THE KYLE MACY AWARD

March 12, 2025

FINALISTS FOR 2024-25 KYLE MACY AWARD
The top freshmen in division I college basketball

BOSTON, MA -- CollegeInsider.com has announced the finalists for the 2024-25 Kyle Macy award. The award is presented annually to the top freshman in division I college basketball.

The award is named for a guard who starred as a freshman for Purdue. The 1975 Indiana Mr. Basketball, Kyle Macy played his freshman season at Purdue University, averaging 13.8 points per game while leading the Boilermakers in free throws (85.9 percent for the season). He started in 25 of 27 games, helping them to a 16-11 season record.

After one season in West Lafayette, Indiana, Macy transferred to the University of Kentucky in 1976. He started every game for the Wildcats in 1977. A three-time All-America and three-time All-SEC player, Macy was a member of Kentucky's 1978 National Championship team. In his senior year of 1979-80, he became the first Kentucky player ever to be named consensus Southeastern Conference Player of the Year.

The recipient of the annual award is determined by a 10-member voting committee, which consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.

The 2025 award will be announced in San Antonio, TX, site of the men’s Division I Basketball Championship.

 KYLE MACY AWARD FINALISTS

Ace Bailey

6-10

Rutgers

V.J. Edgecombe

6-5

Baylor

Jeremiah Fears

6-4

Oklahoma

Cooper Flagg

6-9

Duke

Boogie Fland

6-2

Arkansas

Magoon Gwath

7-0

San Diego State

Blake Harper

6-8

Howard

Dylan Harper

6-7

Rutgers

Ian Jackson

6-4

North Carolina

Kasparas Jakucionis

6-6

Illinois

Tre Johnson

6-6

Texas

Kon Knueppel

7-0

Duke

Liam McNeeley

6-8

Connecticut

Asa Newell

6-9

Georgia

Tahaad Pettiford

6-1

Auburn

Labaron Philon

6-4

Alabama

Jayden Quaintance

6-9

Arizona State

Derik Queen

6-10

Maryland

Jase Richardson

6-3

Michigan State

Will Riley

6-9

Illinois

Thomas Sorber

6-10

Georgetown

Moustapha Thiam

7-2

UCF

Jeremiah Wilkinson

6-1

California

Adrian Wooley

6-5

Kennesaw State

Robert Wright

6-1

Baylor

 

The Kyle Macy Award, which is presented annually to the top freshman in Division I college basketball, is named for a guard who starred as a freshman for Purdue.
 
The 1975 Indiana "Mr. Basketball" played his freshman season at Purdue University, averaging 13.8 points per game while leading the Boilermakers in free throws (85.9 percent for the season). He started in 25 of 27 games, helping them to a 16-11 season record.
 
After playing his freshman year at Purdue, Macy transferred to the University of Kentucky in 1976. He started every game for the Wildcats in 1977. A three-time All-America and three-time All-SEC player, Macy was a member of Kentucky's 1978 National Championship team.

In his senior year of 1979-80, he became the first Kentucky player ever to be named consensus Southeastern Conference Player of the Year.
 
The Kyle Macy award voting panel is made up of current division I coaches, athletic administrators, and senior College Insider staff members.  The recipient of the 2024-25 award will be announced in April, in San Antonio, TX site of the men's Division I NCAA Basketball Championship.

The Kyle Macy award is presented annually to the top freshman player in division I college basketball, as voted on by the award committee. 
 
The 10-member voting committee consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.
 
The award is presented annually at the site of the men's Division I NCAA basketball championship. 

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