KANSAS CITY, Mo.– The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced on Thursday the preseason watch list for the 2024 NABC Division I Player of the Year award.
There are 20 players on this year's NABC watch list, highlighted by Fighting Illini senior Terrence Shannon Jr. He is one of just four Big Ten players selected for preseason distinction.
This is the latest honor for Shannon, who was a unanimous selection to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team, is on the watch list for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award, and is a Preseason All-American by FOX Sports, CBS Sports and Blue Ribbon.
Shannon averaged 17.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals last season, earning first-team All-Big Ten accolades. He ranked seventh in the Big Ten in scoring and had 11 games of 20+ points, including nine times against high-major opponents. His aggressiveness on the offensive end also resulted in 166 free throws on 210 attempts, ranking second in the B1G in both categories while cracking the Illinois single-season top-10 lists.
2024 NABC Division I Player of the Year – Preseason Watch List
Max Abmas, Texas
Trey Alexander, Creighton
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Oumar Ballo, Arizona
Boo Buie, Northwestern
Donovan Clingan, Connecticut
Isaiah Collier, USC
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Zach Edey, Purdue
Boogie Ellis, USC
Kyle Filipowski, Duke
Bryce Hopkins, Providence
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
Tyler Kolek, Marquette
Justin Moore, Villanova
Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga
Tyrese Proctor, Duke
Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
Tyson Walker, Michigan State
The 2024 NABC Division I Player of the Year – selected by a nationwide vote of Division I head coaches – will be announced the week of the 2024 Men's Final Four.
