<p>LOS ANGELES — Luka Garza of Iowa has won the John R. Wooden Award as the nation’s top men’s college basketball player.</p>
<p>The award presented by the Los Angeles Athletic Club was announced Tuesday on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”</p>
<p>It was Garza’s fourth player-of-the-year award. He collected honors from The Associated Press as well as trophies named for Oscar Robertson and Lute Olson. </p>
<p>Garza led the nation in total points (747), 30-point games (eight) and field goals made (281). He ranked second nationally in scoring with 24.1 points. The two-time Big Ten player of the year finished his career with 2,306 points, which ranked seventh in conference history.</p>
<p>Garza is the first winner from the Big Ten since Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky in 2015. The Hawkeyes lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.</p>
<p>Voting took place from March 15-22 by a national panel that covers the sport.</p>
<p>Paige Bueckers of UConn won the women’s Wooden Award.</p>
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