University of Utah sophomore Andrew Bogut completed a sweep of college basketball’s major awards Saturday.

The 7-footer from Australia, who is expected to be tapped No. 1 in the 2005 NBA Draft, was named winner of the 2005 John R. Wooden Award in a nationally televised ceremony at the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

Bogut, who also has won the Naismith Trophy and was named player of the year by the Associated Press, National Association of Basketball Coaches and U.S. Basketball Writers Assn., collected 4,314 votes from a national panel of media members.

Kansas University’s Wayne Simien placed fifth in the Wooden voting with 2,707 points. Duke’s J.J. Redick was second at 3,552, Illinois’ Dee Brown third at 3,003 and North Carolina’s Sean May fourth at 2,806.

“It’s an honor to be here with these four guys,” said Bogut, flanked by the other four finalists. “Sean May was MVP of the (NCAA) Tournament. Wayne Simien is a workhorse, J.J. Redick an awesome shooter and Dee Brown has so much heart.

“It’s very special just to have my name engraved on that trophy with the likes of Larry Bird, Michael Jordan and Tim Duncan,” added Bogut, the first foreign born player to win the Wooden.

KU’s Simien, who joined Bogut in St. Louis last week as a finalist for the Naismith Award, said it was an honor just to be in the final group.

“This award is the most prestigious in the country. Seeing the integrity and dignity of (former UCLA) coach Wooden and knowing the history of this award … just to be a finalist out here with these great players is enough,” Simien said.

Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun on Saturday accepted the Wooden legends of coaching award.

Utah sophomore Andrew Bogut, center, holds his Wooden Award with the four other finalists, from left, Sean May of North Carolina, Dee Brown of Illinois, Wayne Simien of Kansas University and J.J. Redick of Duke. Bogut was named the nation's best male college basketball player Saturday in Los Angeles.

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Wright excels in Hoop Summit: KU basketball signee Julian Wright scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds at Saturday’s Nike Hoops Summit in Memphis.

The 6-foot-9 Chicagoan’s performance helped the U.S. team to a 106-98 victory over a 19-and-under international select team at the FedEx Forum in Memphis.

Wright hit five of nine shots and one of two free throws. He had two breakaway dunks off passes from Duke signee Greg Paulus, who had a game-high 10 assists.

North Carolina signee Tyler Hansbrough, who was MVP of the game, scored 31 points with 10 rebounds.

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NBA decision looms: Sean May, a junior, hasn’t decided if he’ll leave North Carolina for the NBA draft.

“I’ll sit down and talk with coach (Roy Williams) and weigh my options,” May told the Associated Press at the Wooden ceremony. “It’s not set in concrete that I’ll return for my senior year. I love college, I love playing college basketball. I’ll make my decision soon.”