Los Angeles ? Kansas University junior Wayne Simien is one of 20 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as college basketball’s player of the year.

Other finalists are: Stanford’s Josh Childress, St. Joseph’s Jameer Nelson, Syracuse’s Hakim Warrick, Marquette’s Travis Diener, Arizona State’s Ike Diogu, Georgia Tech’s B.J. Elder, Texas Tech’s Andre Emmett, Kentucky’s Gerald Fitch, Vanderbilt’s Matt Freije, Louisville’s Francisco Garcia, Providence’s Ryan Gomes, Wisconsin’s Devin Harris, N.C. State’s Julius Hodge, Oregon’s Luke Jackson, Oklahoma State’s John Lucas, Duke’s Chris Duhon, Connecticut’s Emeka Okafor, Mississippi State’s Lawrence Roberts and Gonzaga’s Blake Stepp.