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[QUOTE="SU94, post: 3277740, member: 202"]
Stole this bulleted breakdown from Axios Sports:

Breakdown of top 20 Wooden Award "finalists." Very few freshman. I don't have the data for previous years, but this points toward what is likely "just" a weaker freshman class or perhaps to some degree, more of an emphasis on veteran players/player development.
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[*][B]7 seniors:[/B] Markus Howard, G (Marquette); Myles Powell, G (Seton Hall); Cassius Winston, G (Michigan State); Payton Pritchard, G (Oregon); Udoka Azubuike, C (Kansas); Anthony Cowan Jr., G (Maryland); Lamar Stevens,  (Penn State)
[*][B]3 juniors: [/B]Luka Garza, C (Iowa); Jordan Nwora,  (Louisville); Malachi Flynn, G (San Diego State)
[*][B]8 sophomores:[/B] Obi Toppin,  (Dayton); Saddiq Bey,  (Villanova); Jared Butler, G (Baylor); Devon Dotson, G (Kansas); Tre Jones, G (Duke); Daniel Oturu, C (Minnesota); Filip Petrusev,  (Gonzaga); Jalen Smith,  (Maryland)
[*][B]2 freshmen:[/B] Anthony Edwards, G (Georgia); Vernon Carey Jr., C (Duke)
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To me, the less dependent the sport of CBB is on flashy freshman coming in every year, the better (with some obvious exceptions). I think the Kentucky/Duke recruiting domination the last 10-12 years has really hindered the sport as a whole. Akin to the NBA's consolidation of talent on the Warriors, Lakers, Rockets, etc. the last few years. Yes, CBB has many flaws, but I'd put this one near the top of the list.
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