Cooper Flagg, Johni Broome headline Wooden Award finalists

Duke star Cooper Flagg and Auburn standout Johni Broome are among the five Wooden Award finalists and part of the 10-player All-Star team, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Tuesday night.Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr., Alabama’s Mark Sears and Purdue’s Braden Smith round out the finalists.Flagg, Broome and Clayton are on teams that reached the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four. The Wooden Award winner will be announced Saturday at the Final Four in San Antonio.Flagg, a freshman who turned 18 on Dec. 21, averages 18.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Blue Devils. He was the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year.Broome, a fifth-year senior who started his career at Morehead State, averages 18.7 points and 10.9 rebounds and won Southeastern Conference Player of the Year honors.

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