ATLANTA — The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today the 2021 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Watch List, which includes West Virginia sophomore forward Oscar Tshiebwe.
“The beginning of the season is filled with excitement, optimism and anticipation as each team and every player is undefeated, making the race for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy wide open. While these 50 candidates are those to keep an eye on, there will be plenty of others who will enter the competition throughout the season,” said Eric Oberman, executive director of the Atlanta Tipoff Club. “This year will be especially exciting as players who were unable to finish their seasons last year have even more to prove.”
A list of the midseason 30 team will be released in early February, followed by the 10 national semifinalists and four finalists on March 4 and March 16, respectively. Players who do not make the watch list are still eligible to be selected for the midseason 30 team. The award will be awarded during the Final Four at the Naismith Awards Brunch on April 4.
Naismith Trophy men‘s preseason watch list
G Joel Ayayi, Jr., Gonzaga
G Scottie Barnes, Fr., Florida State
C Charles Bassey, Jr., Western Kentucky
F B.J. Boston, Fr., Kentucky
G James Bouknight, So., UConn
F Garrison Brooks, Sr., North Carolina
F Greg Brown, Fr., Texas
G Jared Butler, Jr., Baylor
G Marcus Carr, Jr., Minnesota
G Terrence Clarke, Fr., Kentucky
C Kofi Cockburn, So., Illinois
G Jalen Crutcher, Sr., Dayton
G Cade Cunningham, Fr., Oklahoma State
F Oscar da Silva, Sr., Stanford
G Ayo Dosunmu, Jr., Illinois
G Marcus Garrett, Sr., Kansas
C Luka Garza, Sr., Iowa
G Collin Gillespie, Sr., Villanova
G Kellan Grady, Sr., Davidson
G A.J. Green, Jr., Northern Iowa
F Sam Hauser, Sr., Virginia
F Aaron Henry, Jr., Michigan State
F Matthew Hurt, So., Duke
F Trayce Jackson-Davis, So., Indiana
F Jalen Johnson, Fr., Duke
F Keyontae Johnson, Jr., Florida
G David Johnson, So., Louisville
F Corey Kispert, Sr., Gonzaga
F Isaiah Livers, Sr., Michigan
G Caleb Love, Fr., North Carolina
F Sandro Mamukelashvili, Sr., Seton Hall
G Remy Martin, Sr., Arizona State
G Caleb Mills, So., Houston
F Evan Mobley, Fr., USC
F Wendell Moore Jr., So., Duke
G Yves Pons, Sr., Tennessee
F Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, So., Villanova
G Colbey Ross, Sr., Pepperdine
G Fatts Russell, Sr., Rhode Island
G Javonte Smart, Jr., LSU
G Chris Smith, Sr., UCLA
G Jalen Suggs, Fr., Gonzaga
G MaCio Teague, Sr., Baylor
F Drew Timme, So., Gonzaga
F Oscar Tshiebwe, So., West Virginia
F Trendon Watford, So., LSU
F Trevion Williams, Jr., Purdue
F Ziaire Williams, Fr., Stanford
G McKinley Wright IV, Sr., Colorado
G Marcus Zegarowski, Jr., Creighton
