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Freeman Named Riley Wallace Award Finalist
3/12/2025 2:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BOSTON – James Madison guard Mark Freeman was named a finalist for the 2024-25 Riley Wallace Award - given to the most impactful transfer in Division I college basketball - CollegeInsider.com announced on Wednesday afternoon.
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Freeman is one of 30 players in the country named a finalist and the only representative in the Sun Belt Conference. The native of Memphis, Tenn., averaged 15.8 points and 3.1 assists per game and was named First Team All-Sun Belt and the Newcomer of the Year after transferring from Morehead State.
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Along with his accolades from the conference, Freeman led JMU with 24 games in double figures, including nine with 20-plus and three 30-point performances. He is one of three JMU players since 2004 to record three 30-point games in the same season, joining Denzel Bowles (2009-10) and Stuckey Mosley (2017-18).
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The recipients of the Riley Wallace Award are 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.
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The 2025 award will be announced in San Antonio, TX, the site of the men's Division I Basketball Championship.
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2024-25 Riley Wallace Award Finalists
Player             School   Â
Mike Barnstable           St. Thomas
Oscar Cluff                   South Dakota State
Ryan Conwell               Xavier
Dylan Darling        Idaho State
Mark Freeman       James Madison
Ja'Kobi Gillespie      Maryland
PJ Haggerty         Memphis
Devin Haid                    UConn
Chucky Hepburn      Louisville
Joshua Jefferson      Iowa State
Chaz Lanier                  Tennessee
Alijah Martin                  Florida
Mark Mitchell         Missouri
Jacksen Moni        North Dakota State
Brian Moore Jr.       Norfolk State
Malik Moore          Montana
Paulius Murauskas    Saint Mary's
Dominick Nelson      Utah Valley
Otega Oweh          Kentucky
Sean Pedulla         Ole Miss
Kadary Richmond      St. John's
Javon Small                    West Virginia
Jamichael Stillwell     Milwaukee
Bennett Stirtz                  Drake
John Tonje                      Wisconsin
JT Toppin                        Texas Tech
Milos Uzan           Houston
Teddy Washington Jr.   Southeast Missouri State
Danny Wolf           Michigan
Kam Woods          Robert Morris
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Freeman is one of 30 players in the country named a finalist and the only representative in the Sun Belt Conference. The native of Memphis, Tenn., averaged 15.8 points and 3.1 assists per game and was named First Team All-Sun Belt and the Newcomer of the Year after transferring from Morehead State.
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Along with his accolades from the conference, Freeman led JMU with 24 games in double figures, including nine with 20-plus and three 30-point performances. He is one of three JMU players since 2004 to record three 30-point games in the same season, joining Denzel Bowles (2009-10) and Stuckey Mosley (2017-18).
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The recipients of the Riley Wallace Award are 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.
Â
The 2025 award will be announced in San Antonio, TX, the site of the men's Division I Basketball Championship.
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2024-25 Riley Wallace Award Finalists
Player             School   Â
Mike Barnstable           St. Thomas
Oscar Cluff                   South Dakota State
Ryan Conwell               Xavier
Dylan Darling        Idaho State
Mark Freeman       James Madison
Ja'Kobi Gillespie      Maryland
PJ Haggerty         Memphis
Devin Haid                    UConn
Chucky Hepburn      Louisville
Joshua Jefferson      Iowa State
Chaz Lanier                  Tennessee
Alijah Martin                  Florida
Mark Mitchell         Missouri
Jacksen Moni        North Dakota State
Brian Moore Jr.       Norfolk State
Malik Moore          Montana
Paulius Murauskas    Saint Mary's
Dominick Nelson      Utah Valley
Otega Oweh          Kentucky
Sean Pedulla         Ole Miss
Kadary Richmond      St. John's
Javon Small                    West Virginia
Jamichael Stillwell     Milwaukee
Bennett Stirtz                  Drake
John Tonje                      Wisconsin
JT Toppin                        Texas Tech
Milos Uzan           Houston
Teddy Washington Jr.   Southeast Missouri State
Danny Wolf           Michigan
Kam Woods          Robert Morris
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