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Kevin Pangos was named to the 2014-15 Wooden Award preseason top 50 on Monday. It is the second consecutive year Pangos was named to the list.
Pangos is one of two WCC players to make the list, joining Tyler Haws of BYU. Some other names of interest of future Gonzaga opponents include Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Stanley Johnson and Brandon Ashley of Arizona and Nic Moore of SMU.
Kansas and Kentucky each lead the field with four players chosen. Here is the entire top 50.
| name | school | conference | year | position |
| Cliff Alexander | Kansas | Big 12 | fr | F |
| Brandon Ashley | Arizona | Pac 12 | jr | f |
| Ron Baker | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | jr | g |
| Ryan Boatright | Connecticut | American | sr | g |
| Malcolm Brogdon | Virginia | ACC | jr | g |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | Kentucky | SEC | jr | f |
| Branden Dawson | Michigan State | Big Ten | sr | g/f |
| Sam Dekker | Wisconsin | Bg Ten | jr | f |
| Perry Ellis | Kansas | Big 12 | jr | f |
| Yogi Ferrell | Indiana | Big Ten | jr | g |
| Marcus Foster | Kansas State | Big 12 | so | g |
| Michael Frazier II | Florida | SEC | jr | g |
| Treveon Graham | VCU | Atlantic 10 | sr | g/f |
| Jerian Grant | Notre Dame | ACC | sr | g |
| Oliver Hanlan | Boston College | ACC | jr | g |
| Montrezl Harrell | Louisville | ACC | jr | f |
| Aaron Harrison | Kentucky | SEC | so | g |
| Andrew Harrison | Kentucky | SEC | so | g |
| Tyler Haws | BYU | WCC | sr | g |
| Buddy Hield | Oklahoma | Big 12 | jr | g |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Arizona | Pac 12 | so | f |
| R.J. Hunter | Georgia State | Sun Belt | jr | g |
| Stanley Johnson | Arizona | Pac 12 | fr | f |
| Tyus Jones | Duke | ACC | fr | g |
| Frank Kaminsky | Wisconsin | Big Ten | sr | f |
| Caris LeVert | Michigan | Big Ten | jr | g |
| Jordan Mickey | LSU | SEC | so | f |
| Nic Moore | SMU | American | jr | g |
| Geoges Niaqng | Iowa State | Big 12 | jr | f |
| Jahlil Okafor | Duke | ACC | fr | c |
| Kelly Oubre, Jr. | Kansas | Big 12 | fr | g |
| Marcus Paige | North Carolina | ACC | jr | g |
| Kevin Pangos | Gonzaga | WCC | sr | g |
| Terran Petteway | Nebraska | Big Ten | jr | f |
| Bobby Portis | Arkansas | SEC | so | f |
| Chasson Randle | Stanford | Pac 12 | sr | g |
| Terry Rozier | Louisville | ACC | so | g |
| Wesley Saunders | Harvard | Ivy League | sr | g |
| Josh Scott | Colorado | Pac 12 | jr | f |
| Wayne Selden Jr. | Kansas | Big 12 | so | g |
| D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera | Georgetown | Big East | jr | g |
| Juwan Staten | West Virginia | Big 12 | sr | g |
| Keifer Sykes | Green Bay | Horizon League | sr | g |
| Isaiah Taylor | Texas | Big 12 | so | g |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Kentucky | SEC | fr | f |
| Myles Turner | Texas | Big 12 | fr | f |
| Fred VanVleet | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | jr | g |
| Dez Wells | Maryland | Big Ten | sr | g/f |
| Delon Wright | Utah | Pac 12 | sr | g |
| Joseph Young | Oregon | Pac 12 | sr | g |