Joseph On Naismith Watch List
11/17/2010 9:22:46 AM | Men's Basketball
ATLANTA – Syracuse junior forward Kris Joseph has earned a spot on the 2010-11 Naismith Award Preseason Watch List. The trophy will be presented at the 2011 Final Four in Houston.
A key reserve last season, Joseph was named the BIG EAST Conference Sixth Man of the Year. This year he has stepped into the starting lineup for the #10/11 Orange.
In late February, the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors will compile a mid-season team of the top 30 players in the nation. Then in March, the Naismith Trophy voting academy will vote to narrow the list to the four finalists.
Other notable Naismith Men's College Player of the Year winners include Bill Walton, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and David Robinson. The Naismith Trophy is the most prestigious national award presented annually to college basketball's player of the year.
For more information, visit www.naismithaward.com
2010-11 Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List: Lavoy Allen, Temple, Forward, Senior
Kevin Anderson, Richmond, Guard, Senior
Harrison Barnes, North Carolina, Forward, Freshman
Will Barton, Memphis, Guard, Freshman
Talor Battle, Penn State, Guard, Senior
Keith Benson, Oakland, Center, Senior
William Buford, Ohio State, Guard, Junior
Alec Burks, Colorado, Guard, Sophomore
Randy Culpepper, UTEP, Guard, Senior
Malcolm Delaney, Virginia Tech, Guard, Senior
Kim English, Missouri, Guard, Junior
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State, Forward/Center, Senior
Corey Fisher, Villanova, Guard, Senior
Jimmer Fredette, BYU, Guard, Senior
Austin Freeman, Georgetown, Guard, Senior
Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh, Guard, Junior
Elias Harris, Gonzaga, Forward, Sophomore
Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall, Guard, Senior
Kyrie Irving, Duke, Guard, Freshman
Charles Jenkins, Hofstra, Guard, Senior
JaJuan Johnson, Purdue, Forward/Center, Senior
Kevin Jones, West Virginia, Forward, Junior
Perry Jones, Baylor, Forward, Freshman
Kris Joseph, Syracuse, Forward, Junior
Brandon Knight, Kentucky, Guard, Freshman
Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State, Forward, Sophomore
Jon Leuer, Wisconsin, Forward, Senior
Kalin Lucas, Michigan State, Guard, Senior
Shelvin Mack, Butler, Guard, Junior
Demetri McCarney, Illinois, Guard, Senior
E'Twaun Moore, Purdue, Guard, Senior
Marcus Morris, Kansas, Forward, Junior
Chandler Parsons, Florida, Forward, Senior
Jacob Pullen, Kansas State, Guard, Senior
Kyle Singler, Duke, Forward, Senior
Chris Singleton, Florida State, Forward, Junior
John Shurna, Northwestern, Forward, Junior
Nolan Smith, Duke, Guard, Senior
Jared Sullinger, Ohio State, Forward/Center, Freshman
Durrell Summers, Michigan State, Guard, Senior
Jeff Taylor, Vanderbilt, Guard/Forward, Junior
Isaiah Thomas, Washington, Guard, Junior
Trey Thompkins, Georgia, Forward/Center, Junior
Klay Thompson, Washington State, Guard, Junior
Kemba Walker, Connecticut, Guard, Junior
Chris Warren, Mississippi, Guard, Senior
Derrick Williams, Arizona, Forward, Sophomore
Jordan Williams, Maryland, Forward, Sophomore
Chris Wright, Dayton, Forward, Senior
Tyler Zeller, North Carolina, Forward, Junior
