Cooper Flagg Headlines 2025 Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Midseason 30

After entering this season as the most hyped recruit in the country, Duke star Cooper Flagg headlines the list of players on the 2025 Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Midseason 30.

Flagg has the Blue Devils ranked No. 3 in the current Associated Press Top 25 poll. He leads the team in scoring average (19.8), rebounds (7.6), assists (4.0), steals (1.6; tied with Maliq Brown) and blocks (1.2).

Here's the full list of players on the Midseason 30 list released by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.

Cooper Flagg, G/F, Duke

Ace Bailey, G/F, Rutgers

Johni Broome, F/C, Auburn

Walter Clayton Jr., G, Florida

Donovan Dent, G, New Mexico

Hunter Dickinson, C, Kansas

Eric Dixon, F, Villanova

Keshon Gilbert, G, Iowa State

PJ Haggerty, G, Memphis

Dylan Harper, G, Rutgers

Chucky Hepburn, G, Louisville

Graham Ike, F, Gonzaga

Kasparas Jakučionis, G, Illinois

Tre Johnson, G, Texas

Kam Jones, G, Marquette

Curtis Jones, G, Iowa State

Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton

Alex Karaban, F, Connecticut

Trey Kaufman-Renn, F, Purdue

Chaz Lanier, G, Tennessee

RJ Luis Jr., G/F, St. John's

Ryan Nembhard, G, Gonzaga

Derik Queen, C, Maryland

Mark Sears, G, Alabama

Javon Small, G, West Virginia

Braden Smith, G, Purdue

John Tonje, G, Wisconsin

Danny Wolf, F/C, Michigan

Zakai Zegler, G, Tennessee

There are a number of strong candidates competing with Flagg for the award. Johni Broome is the best player on an Auburn team that's been ranked No. 1 in the AP poll for four consecutive weeks.

Broome also has the statistical argument to back up his case because he ranks seventh in the nation in rebounding (10.7) and blocks (2.7), while averaging a career-high 18.1 points per game.

Flagg could get the advantage over Broome if the race is close between the two thanks to Duke's 84-78 victory against Auburn at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Dec. 4.

PJ Haggerty is having a dominant season for a Memphis team that's been excellent. The third-year guard is one of eight Division I players averaging at least 20 points and five rebounds per game. He's shooting 50.4 percent overall and 43.6 percent from three-point range.

The Tigers are 21-4 and have climbed to No. 14 in the AP poll after starting the season unranked.

If Flagg were to win the award, he would be the third freshman to do so since 2012. The others were Anthony Davis (2012) and Zion Williamson (2019).