The award winners will be honored Saturday night (8 ET, ABC) at The Rooftop at Pier 17 at the Seaport in New York City.
Other high-profile athletes expected to attend The ESPYS include
DeAndre Hopkins (
Arizona Cardinals),
Rob Gronkowski (
Tampa Bay Buccaneers),
Sarah Fuller (Vanderbilt football),
Jalen Suggs (Gonzaga men's basketball),
Paige Bueckers (UConn women's basketball),
Amanda Nunes (UFC), Betnijah Laney (New York Liberty) and
Julius Randle (
New York Knicks). National champions Jocelyn Alo (Oklahoma softball),
Jared Butler (Baylor men's basketball) and
DeVonta Smith (Alabama football) headline a large contingent of NCAA stars expected to travel to New York. Coaching legends Roy Williams and Tara VanDerveer are scheduled to be in attendance as well.
Previously announced honorees scheduled to attend include Chris Nikic (Jimmy V Award for Perseverance recipient) and
Maya Moore (Arthur Ashe Award for Courage recipient).
Paige Bueckers, Naomi Osaka, LaMelo Ball and Devonta Smith all picked up ESPYS. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were honored as Best Team.
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