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The individual accolades continue to pile up for Russ Smith, who has been named one of the 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Award, one of college basketball's major Player of the Year honors.
From March 3-17 the voting academy will select four finalists from this group. Those finalists will be announced on March 23.
Here are your semifinalists:
|
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 |
