10 Semifinalists Named for Naismith Award

The Atlanta Tipoff Club today announced the 10 national semifinalists for the 2014 Men’s Naismith Trophy. The entire list can be found below.

From March 3-17 the voting academy will select four finalists from this group. Those finalists will be announced March 23.

Full Name	Class	Position	School	Conference
Tyler Ennis	Freshman	Guard	Syracuse	ACC
Nick Johnson	Junior	Guard	Arizona	Pac-12
Sean Kilpatrick	Senior	Guard	Cincinnati	American Athletic
Doug McDermott	Senior	Forward	Creighton	Big East
Shabazz Napier	Senior	Guard	Connecticut	American Athletic
Jabari Parker	Freshman	Forward	Duke	ACC
Julius Randle	Freshman	Forward	Kentucky	SEC
Russ Smith	Senior	Guard	Louisville	American Athletic
Fred VanVleet	Sophomore	Guard	Wichita State	Missouri Valley
Andrew Wiggins	Freshman	Guard	Kansas	Big 12

Written by Adam Zagoria

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