DES MOINES, Iowa – The United States Basketball Writers Association revealed on Tuesday that
Tucker DeVries of Drake men's basketball was one of 40 outstanding NCAA Division I men's basketball student-athletes named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America Watch List.
DeVries currently averages 21.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals. The junior wing has put together 16 performances of scoring 20 points or more and has scored in double figures in every game he's played except one to this point. He is the lone player from an Iowa school on the Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America Watch List.
In Missouri Valley Conference play, DeVries leads the league in scoring with 22.3 points per game. He also ranks in the top-10 in rebounds (eighth, 6.6) and 3-point field goal percentage (10
th, .382) during MVC games this season.
The 40 players nominated for the Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America consideration will be placed on the association's annual awards ballot.
The USBWA All-America Team will be announced before the start of the men's NCAA Tournament. The Oscar Robertson Trophy winner will be announced on site at the Final Four in Glendale, Ariz.
2023-24 USBWA Oscar Robertson Award and All-America Watch List
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Keion Brooks, Washington
Johni Broome, Auburn
Tommy Bruner, Denver
Boo Buie, Northwestern
Devin Carter, Providence
L.J. Cryer, Houston
Johnell Davis, Florida Atlantic
R.J. Davis, North Carolina
Tucker DeVries, Drake
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Zach Edey, Purdue
Terrence Edwards Jr., James Madison
Kyle Filipowski, Duke
Enrique Freeman, Akron
P.J. Hall, Clemson
Blake Hinson, Pittsburgh
DaRon Holmes II, Dayton
Xavier Johnson, Southern Illinois
David Jones, Memphis
Jordan King, Richmond
Dalton Knecht, Tennessee
Tyler Kolek, Marquette
Jaedon LeDee, San Diego State
Caleb Love, Arizona
Kevin McCullar Jr., Kansas
Tristen Newton, Connecticut
Great Osobor, Utah State
Antonio Reeves, Kentucky
Kadary Richmond, Seton Hall
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest
Baylor Scheierman, Creighton
Mark Sears, Alabama
Terrence Shannon, Illinois
Jamal Shead, Houston
K.J. Simpson, Colorado
Braden Smith, Purdue
Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State
Tyler Thomas, Hofstra
Vonterius Woolbright, Western Carolina
