2025-26 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year Watch List Presented by AXIA Time
Nov 3, 2025
| Name | Class | Position | School | Conference |
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| Darius Acuff Jr. | Freshman | Guard | Arkansas | SEC |
| Nate Ament | Freshman | Forward | Tennessee | SEC |
| Robbie Avila | Senior | Center | St. Louis | Atlantic 10 |
| Solo Ball | Junior | Guard | UConn | BIG EAST |
| Nate Bittle | Senior | Center | Oregon | Big Ten |
| John Blackwell | Junior | Guard | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Cameron Boozer | Freshman | Forward | Duke | ACC |
| Mikel Brown Jr. | Freshman | Guard | Louisville | ACC |
| Markus Burton | Junior | Guard | Notre Dame | ACC |
| Alex Condon | Junior | Forward/Center | Florida | SEC |
| Ryan Conwell | Senior | Guard | Louisville | ACC |
| Donovan Dent | Senior | Guard | UCLA | Big Ten |
| Tucker DeVries | Senior | Forward | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Josh Dix | Senior | Guard | Creighton | BIG EAST |
| A.J. Dybantsa | Freshman | Forward | BYU | Big 12 |
| Zuby Ejiofor | Senior | Forward | St. John's | BIG EAST |
| Isaiah Evans | Sophomore | Guard/Forward | Duke | ACC |
| Boogie Fland | Sophomore | Guard | Florida | SEC |
| Ja'Kobi Gillespie | Senior | Guard | Tennessee | SEC |
| P.J. Haggerty | Junior | Guard | Kansas State | Big 12 |
| Thomas Haugh | Junior | Forward | Florida | SEC |
| Bryce Hopkins | Graduate Student | Forward/Guard | St. John's | BIG EAST |
| Josh Hubbard | Junior | Guard | Mississippi State | SEC |
| Graham Ike | Graduate Student | Forward | Gonzaga | WCC |
| Tomislav Ivišić | Junior | Center | Illinois | Big Ten |
| Ian Jackson | Sophomore | Guard | St. John's | BIG EAST |
| Alex Karaban | Senior | Forward | UConn | BIG EAST |
| Trey Kaufman-Renn | Senior | Forward | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Xaivian Lee | Senior | Guard | Florida | SEC |
| Yaxel Lendeborg | Graduate Student | Forward | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Tamin Lipsey | Senior | Guard | Iowa State | Big 12 |
| Jaland Lowe | Junior | Guard | Kentucky | SEC |
| Nick Martinelli | Senior | Forward | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Otega Oweh | Senior | Guard | Kentucky | SEC |
| Koa Peat | Freshman | Forward | Arizona | Big 12 |
| Darryn Peterson | Freshman | Guard | Kansas | Big 12 |
| Tahaad Pettiford | Sophomore | Guard | Auburn | SEC |
| Labaron Philon Jr. | Sophomore | Guard | Alabama | SEC |
| Richie Saunders | Senior | Forward | BYU | Big 12 |
| Emanuel Sharp | Senior | Guard | Houston | Big 12 |
| Jackson Shelstad | Junior | Guard | Oregon | Big Ten |
| Braden Smith | Senior | Guard | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Bennett Stirtz | Senior | Guard | Iowa | Big Ten |
| Andrej Stojaković | Junior | Guard | Illinois | Big Ten |
| Bruce Thornton | Senior | Guard | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| JT Toppin | Junior | Forward | Texas Tech | Big 12 |
| Joseph Tugler | Junior | Forward | Houston | Big 12 |
| Milos Uzan | Senior | Guard | Houston | Big 12 |
| Darrion Williams | Senior | Forward | NC State | ACC |
| Caleb Wilson | Freshman | Forward | North Carolina | ACC |
