TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati senior Jarron Cumberland (Wilmington, Ohio/Wilmington HS) has been selected to the initial watch list for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, presented to the men's national player of the year.
Cumberland was one of 46 players chosen to the watch list by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
It marks the latest honor for Cumberland, who was tabbed to several watch lists prior to the start of the season. The 2019-20 American Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year, Cumberland was named to the watch lists for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award (20 players), the Citizen Naismith Men's Player of the Year Award (50 players), the Wendy's Wooden Award (50 players), the Lute Olsen Player of the Year Award (40 players) and the NABC Player of the Year Award (20 players).
The 2019-20 Oscar Robertson Trophy will be presented at the NCAA Final Four in Atlanta in April. The winner will also be honored at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on Monday, Apr. 13. The association's Henry Iba Award (national coach of the year) and Wayman Tisdale Award (national freshman player of the year) winners will also be honored at the luncheon as well as the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and the Tamika Catchings Award, honoring the women's national and freshman players of the year.
While all Division I players are eligible for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, the USBWA board has chosen the players on the watch list to promote the award and give the membership, which votes on all USBWA awards, an early look at some of the best players in the country. In January, the USBWA will release a second watch list, followed by finalists after All-America balloting is complete in March. Last season, Duke's Zion Williamson was the recipient of both the Oscar Robertson Trophy and the Wayman Tisdale Award.
The USBWA formally expanded its All-America team to 15 players in 2019 and many of the players on this watch list will contend for All-America honors. In addition, the USBWA continues to name an Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week each Tuesday.
One of the best to ever play the game at any level, Oscar Robertson, "The Big O," played at Cincinnati from 1958-60, finishing his career as college basketball's all-time leading scorer with 2,973 points in 88 games. Robertson was a three-time first team consensus All-American and three-time national player of the year.
// 2019-20 OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY WATCH LIST
Ty-Shon Alexander, Creighton
Cole Anthony, North Carolina
Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
Desmond Bane, TCU
Charles Bassey, WKU
Kerry Blackshear Jr., Florida
Jared Butler, Baylor
Anthony Cowan, Maryland
Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
Mamadi Diakite, Virginia
Devon Dotson, Kansas
Anthony Edwards, Georgia
Jordan Ford, Saint Mary's
Luka Garza, Iowa
Jon Axel Gudmundsson, Davidson
TJ Holyfield, Texas Tech
Markus Howard, Marquette
Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA
Tre Jones, Duke
Nathan Knight, William & Mary
Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Jermaine Marrow, Hampton
Tyrese Maxey, Kentucky
Skylar Mays, LSU
Sam Merrill, Utah State
John Mooney, Notre Dame
Aaron Nesmith, Vanderbilt
Zeke Nnaji, Arizona
Jordan Nwora, Louisville
Reggie Perry, Mississippi State
Filip Petrusev, Gonzaga
Myles Powell, Seton Hall
Payton Pritchard, Oregon
Nick Rakocevic, USC
Jordan Roland, Northeastern
Marcus Santos-Silva, VCU
Lamar Stevens, Penn State
Jon Teske, Michigan
Tres Tinkle, Oregon State
Obi Toppin, Dayton
Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
James Wiseman, Memphis
McKinley Wright IV, Colorado
Omer Yurtseven, Georgetown
Cumberland was one of 46 players chosen to the watch list by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
It marks the latest honor for Cumberland, who was tabbed to several watch lists prior to the start of the season. The 2019-20 American Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year, Cumberland was named to the watch lists for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award (20 players), the Citizen Naismith Men's Player of the Year Award (50 players), the Wendy's Wooden Award (50 players), the Lute Olsen Player of the Year Award (40 players) and the NABC Player of the Year Award (20 players).
The 2019-20 Oscar Robertson Trophy will be presented at the NCAA Final Four in Atlanta in April. The winner will also be honored at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on Monday, Apr. 13. The association's Henry Iba Award (national coach of the year) and Wayman Tisdale Award (national freshman player of the year) winners will also be honored at the luncheon as well as the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and the Tamika Catchings Award, honoring the women's national and freshman players of the year.
While all Division I players are eligible for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, the USBWA board has chosen the players on the watch list to promote the award and give the membership, which votes on all USBWA awards, an early look at some of the best players in the country. In January, the USBWA will release a second watch list, followed by finalists after All-America balloting is complete in March. Last season, Duke's Zion Williamson was the recipient of both the Oscar Robertson Trophy and the Wayman Tisdale Award.
The USBWA formally expanded its All-America team to 15 players in 2019 and many of the players on this watch list will contend for All-America honors. In addition, the USBWA continues to name an Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week each Tuesday.
One of the best to ever play the game at any level, Oscar Robertson, "The Big O," played at Cincinnati from 1958-60, finishing his career as college basketball's all-time leading scorer with 2,973 points in 88 games. Robertson was a three-time first team consensus All-American and three-time national player of the year.
// 2019-20 OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY WATCH LIST
Ty-Shon Alexander, Creighton
Cole Anthony, North Carolina
Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
Desmond Bane, TCU
Charles Bassey, WKU
Kerry Blackshear Jr., Florida
Jared Butler, Baylor
Anthony Cowan, Maryland
Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
Mamadi Diakite, Virginia
Devon Dotson, Kansas
Anthony Edwards, Georgia
Jordan Ford, Saint Mary's
Luka Garza, Iowa
Jon Axel Gudmundsson, Davidson
TJ Holyfield, Texas Tech
Markus Howard, Marquette
Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA
Tre Jones, Duke
Nathan Knight, William & Mary
Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Jermaine Marrow, Hampton
Tyrese Maxey, Kentucky
Skylar Mays, LSU
Sam Merrill, Utah State
John Mooney, Notre Dame
Aaron Nesmith, Vanderbilt
Zeke Nnaji, Arizona
Jordan Nwora, Louisville
Reggie Perry, Mississippi State
Filip Petrusev, Gonzaga
Myles Powell, Seton Hall
Payton Pritchard, Oregon
Nick Rakocevic, USC
Jordan Roland, Northeastern
Marcus Santos-Silva, VCU
Lamar Stevens, Penn State
Jon Teske, Michigan
Tres Tinkle, Oregon State
Obi Toppin, Dayton
Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
James Wiseman, Memphis
McKinley Wright IV, Colorado
Omer Yurtseven, Georgetown