LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Arizona forward Azuolas Tubelis was one of 15 players from across the country named to the national ballot as finalists for the 2023 John R. Wooden Award as announced on ESPN's College GameDay Saturday morning.
 
Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the National Ballot consists of 15 student-athletes who are candidates for the Wooden Award All American Team and Wooden Award Trophy as the most outstanding college basketball player in the United States.
 
Entering the final game of the regular season today at No. 4 UCLA, Tubelis is leading the Pac-12 in scoring (19.7) and rebounding (9.1) and looking to become just the seventh player in Pac-12 history to accomplish that in a season. He has six games of at least 25 points and 10 rebounds this season, trailing only Purdue's Zach Edey in that category. The native of Lithuania is shooting 57.6% from the floor and has made 235 field goals this season, which ranks in the top 15 in the country.
 
The national ballot includes (alphabetical order):
 
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
Zach Edey, Purdue
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA
Keyonte Johnson, Kansas State
Mike Miles Jr., TCU
Kris Murray, Iowa
Jalen Pickett, Penn State
Marcus Sasser, Houston
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona
Jalen Wilson, Kansas
Isaiah Wong, Miami (FL)
  
All balloted players have been certified by their university to meet or exceed the qualifications for the Wooden Award as set forth by Coach Wooden when the Award was established. The qualifications include: candidates must exhibit strength of character, both on and off the court; candidates must be full-time students in an accredited NCAA college or university; candidates must be making progress toward graduation and have a cumulative 2.00 grade point average since enrolling in their school; candidates must contribute to team effort; candidates must excel in both offense and defense; and candidates should be considered on their performance over the course of the entire season.

Voting will take place from March 13^th to March 20^th, and voters take into consideration a player's entire season of play, as well as the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The finalists for the 2023 Wooden Award presented by Wendy's will be announced on March 29^th.