Xavier University Athletics
Trevon Bluiett Named to Naismith Mid-Season List
02.11.16 | Men's Basketball
ATLANTA – Xavier's Trevon Bluiett was named to the Naismith College Player of the Year Trophy Midseason List on Thursday. The award, presented annually since 1969, goes to the nation's top college basketball player.
The leading scorer for the 21-3 and No. 5/4 Musketeers, Bluiett averages 15.2 points per game. He also ranks third on the team in rebounds (6.7), as well as assists per game (2.4).
Additionally, Bluiett is a finalist for the Julius Erving Award, presented to the nation's top small forward.
The BIG EAST Conference was well-represented, as Providence's Ben Bentil and Kris Dunn were on the list in addition to Villanova guard Josh Hart.
The top 10 semifinalists will be announced on March 2.
ABOUT THE NAISMITH AWARDS
The Naismith Awards were founded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to recognize accomplished athletes, coaches, officials and contributors to high school and college basketball. Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, the creator of the game of basketball, the first Naismith trophy was awarded in 1969 to UCLA's Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The trophy was sculpted by Marty C. Dawe of Atlanta and has become among the most prestigious national honors awarded each year to top basketball players in the nation.
FULL NAISMITH COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR MIDSEASON LIST
AJ Hammons, center, Purdue
Cat Barber, guard, N.C. State
Ben Bentil, forward, Providence
Ben Simmons, forward, LSU
Brandon Ingram, forward, Duke
Brice Johnson, forward, North Carolina
Buddy Hield, guard, Oklahoma
Damion Lee, guard, Louisville
Demetrius Jackson, guard, Notre Dame
Denzel Valentine, guard, Michigan State
Dillon Brooks, forward, Oregon
Domantas Sabonis, center, Gonzaga
Fred VanVleet, guard, Wichita State
Gary Payton Jr., guard, Oregon State
Georges Niang, forward, Iowa State
Grayson Allen, guard, Duke
Jakob Poeltl, center, Utah
Jalen Jones, forward, Texas A&M
Jamal Murray, forward, Kentucky
Jameel Warney, forward, Stony Brook
Jarrod Uthoff, forward, Iowa
Josh Hart, guard, Villanova
Kay Felder, guard, Oakland
Kris Dunn, guard, Providence
Kyle Wiltjer, forward, Gonzaga
Malcolm Brogdon, guard, Virginia
Melo Trimble, guard, Maryland
Monte Morris, guard, Iowa State
Nic Moore, guard SMU
Perry Ellis, forward, Kansas
Sheldon McClelland, guard, Miami
Trevon Bluiett, guard, Xavier
Tyler Ulis, guard, Kentucky
Wayne Selden, forward, Kansas
Yogi Ferrell, guard, Indiana
The leading scorer for the 21-3 and No. 5/4 Musketeers, Bluiett averages 15.2 points per game. He also ranks third on the team in rebounds (6.7), as well as assists per game (2.4).
Additionally, Bluiett is a finalist for the Julius Erving Award, presented to the nation's top small forward.
The BIG EAST Conference was well-represented, as Providence's Ben Bentil and Kris Dunn were on the list in addition to Villanova guard Josh Hart.
The top 10 semifinalists will be announced on March 2.
ABOUT THE NAISMITH AWARDS
The Naismith Awards were founded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to recognize accomplished athletes, coaches, officials and contributors to high school and college basketball. Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, the creator of the game of basketball, the first Naismith trophy was awarded in 1969 to UCLA's Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The trophy was sculpted by Marty C. Dawe of Atlanta and has become among the most prestigious national honors awarded each year to top basketball players in the nation.
FULL NAISMITH COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR MIDSEASON LIST
AJ Hammons, center, Purdue
Cat Barber, guard, N.C. State
Ben Bentil, forward, Providence
Ben Simmons, forward, LSU
Brandon Ingram, forward, Duke
Brice Johnson, forward, North Carolina
Buddy Hield, guard, Oklahoma
Damion Lee, guard, Louisville
Demetrius Jackson, guard, Notre Dame
Denzel Valentine, guard, Michigan State
Dillon Brooks, forward, Oregon
Domantas Sabonis, center, Gonzaga
Fred VanVleet, guard, Wichita State
Gary Payton Jr., guard, Oregon State
Georges Niang, forward, Iowa State
Grayson Allen, guard, Duke
Jakob Poeltl, center, Utah
Jalen Jones, forward, Texas A&M
Jamal Murray, forward, Kentucky
Jameel Warney, forward, Stony Brook
Jarrod Uthoff, forward, Iowa
Josh Hart, guard, Villanova
Kay Felder, guard, Oakland
Kris Dunn, guard, Providence
Kyle Wiltjer, forward, Gonzaga
Malcolm Brogdon, guard, Virginia
Melo Trimble, guard, Maryland
Monte Morris, guard, Iowa State
Nic Moore, guard SMU
Perry Ellis, forward, Kansas
Sheldon McClelland, guard, Miami
Trevon Bluiett, guard, Xavier
Tyler Ulis, guard, Kentucky
Wayne Selden, forward, Kansas
Yogi Ferrell, guard, Indiana
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