{"id":26315,"date":"2025-03-07T14:22:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=26315"},"modified":"2025-03-07T14:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:22:08","slug":"2025-wooden-award-odds-flagg-edges-ahead-of-broomecooper-flagg-or-johni-broome-leading-the-race-for-national-player-of-the-year-ahead-of-march-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/2025-wooden-award-odds-flagg-edges-ahead-of-broomecooper-flagg-or-johni-broome-leading-the-race-for-national-player-of-the-year-ahead-of-march-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper Flagg or Johni Broome – Who is leading the race for National Player of the Year ahead of March Madness?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The John R. Wooden Award, given to the best player on and off the field in the entire nation. The award also takes academics into consideration and players’ behavior off the field. The battle for the 2025 Wooden award is between Cooper Flagg of the Duke Blue Devils and Johni Broome of the Auburn Tigers, according to the odds. <\/p>

Category (per game)<\/strong><\/td>Cooper Flagg<\/strong><\/td>Johni Broome<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Points <\/td>19.6<\/td>18.0 <\/td><\/tr>
Rebounds <\/td>7.5<\/td>10.7<\/td><\/tr>
Assists<\/td>4.2<\/td>3.3<\/td><\/tr>
Steals<\/td>1.6<\/td>0.8<\/td><\/tr>
Blocks<\/td>1.2<\/td>2.4<\/td><\/tr>
Field-goal%<\/td>49.7%<\/td>50.4%<\/td><\/tr>
Free-throw%<\/td>82.8%<\/td>62.3%<\/td><\/tr>
Double-Double<\/td>7<\/td>17<\/td><\/tr>
Team record<\/td>27-3<\/td>27-3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Data up to March 6<\/figcaption><\/figure>

As a freshman, Cooper Flagg has exceeded the expectations and led Duke to a 27-3 record. He leads the team in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks per game<\/strong>. The Duke star has the chance to lead the Blue Devils to the third best conference record in their history<\/a> with a win against arch-rivals, North Carolina.<\/p>

In ACC conference<\/a>, Flagg is the only player to be top-10 in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks per game.<\/strong> According to basketball reference, Flagg also leads the conference in multiple advanced stats. Such as player efficiency rating, offensive and defensive win shares, box plus\/minus and defensive rating. <\/p>

Cooper Flagg’s main rival has been Johni Broome of the Auburn Tigers. The fifth-year senior has led the Tigers to a number-one seed and a 27-3 record. He leads the team in points, rebounds, assists and blocks per game<\/strong>. The star center has led the team to a historic season. The Tigers have a chance to finish<\/a> with the best SEC conference record in their history with a win against Alabama. <\/p>

In SEC conference<\/a>, Broome leads in rebounds and blocks per game<\/strong>. He is also fourth in points per game and 14th in assists per game. According to basketball reference, Broome also leads the conference in multiple advanced stats. Such as player efficiency rating, offensive and defensive win shares and box plus\/minus. <\/p>

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