LOS ANGELES, Calif. (3/4/2023) -- University of Detroit Mercy graduate senior Antoine Davis cleared one of the last hurdles in regards to one of the biggest awards in college basketball as he was named to the National Ballot for the John R. Wooden Award. 

The Los Angeles Athletic Club announced its 2023 Men's National Ballot for the John R. Wooden Award® presented by Wendy's® today on ESPN College GameDay. 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. 

All balloted players have been certified by their University and 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 13th to March 20th, 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 29th. 

Davis leads the NCAA in scoring (28.2 ppg.), total points (930), total 3-pointers (159), 3-pointers per game (4.82) and total field goals (303), while his 37:23 minutes a game is second in the Horizon League and seventh in the country. On the year, he has made a school-record 159, 3-pointers, second in NCAA history and three away from tying the single-season mark of 162 by Stephen Curry in 2007-08.

He also 3,664 career points, second in NCAA history and three away from tying Pete Maravich's record 3,667. He already holds four NCAA records in career 3-pointers (588), 3-pointers by a freshman (132), consecutive games in double figures (144) and total games in double figures (144), while his 1,219 field goals are sixth all-time in NCAA history. During the year, he became just the second player in NCAA history to amass 3,000 points and 500 assists. 

About the John R. Wooden Award 
Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award Program hosts the most prestigious honors in college basketball, recognizing The Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player for men and women, The Wooden Award All America Teams for men and women and the annual selection of the Wooden Award Legend of Coaching recipient. Honorees have proven to their university that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the John R. Wooden Award as set forth by Coach Wooden and the Wooden Award Steering Committee, including making progress towards graduation and maintaining at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA. Previous winners include Larry Bird ('79), Michael Jordan ('84), Tim Duncan ('97), Kevin Durant ('07), Candace Parker ('07; '08), Maya Moore ('09; '11), Chiney Ogwumike ('14), and last year's recipients, Aliyah Boston of South Carolina and Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky. 

Since its inception, the John R. Wooden Award has contributed nearly one million dollars to the universities' general scholarship fund in the names of the Wooden Award All-American recipients and has sent more than 1,000 underprivileged children to week-long college basketball camps. 

Additionally, the John R. Wooden Award partners with the Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) each year to host the Wooden Award Special Olympics Southern California Basketball Tournament. The day-long tournament brings together Special Olympics athletes and Wooden Award All-Americans and coaches in attendance. It is hosted at the Los Angeles Athletic Club during the John R. Wooden Award Weekend. 
The Legends of Coaching Award will be presented to Coach Dawn Staley, the 2023 recipient, along with the Wooden Award Men's and Women's Players of the Year on April 7, 2023. For up-to-date information on the Wooden Award, please go to www.woodenaward.com and follow the Wooden Award on Facebook at www.facebook.com/woodenaward and @WoodenAward on Twitter and Instagram. 

Wooden Award Presented by Wendy's 
2022-23 Men's National Ballot 
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy 
Armando Bacot, North Carolina 
Zach Edey, Purdue 
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana 
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA 
Keyontae 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

# indicates player selected as 2020-21 Wooden Award All American 
* indicates player selected as 2021-22 Wooden Award All American 
** indicates player selected as 2021-22 Wooden Award Winner