Tewaaraton Foundation Reveals First Men's Watch List of 2025

The Tewaaraton Foundation announced Thursday evening the first Tewaaraton Award Watch Lists of the 2025 season. Fifty men's players are included on the initial list, and 28 schools are represented.

Notre Dame leads all teams with four players represented. CJ Kirst (Cornell) is the only returning Tewaaraton Award finalist on the men's side. He was a finalist in 2023.

Watch list additions will be announced on March 7 and March 27, and the field will be narrowed back down to 25 players on April 17. Five finalists will be announced in early May before the Tewaaraton Award winner is crowned on May 29.

2025 TEWAARATON AWARD
MEN'S WATCH LIST

Players listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Ty Banks, Georgetown, D, So.
Ryan Bell, Providence, A, Sr.
Aidan Carroll, Georgetown, A, Gr.
Emmet Carroll, Penn, G, 5th
Richard Checo, Lehigh, D, Jr.
Ryan Cohen, Michigan, A, Sr.
William Coletti, Army, FO, Sr.
Matt Collison, Johns Hopkins, M, Jr.
John DeFazio, Salisbury, D, Gr.
Owen Duffy, North Carolina, A, So.
Billy Dwan III, Syracuse, D, Jr.
Kevin Ellington, Delaware, G, Gr.
Braden Erksa, Maryland, A, Jr.
Jack Fracyon, Penn State, G, Sr.
Jimmy Freehill, Denver, D, Sr.
Michael Gianforcaro, North Carolina, G, Gr.
Owen Hiltz, Syracuse, A, R-Sr.
Leo Johnson, Yale, A, Sr.
Benn Johnston, Duke, M, So.
Nate Kabiri, Princeton, A, S.
Chris Kavanagh, Notre Dame, A, Sr.
Hugh Kelleher, Cornell, M, Sr.
Sam King, Harvard, A, Sr.
CJ Kirst, Cornell, A, Sr.
Brendan Lavelle, Penn, D, 5th
Matt Licata, Villanova, A, Gr.
Michael Long, Cornell, A, Sr.
Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame, D, So.
Chris Lyons, Yale, A, Sr.
Coulter Mackesy, Princeton, A, Sr.
Aidan Maguire, Duke, SSDM, Jr.
Andrew McAdorey, Duke, M, Sr.
Logan McNaney, Maryland, G, Gr.
McCabe Millon, Virginia, A, So.
Colin Mulshine, Princeton, D, Sr.
AJ Pilate, Army, D, Sr.
Evan Plunkett, Army, M, Jr.
Ben Ramsey, Notre Dame, SSDM, Sr.
Dylan Renner, Adelphi, G, Gr.
Brad Sharp, Yale, M, Sr.
Scott Smith, Johns Hopkins, D, Gr.
Joey Spallina, Syracuse, A, Jr.
Ryan Stines, Utah, A, Jr.
Cardin Stoller, Rutgers, G, So.
Jake Taylor, Notre Dame, A, Gr.
Matt Traynor, Penn State, A, Sr.
Levi Verch, Saint Joseph's, D, Sr.
Ben Wayer, Virginia, D, Sr.
Mikey Weisshaar, Towson, M, Jr.
Max Yates, Colgate, D, Sr.