he will be the first winner from the Big Ten since Michigan's Trey Burke won in 2013.
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