IU basketball forward Tucker DeVries named to preseason watchlist for Oscar Robertson Trophy

Photos of IU basketball vs. Baylor at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on October 26, 2025.

IU basketball forward was one of 50 players named to the preseason watchlist for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, which honors the top player in college basketball, the USBWA announced today.

Here’s the full release from the USBWA, including the complete 50-player watchlist:

INDIANAPOLIS (USBWA) – Fifty standout returning players have been named to the preseason watch list for the 2025-26 Oscar Robertson Trophy by the board of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

Since the 1958-59 season, the USBWA has named a men’s national player of the year and, since the 1997-98 season the award has been named for the “Big O,” the legendary hall of famer and two-time USBWA player of the year. It is the nation’s oldest award and the only one named after a former player.

“The USBWA is excited to reveal its first Watch List for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, which honors the nation’s top men’s college basketball player at the conclusion of every season,” said 2025-26 USBWA President Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. “Our list is stacked with proven talent and returning All-Americans. On the whole, this could be as talented a group of players as we’ve seen in the past five-plus years in college hoops. The voting was done by the USBWA’s 2025-26 board, and our next Watch List will publish in January.”

The list is headed up by two returning second-team USBWA All-Americans, PJ Haggerty, who has transferred from Memphis to Kansas State and JT Toppin of Texas Tech.

Here’s the full watchlist:

Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville
Markus Burton, Notre Dame
Alex Condon, Florida
Ryan Conwell, Louisville
Donovan Dent, UCLA
Tucker DeVries, Indiana
AJ Dybantsa, BYU
Zuby Ejiofor, St. John’s
Mason Falslev, Utah State
Boogie Fland, Florida
Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Tennessee
PJ Haggerty, Kansas State
Thomas Haugh, Florida
Bryce Hopkins, St. John’s
Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State
Graham Ike, Gonzaga
Tomislac Ivisic, Illinois
Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State
Alex Karaban, UConn
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
Mark Mitchell, Missouri
Otega Oweh, Kentucky
Darryn Peterson, Kansas
Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn
Labaron Philon, Alabama
Tarris Reed Jr., UConn
Richie Saunders, BYU
Emanuel Sharp, Houston
Jackson Shelstad, Oregon
Braden Smith, Purdue
Bennett Stirtz, Iowa
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State
JT Toppin, Texas Tech
Joseph Tugler, Houston
Milos Uzan, Houston
Darrion Williams, NC State
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina

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