2010 Naismith Trophy Finalists Announced – Is It John Wall’s to Lose?
Posted by admin in 2010 Naismith Award, tags: 2010 College Player of the Year Finalists, 2010 Final Four, 2010 Naismith Award Finalists, 2010 Naismith Trophy Finalists, cole aldrich, demarcus cousins, Evan Turner, Greg Monroe, john wall, Kentucky Wildcats BasketballThe 30 finalists for the 2010 Naismith trophy were announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club today. The mid-season candidates are chosen by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Board of Selectors that are made up of basketball journalists from around the United States. Included in the listing were Kentucky’s John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins, Jay Hawk Cole Aldrich along with Sherron Collins, and Georgetown’s Greg Monroe. The Naismith Trophy is awarded by AT&T to the college basketball player of the year. The 2010 Naismith Award will be presented at the 2010 NCAA Final Four.
Fans Get a Say in the 2010 Naismith Trophy Winner This Year
On March 22nd, wireless phone customers will be able to text their votes for the 2010 Naismith Trophy winner until 11:59 PM EST on Saturday, 3 April 2010. You do not have to have AT&T to vote, but your wireless carrier must agree to allow voting for the award through your wireless network if you use a different company.
Is It John Wall’s Award to Lose?
It depends on who you talk to. You can’t dispute Evan Turner’s impact on Ohio State this season, Scottie Reynolds play at Villanova, James Anderson leading the way in the Big 12 in scoring, or Grevis Vasquez’s numbers at Maryland this season. Wall compares in all around numbers and has shown the speed and talent that make him the consensus prediction for the #1 pick in the 2010 NBA. If the voters take into account an individuals impact on overall team performance, Wall may get the nod for leading Kentucky to a 26-1 start at the time of this writing after being an NIT team last season. Sure there are 2-3 other players on the team who will be in the NBA within the next year+, but he is the floor general and has not disappointed this season. There’s a lot of basketball to be played before the voting starts, so a lot may be determined on how the front-runners for the award perform over the remainder of the regular season and in their respective conference tournaments. Performance in the NCAA tournament has not played a huge difference in the past, but with the fan vote this year, how a player performs in the 2010 NCAA tournament very well could prove to be the difference.
The mid-season 30 Naismith Award Finalists announced were:
Cole Aldrich, Kansas
Al-Farouq Aminu, Wake Forest
James Anderson, Oklahoma State
Luke Babbitt, Nevada
Trevor Booker, Clemson
Matt Bouldin, Gonzaga
Da’Sean Butler, West Virginia
Sherron Collins, Kansas
DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky
Devan Downey, South Carolina
Jerome Dyson, UConn
Jimmer Fredette, BYU
Luke Harangody, Notre Dame
Gordon Hayward, Butler
Robbie Hummel, Purdue
Damion James, Texas
Wesley Johnson, Syracuse
Dominique Jones, South Florida
Sylven Landesberg, Virginia
Gani Lawal, Georgia Tech
Kalin Lucas, Michigan State
Greg Monroe, Georgetown
Jacob Pullen, Kansas State
Scottie Reynolds, Villanova
Omar Samhan, Saint Mary’s
Jon Scheyer, Duke
Evan Turner, Ohio State
Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State
Greivis Vasquez, Maryland
John Wall, Kentucky
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