TUCSON, Ariz. – The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) announced the 25 players on the Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List on Thursday and Arizona point guard Jaden Bradley was included on the list after not making the preseason list.
 
The organization also released the midseason watch list for the Wayman Tisdale Award, given to the top freshmen in the country and Arizona was the only school to have two representatives – Koa Peat and Brayden Burries – among the 15 players on the list.
 
Bradley and led the Wildcats to an 18-0 record to start the season, the best start for the Wildcats since beginning the 2013-14 season 21-0. He is averaging 14.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.8 steals while shooting 51.6% from the floor and 46.7% from the 3-point line. On Saturday at UCF, Bradley scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half and was 9 of 10 at the free throw line in the final 1:06 of the game to seal the win.
 
Burries is averaging 14.3 points per game and shooting 50.5% from the floor this season. He is also adding 4.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.7 steals per contest and has five games scoring 20 or more points to his credit. In Big 12 play, his numbers increase to 15.0 points, 6.4 rebounds 3.0 assists.
 
Peat got his freshman campaign off to a strong start with a 30-point effort against Florida in the season opener, but has been consistent throughout the season. He is averaging 14.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists on 56% shooting from the floor. He has four double-doubles to his credit, including a 24-point, 10-rebound effort against Arizona State last week.
 
Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List
Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Christian Anderson, Texas Tech
Cameron Boozer, Duke
Jaden Bradley, Arizona
AJ Dybantsa, BYU
Jeremy Fears Jr, Michigan State
Kingston Flemings, Houston
Keyshawn Hall, Auburn
Thomas Haugh, Florida
Graham Ike, Gonzaga
Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State
Alex Karaban, Connecticut
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
Boopie Miller, SMU
Darryn Peterson, Kansas
Labaron Philon, Alabama
Braden Smith, Purdue
Bennett Stirtz, Iowa
Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State
JT Toppin, Texas Tech
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina
 
At the conclusion of the regular season, the USBWA will name finalists for the award, which is voted on by the entire membership. The winner of the award will be announced at the 2026 Men's Final Four in Indianapolis, with the formal presentation to follow at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
Wayman Tisdale Award Midseason Watch List
Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Nate Ament, Tennessee
Cameron Boozer, Duke
Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville
Brayden Burries, Arizona
Thijs De Ridder, Virginia
AJ Dybantsa, BYU
Kingston Flemings, Houston
Braylon Mullins, Connecticut
Ebuka Okorie, Stanford
Koa Peat, Arizona
Darryn Peterson, Kansas
Hannes Steinbach, Washington
Keaton Wagler, Illinois
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina
 
Since the 1988-89 season, the USBWA has named a men's freshman national player of the year and, since the 2010-11 season the award has been named for Wayman Tisdale, the late Oklahoma All-American. The award is voted on by the entire membership of the association at the end of the regular season.
 
This week, Arizona will host Cincinnati on Wednesday (7pm, FS1) followed by West Virginia on Saturday (12pm, CBS). A limited number of tickets to both games are available at ArizonaWildcats.com/MBK.