The Atlanta Tipoff Club released their early season watch list for the 2016 Naismith Trophy, an award given to the College Player of the Year in Men’s Basketball. The early season list contains 50 players and the next release of a watch list by the Atlanta Tipoff Club will come on February 11, 2016 when they put out their midseason watch list of 30 players. Kris Dunn is one of the 50 names on the early season watch list and joins 3 other Big East players on the list: Ryan Arcidiacono (Villanova), Kellen Dunham (Butler) and D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera (Georgetown).
2016 Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List
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 Ten |
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 Ten |
Shaquille Harrison | Senior | G | Tulsa | American Athletic |
Nigel Hayes | Junior | F | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
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 |
Justin Jackson | 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 Ten |
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 |
Marcus Paige | 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 Ten |
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 Ten |
Fred VanVleet | Senior | PG | Wichita St. | Missouri Valley |
Tyrone Wallace | Senior | PG | California | Pac 12 |
Kyle Wiltjer | Senior | PF | Gonzaga | West Coast |
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