University of North Carolina Athletics
Forte, Haywood Among Naismith Award Finalists
February 13, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 13, 2001
Atlanta, Ga. -- Joseph Forte and Brendan Haywood are both among the top 15 finalists for the 2000-2001 Naismith Male Collegiate Player of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Feb. 12. Former Tar Heel winners of the Naismith Award include Michael Jordan (1984) and Antawn Jamison (1998).
Carolina is one of four schools to have two Naismith Award finalists this season. Stanford's Jarron Collins and Casey Jacobson, Michigan State's Charlie Bell and Jason Richardson and Duke's Shane Battier and Jason Williams are also finalists.
Other finalists include: Troy Bell (Boston College), Michael Bradley (Villanova), Eddie Griffin (Seton Hall), Terence Morris (Maryland), Troy Murphy (Notre Dame), Jamaal Tinsley (Iowa State) and Michael Wright (Arizona).
Selection for the award is based on a nationwide poll of the Naismith Selection Committee, consisting of Atlanta Tipoff Club National Advisory Board members, NCAA Division I coaches, former Naismith Award winners, NCAA Division I conference commissioners and selected media representatives. The winner of the award will be announced in Atlanta on April 7.
