Naismith Trophy Watch List Announced

[BigTime]

The Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List was announced Thursday morning.


Anyway, here's the list (in alphabetical order):

Solomon Alabi (Florida State)
Cole Aldrich (Kansas)
Al-Farouq Aminu (Wake Forest)
James Anderson (Oklahoma State)
Luke Babbitt (Nevada)
Talor Battle (Penn State)
Trevor Booker (Clemson)
Matt Bouldin (Gonzaga)
Craig Brackins (Iowa State)
Avery Bradley (Texas)
Da'Sean Butler (West Virginia)
Sherron Collins (Kansas)
Patrick Christopher (California)
Ed Davis (North Carolina)
Devan Downey (South Carolina)
Jerome Dyson (Connecticut)
Devin Ebanks (West Virginia)
Derrick Favors (Georgia Tech)
Luke Harangody (Notre Dame)
Manny Harris (Michigan)
Gordon Hayward (Butler)
Lazar Hayward (Marquette)
Xavier Henry (Kansas)
Robbie Hummel (Purdue)
Damion James (Texas)
Jerome Jordan (Tulsa)
Sylven Landesberg (Virginia)
Gani Lawal (Georgia Tech)
Kalin Lucas (Michigan State)
Tasmin Mitchell (LSU)
Greg Monroe (Georgetown)
A.J. Ogilvy (Vanderbilt)
Patrick Patterson (Kentucky)
Jerome Randle (Calfornia)
Scottie Reynolds (Villanova)
Samardo Samuels (Louisville)
Larry Sanders (VCU)
Kyle Singler (Duke)
Tyler Smith (Tennessee)
Isaiah Thomas (Washington)
Evan Turner (Ohio State)
Edwin Ubiles (Siena)
Jarvis Varnado (Mississippi State)
Greivis Vasquez (Maryland)
Kemba Walker (Connecticut)
John Wall (Kentucky)
Willie Warren (Oklahoma)
Terrico White (Ole Miss)
Nic Wise (Arizona)
Chris Wright (Dayton)
The Big East and ACC placed nine players each on the 50-player list.

The Big 12 and SEC each had eight.

By class, it breaks down like this:

Seniors: 19
Juniors: 14
Sophomores: 12
Freshmen: 5
"The level of talent is exceptional across all teams, conferences and classes, which further underscores just how many candidates have a legitimate chance to win this award,” said Gary Stokan, Atlanta Tipoff Club president. “We are looking forward to the start of the season and to see who will end the year as the winner of the Naismith Trophy, the most prestigious award in college basketball."

The list will be trimmed to 30 players in February.

It'll be narrowed to four finalists in March.

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[Sooner79]

How often is this list amended? Is it ever expanded or just contracted throughout the season? What happens if Tiny blows up and averages 20 and 12? You have to wonder how any freshmen make this list when they haven't done anything yet. Just musing.

 

[OsoonerU]

How often is this list amended? Is it ever expanded or just contracted throughout the season? What happens if Tiny blows up and averages 20 and 12? You have to wonder how any freshmen make this list when they haven't done anything yet. Just musing.

Continuing with that thought, if they do at times add players to the list as the season goes on, doesn't that make this list kind of pointless. If they don't add players, then they won't always get it right, so again, isn't the list kind of pointless?

I guess it is fun to look at who the pundits believe will be the best players in the country.

 

[jmill1200]

Its just a watch list, it helps in hyping up the Naismith award. Tis just like the Heisman process, names will be added in the conversation through out the year, but it won't be until mid season or so before the start cutting it down to the final guys.

Just a side note Sam and BG where the first pair to win the Heisman and Naismith in the same year from the same school.