Baxter And Dixon Named As Naismith Player Of The Year Finalists
2/11/2002 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 11, 2002
ATLANTA - Jackie Bradford, Executive Director of the Atlanta Tipoff Club, announced today the twenty collegiate men and women finalists for the Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Award.
The Naismith Board of Selectors, which includes some the country's leading basketball coaches, journalists and administrators, began the selection process earlier this year and have reduced the number of finalist by balloting to the twenty top male and female players they felt most deserving of the award.
The winners of the Naismith Awards, the most prestigious individual honor in college basketball, will be honored in Atlanta on Friday, April 5, 2002.
The finalists for the Naismith College Player of the Year Award (listed alphabetically) are as follows:
MEN * Lonny Baxter, Maryland * Troy Bell, Boston College * Carlos Boozer, Duke * Caron Butler, Connecticut * Sam Clancy, USC * Nick Collison, Kansas * Dan Dickau, Gonzaga * Juan Dixon, Maryland * Mike Dunleavy, Duke * Jason Gardner, Arizona * Drew Gooden, Kansas * Casey Jacobsen, Stanford * Jared Jeffries, Indiana * Jason Kapono, UCLA * Steve Logan, Cincinnati * Tayshaun Prince, Kentucky * Kareem Rush, Missouri * Frank Williams, Illinois * Jason Williams, Duke * David West, Xavier
The Naismith Awards program, now in its 34th year, honors the outstanding college basketball players in the United States. The awards program was founded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, an organization dedicated to recognizing the achievements of excellence in basketball for student athletes. Please visit our web page at www.naismithawards.com for more information on the Naismith Awards and past winners.
