Paige wooden finalist

[Vowelguy]

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Bueckers, Boston among five Wooden finalists

UConn freshman guard Paige Bueckers and South Carolina sophomore forward Aliyah Boston were among five women's college basketball players named finalists Friday for the 2021 John R. Wooden Award.

www.espn.com

 

[hoopsfan22]

Why do they have to announce a finalist list? The season is over. Why not just tell us who won?

 

[Vowelguy]

Why do they have to announce a finalist list? The season is over. Why not just tell us who won?

Marketing.
Everything is about increasing press and attention to the game.

 

[fomalhaut]

I don't know that much about Stanford, to be honest. Are they just a solid top-to-bottom team without any particularly radiant stars?

 

[UcMiami]

They actually announced their all American team - hence five players. They will announce their winner of the Wooden Award later and it will be one of these players.

 

[maccca3232]

I don't know that much about Stanford, to be honest. Are they just a solid top-to-bottom team without any particularly radiant stars?

Stanford were the only team to have multiple players (Kiana Williams and Haley Jones) on the 15 player Wooden Ballot which was the short list for the Finalist's in OP.