2005-06 Naismith Award Candidates Announced

Fifty of the country's top collegiate men's basketball players were named as pre-season candidates for the Naismith Trophy. The Naismith Trophy is the most prestigious national award presented annually to the men's and women's players of the year. The Top 50 list was compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors, comprised of leading basketball journalists, coaches and administrators from around the country. The board based its pre-season criteria on last year's player performances.

PLAYER	COLLEGE	CLASS	PPG	RPG	APG
Hassan Adams	Arizona	SR	12.7	6.0	2.8
Maurice Ager	Michigan State	SR	14.1	3.9	1.8
Josh Boone	Connecticut	JR	12.4	8.4	1.2
Brandon Bowman	Georgetown	SR	15.1	6.1	2.2
Ronnie Brewer	Arkansas	JR	16.2	4.8	3.4
Dee Brown	Illinois	SR	13.3	2.7	4.5
Shannon Brown	Michigan State	JR	10.9	3.2	1.7
Greg Brunner	Iowa	SR	14.7	8.3	1.9
Nick Caner-Medley	Maryland	SR	16.0	6.2	2.2
Rodney Carney	Memphis	SR	16.0	5.0	1.2
Mardy Collins	Temple	SR	17.5	5.9	3.6
JamesOn Curry	Oklahoma State	SO	9.4	2.6	2.7
Glen Davis	LSU	SO	13.5	8.8	1.0
Paul Davis	Michigan State	SR	11.8	7.4	1.7
Taquan Dean	Louisville	SR	14.4	4.0	2.4
Guillermo Diaz	Miami of Florida	JR	18.6	4.3	2.6
Jared Dudley	Boston College	JR	16.5	7.5	1.6
Jordan Farmar	UCLA	SO	13.2	3.5	5.3
Nick Fazakas	Nevada	JR	21.0	9.5	1.0
Mike Gansey	West Virginia	SR	12.0	5.1	2.9
Rudy Gay	Connecticut	SO	11.9	5.6	1.7
Daniel Gibson	Texas	SO	14.2	3.6	3.9
Justin Gray	Wake Forest	SR	16.0	2.8	2.2
Taj Gray	Oklahoma	SR	14.6	8.2	1.5
Jeff Green	Georgetown	SO	13.1	6.8	2.9
Vincent Grier	Minnesota	SR	18.1	5.5	2.5
Chris Hernandez	Stanford	SR	15.2	2.1	4.0
Eric Hicks	Cincinnati	SR	13.7	9.0	0.8
Jeff Horner	Iowa	SR	14.0	4.5	5.5
Carl Krauser	Pittsburgh	SR	16.0	5.9	4.2
Bo McCaleb	New Orleans	JR	22.6	4.3	3.7
Gerry McNamara	Syracuse	SR	15.8	2.3	4.9
Paul Millsap	Louisiana Tech	JR	20.4	12.4	1.0
Adam Morrison	Gonzaga	JR	18.8	5.4	2.9
Kevin Pittsnogle	West Virginia	SR	11.9	3.7	0.6
Leon Powe	California	SO
Allan Ray	Villanova	SR	16.2	2.8	1.8
J.J. Redick	Duke	SR	21.8	3.3	2.6
Rajon Rondo	Kentucky	SO	7.8	2.9	3.4
Brandon Roy	Washington	SR	12.8	5.0	2.2
Craig Smith	Boston College	SR	18.0	8.5	1.7
Steven Smith	LaSalle	SR	21.0	8.3	2.1
Curtis Stinson	Iowa State	JR	17.2	5.5	4.5
Curtis Sumpter	Villanova	SR	15.3	7.2	1.0
Alando Tucker	Wisconsin	JR	14.9	6.4	1.6
P. J. Tucker	Texas	JR	13.7	8.0	2.2
Darius Washington	Memphis	SO	15.2	3.7	3.7
Eric Williams	Wake Forest	SR	16.1	7.7	0.5
Shelden Williams	Duke	SR	15.5	11.2	0.9
Curtis Withers	Charlotte	SR	18.0	8.1	1.8