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THE WOODEN AWARDS BROUGHT THE HEAT TO STREAMING<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The Wooden Awards saw over 15,000 minutes streamed on ESPN, and over 3,000 on Hulu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wooden Awards held its own compared to the NCAA Women\u2019s Volleyball Trophy Ceremony, coming within 10,000 total minutes streamed, despite volleyballs surging popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With it\u2019s deep emotional resonance, leadership legacy, and cross-platform potential, The Wooden Awards have tremendous room to grow the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wooden Award Mid-Season Top 25 – ESPN2 (1\/7\/25)<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

In a mid-season dedicated studio show, the Top 25 candidates for both Men and Women are announced per the committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 – ESPN2 (2\/11\/25)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

In a late-season dedicated studio show, the Top 20 candidates for both Men and Women were announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wooden Award Finalists Special – ESPN2 (4\/1\/25)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

After the Elite 8, The All America team and Wooden Finalists were announced in an exciting Wooden Award special building up the momentum for the winner announcement the following week in College GameDay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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COLLEGE GAMEDAY DELIVERED NOTHING BUT NET<\/em> (4\/5\/25)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The John R. Wooden Award winners were announced live in ESPN\u2019s College GameDay. This garnered a large engaged audience during NCAA Final Four weekend. Congratulations to USC\u2019s JuJu Watkins and Duke\u2019s Cooper Flagg!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SportsCenter AV Wooden Awards Feature and Re-Airs – ESPN (4\/11\/25)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

To further amplify the ceremony, ESPN aired a highlight reel during late night SportsCenter following the live broadcast. Coverage included clips from the LAAC and featured the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Award recipients.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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