University of North Carolina Athletics
Jackson & Paige On Naismith Watch List
December 3, 2015 | Men's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL—A pair of University of North Carolina basketball players are on the 50-man early watch list for the Naismith Trophy, the Atlanta Tipoff Club's national player-of-the-year award. Senior guard Marcus Paige and sophomore wing Justin Jackson made the list.
Other Atlantic Coast Conference players on the list include Grayson Allen and Brandon Ingram of Duke, Damion Lee of Louisville, Sheldon McClellan of Miami, Demetrius Jackson of Notre Dame, Michael Gbinjie of Syracuse and Malcolm Brogdown of Virginia.
The full list of nominees is below.
|
Name |
CLASS |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CONFERENCE |
|
Grayson Allen |
Sophomore |
SG |
Duke |
ACC |
|
Ryan Anderson |
Senior |
PF |
Arizona |
Pac 12 |
|
Ryan Arcidiacono |
Senior |
PG |
Villanova |
Big East |
|
Ron Baker |
Senior |
SG |
Wichita St. |
Missouri Valley |
|
DeAndre Bembry |
Junior |
F |
Saint Joseph |
Atlantic 10 |
|
Malcolm Brogdon |
Senior |
SG |
Virginia |
ACC |
|
Jaylen Brown |
Freshman |
SF |
California |
Pac 12 |
|
Kyle Collinsworth |
Senior |
G |
BYU |
West Coast |
|
Kellen Dunham |
Senior |
G |
Butler |
Big East |
|
Kris Dunn |
Junior |
G |
Providence |
Big East |
|
Perry Ellis |
Senior |
PF |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
|
AJ English |
Senior |
G |
Iona |
MAAC |
|
Yogi Ferrell |
Senior |
PG |
Indiana |
Big 10 |
|
Rico Gathers |
Senior |
F |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
|
Michael Gbinjie |
Senior |
F |
Syracuse |
ACC |
|
Jack Gibbs |
Junior |
G |
Davidson |
Atlantic 10 |
|
AJ Hammons |
Senior |
C |
Purdue |
Big 10 |
|
Shaquille Harrison |
Senior |
G |
Tulsa |
American Athletic |
|
Nigel Hayes |
Junior |
F |
Wisconsin |
Big 10 |
|
Buddy Hield |
Senior |
SG |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
|
Danuel House |
Senior |
G |
Texas A&M |
SEC |
|
Brandon Ingram |
Freshman |
G-F |
Duke |
ACC |
|
Demetrius Jackson |
Junior |
G |
Notre Dame |
ACC |
|
Sophomore |
SF |
North Carolina |
ACC |
|
|
Damian Jones |
Junior |
C |
Vanderbilt |
SEC |
|
Skal Labissiere |
Freshman |
PF |
Kentucky |
SEC |
|
Damion Lee |
Senior |
G |
Louisville |
ACC |
|
Caris LeVert |
Senior |
G |
Michigan |
Big 10 |
|
Frank Mason III |
Junior |
PG |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
|
Sheldon McClellan |
Senior |
G |
Miami (Fla.) |
ACC |
|
Nic Moore |
Senior |
PG |
SMU |
American Athletic |
|
Monte Morris |
Junior |
G |
Iowa State |
Big 12 |
|
Jamal Murray |
Freshman |
SG |
Kentucky |
SEC |
|
Malik Newman |
Freshman |
G |
Mississippi State |
SEC |
|
Georges Niang |
Senior |
PF |
Iowa State |
Big 12 |
|
Senior |
PG |
North Carolina |
ACC |
|
|
Gary Payton II |
Senior |
G |
Oregon State |
Pac 12 |
|
Jakob Poeltl |
Sophomore |
F-C |
Utah |
Pac 12 |
|
Domantas Sabonis |
Sophomore |
PF |
Gonzaga |
West Coast |
|
Wayne Selden Jr. |
Junior |
G-F |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
|
Ben Simmons |
Freshman |
F |
LSU |
SEC |
|
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera |
Senior |
G |
Georgetown |
Big East |
|
Caleb Swanigan |
Freshman |
F |
Purdue |
Big 10 |
|
Isaiah Taylor |
Junior |
PG |
Texas |
Big 12 |
|
Melo Trimble |
Sophomore |
PG |
Maryland |
Big 10 |
|
Tyler Ulis |
Sophomore |
PG |
Kentucky |
SEC |
|
Denzel Valentine |
Senior |
G |
Michigan State |
Big 10 |
|
Fred VanVleet |
Senior |
PG |
Wichita St. |
Missouri Valley |
|
Tyrone Wallace |
Senior |
PG |
California |
Pac 12 |
|
Kyle Wiltjer |
Senior |
PF |
Gonzaga |
West Coast |
