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Senior C.J. Fair led the Orange in its first exhibition game against Holy Family with game-highs of 13 points and five assists to go with nine rebounds
11/5/2013 2:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball
ST. LOUIS – Syracuse senior forward C.J. Fair is one of 15 players identified by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List, announced by the USBWA on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
The Oscar Robertson Trophy presented by Aflac honors the Nation's Division I Player of the Year. Throughout the season, the USBWA announces the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week presented by Blue Ribbon Yearbooks each Tuesday through Feb. 19. Robertson was a three-time first team All-American, and the first player to lead the NCAA in scoring three straight years or to win National College Player of the Year honors three times. In 1998, the USBWA renamed its annual player of the year award the Oscar Robertson Trophy.
Fair, the Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Player of the Year, returns for his senior season as the Orange's leading scorer and rebounder from a year ago, averaging 14.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. He earned second-team All-BIG EAST honors and was also a second-team NABC All-District 5 selection. Fair became the 58th performer in Syracuse history to surpass 1,000 career points last season.
In mid-March finalists will be chosen for the player of the year. Once finalists are announced, the entire USBWA membership will vote for the winner of the Oscar Robertson Trophy.
The award will be presented to the at the Devon Energy College Basketball Awards on April 14, 2014, at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
The Oscar Robertson Trophy presented by Aflac honors the Nation's Division I Player of the Year. Throughout the season, the USBWA announces the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week presented by Blue Ribbon Yearbooks each Tuesday through Feb. 19. Robertson was a three-time first team All-American, and the first player to lead the NCAA in scoring three straight years or to win National College Player of the Year honors three times. In 1998, the USBWA renamed its annual player of the year award the Oscar Robertson Trophy.
Fair, the Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Player of the Year, returns for his senior season as the Orange's leading scorer and rebounder from a year ago, averaging 14.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. He earned second-team All-BIG EAST honors and was also a second-team NABC All-District 5 selection. Fair became the 58th performer in Syracuse history to surpass 1,000 career points last season.
In mid-March finalists will be chosen for the player of the year. Once finalists are announced, the entire USBWA membership will vote for the winner of the Oscar Robertson Trophy.
The award will be presented to the at the Devon Energy College Basketball Awards on April 14, 2014, at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
| 2013-14 OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST | |||||
| Pos. | Player, School | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | Hometown |
| G | Jahii Carson, Arizona State | 5-10 | 180 | So. | Mesa, Ariz. |
| G | Aaron Craft, Ohio State | 6-2 | 195 | Sr. | Findlay, Ohio |
| F | C.J. Fair, Syracuse | 6-8 | 215 | Sr. | Baltimore, Md. |
| F | Aaron Gordon, Arizona | 6-9 | 225 | Fr. | San Jose, Calif. |
| G | Gary Harris, Michigan State | 6-4 | 210 | So. | Fishers, Ind. |
| G | Joe Harris, Virginia | 6-6 | 225 | Sr. | Chelan, Wash. |
| F | Doug McDermott, Creighton | 6-8 | 225 | Sr. | Ames, Iowa |
| F | Mitch McGary, Michigan | 6-10 | 255 | So. | Chesterton, Ind. |
| G | Shabazz Napier, Connecticut | 6-1 | 180 | Sr. | Roxbury, Mass. |
| F | Jabari Parker, Duke | 6-8 | 235 | Fr. | Chicago, Ill. |
| C | Adreian Payne, Michigan State | 6-10 | 245 | Sr. | Dayton, Ohio |
| F | Julius Randle, Kentucky | 6-9 | 250 | Fr. | Dallas, Texas |
| G | Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State | 6-4 | 220 | So. | Flower Mound, Texas |
| G | Russ Smith, Louisville | 6-0 | 165 | Sr. | Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| G | Andrew Wiggins, Kansas | 6-8 | 200 | Fr. | Vaughan, Ont. |
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