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Midseason Team for Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Girls Trophy Highlights Strong 2020 Senior Class
Girls Player of the Year Candidates Committed to Louisville, Oregon, Syracuse and UConn Among Other Top Schools ATLANTA (January 14, 2020) – The quest to win the 2020 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy for Girls High School Player of the Year has taken another step, with...
Naismith Awards Announces New Podcast, “A Trophy Life,” and Activations for Second Half of the Basketball Season
ATLANTA (January 13, 2020) – As college football comes to a close, fans now turn their attention to basketball. With the 2019-20 season well underway, the Atlanta Tipoff Club, administrators of the Naismith Awards, announced a series of activations for the second half...
2019-2020 Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Trophy Underclassmen Boys Watch List
Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Trophy Underclassmen Girls Watch List for 2019-2020 Season
Atlanta Tipoff Club Releases Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Trophy Boys Watch List
Nation’s Highly Rated Prospects Headline Competition for Player of the Year with Players Committed to Duke, Kentucky and North Carolina Represented ATLANTA (November 14, 2019) – As high school basketball seasons tip off across the country, the Atlanta Tipoff Club has...
Nation’s Top Prospects Headline Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Trophy Girls Watch List
Notre Dame, Oregon, Stanford and UConn well-represented as college choices for the Girls Player of the Year candidates ATLANTA (November 12, 2019) – Today, the Atlanta Tipoff Club released the names of the 50 girls high school players to watch this season for the...
Women’s Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List Released
Fifty Candidates Vying for the 2020 Women’s Player of the Year Honor ATLANTA (November 6, 2019) – Today, the Atlanta Tipoff Club released the 50 players on the Women’s Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List. The midseason 30 team will be announced in early February, and...
Watch List Released for Men’s Citizen Naismith Trophy
2020 Season Tips Off with 50 Players to Watch Competing for the Top Men’s Honor in College Basketball ATLANTA (November 4, 2019) – The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today the 50 men’s players to watch during the season-long competition for the 2020 Citizen Naismith...
Barbara Jo Smith and Bobby Dibler Named 2019 Naismith College Official of the Year Award Winners
ATLANTA (September 17, 2019) – Today, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Barbara Jo Smith as the 2019 Naismith Women’s College Official of the Year award winner and Bobby Dibler as the 2019 Naismith Men’s College Official of the Year award winner for their...
Rick Barnes Named 2019 Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year
Barnes Becomes First Men’s Coach from Tennessee to Win the National Honor ATLANTA (April 7, 2019) – The Atlanta Tipoff Club named Rick Barnes the winner of the 2019 Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year today during the Naismith Awards Brunch...
Zion Williamson Wins 2019 Citizen Naismith Trophy for Men’s Player of the Year
Becomes Eighth Blue Devil to Claim Coveted Award ATLANTA (April 7, 2019) – Duke’s Zion Williamson was named the 2019 Citizen Naismith Trophy winner as college basketball’s most outstanding player, announced today by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The sensational 6’7”...
Matisse Thybulle and Kristine Anigwe Named 2019 Naismith Defensive Players of the Year Presented by Bona
Pac-12 Seniors Become Only the Second Honorees of the Award ATLANTA (April 7, 2019) – The winners of the 2019 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award presented by Bona for men’s and women’s basketball both hail from the Pac-12 Conference as Matisse Thybulle...