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Bryce Hopkins Named To Wooden Ward Top 50 Preseason Watch List
11/7/2024 3:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
It marks the second consecutive year that he has been named to the Preseason Watch List.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.- It was announced today (Nov. 7) that Providence College senior Bryce Hopkins (Oak Park, Ill.) was named to the Wooden Award Top 50 Preseason Watch List. This marks the second consecutive season that Hopkins was named to the Wooden Award Top 50 Preseason Watch List.Â
The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2025 John R. Wooden Award® Men's Player of the Year. Players not chosen to the preseason list are still eligible for the Wooden Award® midseason list, late season list, and the National Ballot. The National Ballot consists of 15 top players who have proven to their universities that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the Wooden Award®. Nearly 1,000 voters will rank in order 10 of those 15 players when voting opens prior to the NCAA Tournament and will allow voters to take into consideration performance during Tournament early round games. The Wooden Award All American Team™ will be announced the week of the "Elite Eight" round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner of the 2025 John R. Wooden Award®, presented by Principal, will be presented at the Los Angeles Athletic Club in April.
This fall, Hopkins received First Team All-BIG EAST Preseason accolades (Oct. 23) and he was named to the Naismith Trophy Men's College Player Of The Year Preseason Watch List (Oct. 30). On Oct. 31, he was named one of 20 players for the Karl Malone Power Forward Of The Year Preseason Watch List. Â
Hopkins had his 2023-24 season cut short when he suffered a season ending injury on January 3, 2024. In the 14 games prior to the injury in 2023-24, Hopkins averaged 15.5 ppg and 8.6 rpg. He recorded five double-doubles, including a 25-point, 14-rebound effort versus Lehigh on November 24, 2023 and a 26-point, 12-rebound performance against Sacred Heart on December 16, 2023. Â
In 2022-23, Hopkins started all 33 games in his first season with the Friars after transferring from Kentucky. Hopkins, who earned First Team All-BIG EAST honors in 2022-23, led the Friars in scoring (15.8 ppg), rebounding (8.5) and double-doubles (10). He was tied for sixth in scoring and he was second in rebounding amongst BIG EAST players in overall action. Hopkins also ranked third in the league in defensive rebounds (226, 6.8 rpg) and fourth in minutes played (34.9 mpg). In BIG EAST action, he finished third in scoring (16.7 ppg) and rebounding (8.6 rpg). He posted a team-best 10 double-doubles, including a 29-point, 23-rebound, three-steal effort in a double-overtime win over Marquette (103-98) on December 20, 2022. Hopkins' 20-20 game was the 34th in program history. For his efforts, Hopkins also earned 2023 Associated Press All-BIG EAST First Team honors, USBWA District 1 Honors and NABC All-District 5 First Team accolades.Â
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The Friars will return to action on Saturday, November 9 as they host Stonehill College at 6 p.m. on FS2 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Fans interested in purchasing tickets can call 401-865-GO PC or visit Friars.com.Â
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