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Kris Dunn Named to 2016 Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List

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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4 responses to “Kris Dunn Named to 2016 Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List”

  1. […] ICYMI – Kris Dunn Named to 2016 Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List […]

  2. […] a day when Kris Dunn’s name appeared on two different National Player of the Year Watch Lists, the Friar star guard went bananas on the lowly Hartford […]

  3. […] is a pared down listing of the 50 player list released on December 2nd. Kris Dunn was one of the 50 names on the early season watch list and he remains among the 35 players on this midseason release. A new addition to the list if […]

  4. […] release was a midseason list of 35 players released on February 11th, which was a cut from the 50 names on the early season watch list that was released on December 2nd. Dunn was joined by teammate Ben Bentil and fellow Big East […]

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