UConn Huskies power forward Jeff Adrien and center Hasheem Thabeet are among the 30 names that were released today as midseason candidates for the Naismith Award.
Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, founder of the game of basketball, the Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T is awarded annually to the male and female college basketball players of the year.
The Huskies are one of six schools that have 2 representatives on the list.
Here’s your 30 candidates:
- A.J, Abrams, Sr., guard, Texas
- Jeff Adrien, Sr., forward, UConn
- DeJuan Blair, So., center, Pittsburgh
- Trevor Booker, Jr., forward/center, Clemson
- Jon Brockman, Sr., forward, Washington
- Nick Calathes, So. guard/forward, Florida
- Dionte Christmas, Sr., guard, Temple
- Earl Clark, Jr., guard/forward, Louisville
- Sherron Collins, Jr., guard, Kansas
- Stephen Curry, Jr., guard, Davidson
- Devan Downey, Jr., guard, South Carolina
- Blake Griffin, So., forward, Oklahoma
- Tyler Hansbrough, Sr., Forward, North Carolina
- Luke Harangody, Jr., forward, Notre Dame
- James Harden, So., guard, Arizona State
- Gerald Henderson, Sr., forward, Duke
- Robbie Hummel, So., guard/forward, Purdue
- James Johnson, So., forward, Wake Forest
- Ty Lawson, Jr., guard, North Carolina
- Eric Maynor, Sr., guard, Virginia Commonwealth
- Jack McClinton, Sr., guard, Miami
- Jerel McNeal, Sr., guard, Marquette
- Jodie Meeks, Jr., guard, Kentucky
- Patrick Mills, So., guard, Saint Mary’s
- Tyrese Rice, Sr., guard, Boston College
- Kyle Singler, So., forward,Duke
- Jeff Teague, So., guard, Wake Forest
- Hasheem Thabeet, Jr., center, UConn
- Terrence Williams, Sr., forward, Louisville
- Sam Young, Sr., forward, Pittsburgh
It’s good to see Adrien get some more national recognition. If you had to put a face on this UConn team, it would be his. He’s what makes UConn go.
