Nigel Williams-Goss named Wooden Award Late Season Top 20

Junior Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Nigel Williams-Goss has been named a Wooden Award Late Season top 20 finalist, on Wednesday.

The accolades for the face of the No. 1 ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs keeps on rolling in. Earlier in January, Williams-Goss was named a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award, an award given every year to the top point guard in the nation.

Williams-Goss is averaging 15.6 points, 4.8 assists, and 1.7 steals this season, and has the fifth-highest PER in the West Coast Conference.

Fifteen players will be whittled down from this list, and then the 10-man All Wooden Team will be announced the week of the Elite Eight. Here is the full list of the nominees.

• Dwayne Bacon, Florida State
• Lonzo Ball, UCLA
• Joel Berry II, North Carolina
• Dillon Brooks, Oregon
• Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame
• De'Aaron Fox, Kentucky
• Markelle Fultz, Washington
• Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
• Josh Hart, Villanova
• Josh Jackson, Kansas
• Justin Jackson, North Carolina
• Marcus Keene, Central Michigan
• Luke Kennard, Duke
• Lauri Markkanen, Arizona
• Frank Mason III, Kansas
• Malik Monk, Kentucky
• Johnathan Motley, Baylor
• Caleb Swanigan, Purdue
• Melo Trimble, Maryland
• Nigel Williams-Goss, Gonzaga