ATLANTA (October 5, 2020) – Today, the Atlanta Tipoff Club named Felicia Grinter as the 2020 Naismith Women’s College Official of the Year and Mike Eades as the 2020 Naismith Men’s College Official of the Year for their contributions to the sport of basketball. Both...
ATLANTA (April 15, 2020) – Today, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced the winners of the inaugural 2020 Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Basketball Courage Award as sophomores LayRay Paw of Holland High School in Holland, Michigan, and Michael Beauchesne of Bay High...
ATLANTA (April 3, 2020) – Oregon senior Sabrina Ionescu and Dayton sophomore Obi Toppin were named winners of the 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy, presented annually to college basketball’s most outstanding players, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced. The winners were...
Staley and Grant Win First Naismith Coaching Awards for Their Respective Schools ATLANTA (April 2, 2020) – Today, the Atlanta Tipoff Club named South Carolina’s Dawn Staley and Dayton’s Anthony Grant the winners of the 2020 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s and Men’s...
ATLANTA (April 1, 2020) – Today, the Atlanta Tipoff Club has announced for the second year in a row the winners of the Naismith Women’s and Men’s Defensive Player of the Year Awards, juniors DiDi Richards (Baylor) and Marcus Garrett (Kansas), hail from the same...
Finalists for Most Prestigious Men’s and Women’s College Basketball Awards ATLANTA (March 31, 2020) – For the first time in the history of the Naismith Awards, which are administered by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, the Citizen Naismith Trophy Player of the Year winners,...