Kingston Flemings Named to John R. Wooden Award All-America Team

HOUSTON – University of Houston point guard Kingston Flemings was named to the John R. Wooden Award presented by Principal All-America Team, the latest postseason recognition for the freshman.

This was the latest All-America accolade for the Cougar star. He was named to NABC, USBWA, The Sporting News Field of 68 and Andy Katz All-America Second Teams earlier this month.

Flemings is the first Cougar freshman to receive All-America recognition. Prior to this season, Houston greats Clyde Drexler, Rob Williams, Hakeem Olajuwon and Craig Upchurch were the youngest Cougars (by class) to receive All-America status.

Upchurch was the most recent sophomore to be honored as an All-American, receiving Honorable Mention in 1989. Olajuwon was a Third-Team honoree by Basketball Times and an AP and UPI Honorable Mention in 1983, and Drexler was named The Sporting News Honorable Mention in 1982, Williams was named to the Third Team by the Associated Press in 1981.

Tuesday's announcement was made on ESPN2 during the Wooden Award Finalists Show.

The selection process was overseen by a National Advisory Board, which compiles a National Ballot featuring the top candidates who meet the award's criteria, including a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00. This ballot is distributed to a panel of voters composed of sportswriters and sportscasters from across the country. Deloitte collects and verifies these votes to maintain the integrity and accuracy of the final results.

ABOUT KINGSTON FLEMINGS
In his first season in the Scarlet and White, Flemings has dazzled college basketball fans.

He is one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, presented to the nation's top collegiate point guard by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Flemings was one of three student-athletes who were unanimous selections for the All-Big 12 Conference First Team and was one of four unanimous choices for the All-Freshman squad.

He became the first Cougar freshman to be named to an All-Conference First Team since Williams was named to the 1979-80 All-Southwest Conference squad.

This season, Flemings leads the Cougars and ranks among the Big 12 Top-20 leaders with 16.1 points, 5.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game while hitting 47.6 percent of his shots from the field and 38.7 percent from behind the arc. He paces the Cougars with 12 20-point games, including three straight in late January.

With 594 points in 2025-26, Flemings set the Houston freshman single-season scoring record, besting Williams' 456 points during the 1979-80 season, and ranked second in school freshman single-season history with his scoring average.

He posted a career-high 42 points on 15-of-26 shooting at #12/12 Texas Tech on January 24 to set the school freshman single-game scoring record. He became only the 12^th Cougar of any class to score 40+ points in a game and topped the previous freshman scoring record of 34 points by Williams against Rice on February 25, 1980.

Flemings scored nine points in the final two minutes and added five assists with three rebounds and a blocked shot in the Cougars' 69-65 win over #14/14 Texas Tech inside Fertitta Center on January 6.

After scoring 22 points with five rebounds, seven assists and a blocked shot in a win over #22/25 Auburn during the RxBenefits The Battleground 2k25 in Birmingham, Ala., on November 16, Flemings was honored as the USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week as well as the Big 12 Player and Newcomer of the Week.

Flemings joined the Cougars after an award-winning prep career at Brennan High School in San Antonio, Texas.

JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD ALL-AMERICA TEAM

Player	School	Class	Position	Height
Kingston Flemings	Houston	Freshman	Guard	6-4
Darius Acuff Jr.	Arkansas	Freshman	Guard	6-3
Cameron Boozer	Duke	Freshman	Forward	6-9
AJ Dybantsa	BYU	Freshman	Forward	6-9
Jeremy Fears	Michigan State	Freshman	Guard	6-2
Joshua Jefferson	Iowa State	Senior	Forward	6-9
Yaxel Lendeborg	Michigan	Graduate	Forward	6-9
Braden Smith	Purdue	Senior	Guard	6-0
JT Toppin	Texas Tech	Junior	Forward	6-9
Keaton Wagler	Illinois	Freshman	Guard	6-6

ABOUT the JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD
Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award Program hosts the most prestigious honors in college basketball, recognizing the Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player for men and women, the Wooden Award All-America Teams for men and women, and the annual selection of the Wooden Award Legends of Coaching recipient.

Honorees are certified by their universities as meeting Wooden Award standards established by Coach Wooden, including progress toward graduation and at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA.

Since its inception, the John R. Wooden Award has contributed nearly $1 million to universities' general scholarship funds and nonprofit enterprises in the names of the Wooden Award All-American recipients, and has sent more than 1,000 underprivileged children to week-long college basketball camps.

The John R. Wooden Award partners with Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) each year to host the Wooden Award Special Olympics Southern California Basketball Tournament. The day-long event brings together Special Olympics athletes, Wooden Award All-Americans, and attending coaches. It is hosted at the Los Angeles Athletic Club during John R. Wooden Award Weekend.

The mission of the John R. Wooden Award Foundation (JRWAF) is to promote teamwork, academic excellence, and character development, reflecting the enduring values of John R. Wooden. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the JRWAF serves as an angel organization, independently guiding the funding of educational, athletic, and philanthropic initiatives. A dedicated board of directors leads the Foundation's efforts, committed to advancing John R. Wooden's legacy and the timeless principles of his Pyramid of Success.

For the latest updates, visit WoodenAward.com and follow @WoodenAward on X, Instagram, and Threads; to learn more about the Los Angeles Athletic Club, visit LAAC.com.

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