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Kam Jones Named to NABC, Naismith Trophy POY Preseason Watch Lists
10/30/2024 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Senior guard Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team selection
Senior guard Kam Jones has been named to a pair of preseason player of the year watch lists, earning recognition by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and Naismith Trophy.
The National Association of Basketball Coaches today announced the preseason watch list for the 2025 NABC Division I Player of the Year award.
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The 2025 NABC Division I Player of the Year - selected by a nationwide vote of Division I head coaches - will be announced the week of the 2025 Men's Final Four. Former Purdue standout Zach Edey won the award each of the last two seasons, becoming the first repeat winner since Duke's Jason Williams in 2001 and 2002.
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2025 NABC Division I Player of the Year – Preseason Watch List
The National Association of Basketball Coaches today announced the preseason watch list for the 2025 NABC Division I Player of the Year award.
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The 2025 NABC Division I Player of the Year - selected by a nationwide vote of Division I head coaches - will be announced the week of the 2025 Men's Final Four. Former Purdue standout Zach Edey won the award each of the last two seasons, becoming the first repeat winner since Duke's Jason Williams in 2001 and 2002.
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2025 NABC Division I Player of the Year – Preseason Watch List
- Ace Bailey, Rutgers
- Oumar Ballo, Indiana
- Johni Broome, Auburn
- L.J. Cryer, Houston
- Johnell Davis, Arkansas
- RJ Davis, North Carolina
- Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
- Cooper Flagg, Duke
- Graham Ike, Gonzaga
- Kam Jones, Marquette
- Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
- Alex Karaban, Connecticut
- Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
- Caleb Love, Arizona
- Norchad Omier, Baylor
- Kadary Richmond, St. John's
- Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest
- Mark Sears, Alabama
- Braden Smith, Purdue
- Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
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