Men's All-America teams, major award picks for 2023-24 - ESPN

There has been a contrast between the drama on the floor during the 2023-24 men's college basketball season, the constant changes at the top of the rankings and the steady stream of upsets — and the race for the Wooden Award.

Purdue's Zach Edey was the heavy favorite entering the season and has done nothing to lose the top spot. The Boilermakers won the Big Ten again, they will be a 1-seed again, and their 7-foot-4 star is even better than last season.

But everything else, from Coach of the Year to the All-America teams? That's all up for debate. Candidates have shifted seemingly every other week as teams and players rise and fall.

Before the regular season comes to a close this weekend, let's hand out some awards.

The Player of the Year race was over before Thanksgiving. Edey torched a loaded Maui Invitational field to the tune of 25.3 points and 13.0 rebounds in three games, essentially locking up the award. He's even more dominant than he was last season, ranking second nationally in points (24.0) and third in rebounds (11.8) entering this week. He has scored 30 points or more seven times in Big Ten play. Edey will be the first repeat Wooden Award winner since Virginia's Ralph Sampson won the 1982 and 1983 awards.

Runner-up: Dalton Knecht, Tennessee Volunteers

Knecht has been sensational offensively all season for the Vols, and his enormous single-game performances have at times sparked conversation about whether there could be a race for Player of the Year. There isn't a race, but he's still good enough to lead the Vols to a Final Four.

It doesn't often happen that the coach of the reigning national champion is in the mix for Coach of the Year the following season. But Hurley's situation is unique. First, the