Marquette University Athletics
Diener earns Naismith Award nomination
11/5/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Butch Lee is the only Marquette player to win the award, having done so in 1978.
The preseason Top 50 list was compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club?s Board of Selectors, comprised of leading basketball journalists, coaches and administrators from around the country. The board based its pre-season criteria on player performances from last season.
In January, the Board of Selectors will narrow its pre-season list to the Top 30 players in the nation. Those players, and others who distinguish themselves throughout the season, will be eligible for the final ballot in March. Beginning in mid-February, CBS? ?Cingular at the Half? will feature a weekly Naismith Trophy Watch highlighting the players in contention. The player of the year will be recognized at the NCAA Men?s Final Four in April.
Pre-season recognition has been plentiful for Diener thus far. Early this fall he earned his second consecutive pre-season nomination for the John R. Wooden Award, following up last year in which he was a pre-season, mid-season and final ballot candidate.
For a complete listing of the pre-season candidates for the Naismith Trophy log onto www.naismithawards.com.
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