Creighton guard Marcus Foster has been named one of the 50 candidates for the Citizen Naismith Trophy, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.
"We are proud to recognize our former winners during this special season and reflect on the heritage and tradition of the past 50 years," Eric Oberman, executive director of the Atlanta Tipoff Club said. "There are tremendously talented candidates vying to win the 50th Citizen Naismith Trophy and that process starts today."
Foster was a unanimous selection for the All-BIG EAST team last season after averaging 18.2 points per game.
Creighton alum Doug McDermott is the lone Bluejay to win the trophy in the school's history in 2013-14.
Creighton opens the 2017-18 season on Friday when it meets Yale in a game scheduled for 8 p.m. Central.
Here's the full list of names for the Naismith Award watch list:
Citizen Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List
NAME |
CLASS |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CONFERENCE |
Jaylen Adams |
Sr. |
G |
St. Bonaventure |
Atlantic 10 |
Deng Adel |
Jr. |
F |
Louisville |
ACC |
Rawle Alkins |
So. |
G |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
Grayson Allen |
Sr. |
G |
Duke |
ACC |
KeVaughn Allen |
Jr. |
G |
Florida |
SEC |
Deandre Ayton |
Fr. |
F |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
Marvin Bagley III |
Fr. |
F |
Duke |
ACC |
Mohamed Bamba |
Fr. |
F |
Texas |
Big 12 |
Joel Berry II |
Sr. |
G |
UNC |
ACC |
Trevon Bluiett |
Sr. |
G |
Xavier |
BIG East |
Bennie Boatwright |
Jr. |
F |
USC |
Pac-12 |
Miles Bridges |
So. |
G/F |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
Bruce Brown |
So. |
G |
Miami |
ACC |
Jalen Brunson |
Jr. |
G |
Villanova |
BIG EAST |
Jeffrey Carroll |
Sr. |
G |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
Jevon Carter |
Sr. |
G |
West Virginia |
Big 12 |
Wendell Carter Jr. |
Fr. |
F |
Duke |
ACC |
Bonzie Colson |
Sr. |
F |
Notre Dame |
ACC |
Mike Daum |
Jr. |
F |
South Dakota State |
Summit League |
Tyler Davis |
Jr. |
C |
Texas A&M |
SEC |
Angel Delgado |
Sr. |
C |
Seton Hall |
BIG EAST |
Hamidou Diallo |
Fr. |
G |
Kentucky |
SEC |
Trevon Duval |
Fr. |
G |
Duke |
ACC |
Vince Edwards |
Sr. |
F |
Purdue |
Big Ten |
Matt Farrell |
Sr. |
G |
Notre Dame |
ACC |
Marcus Foster |
Sr. |
G |
Creighton |
BIG EAST |
Devonte' Graham |
Sr. |
G |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
Ethan Happ |
Jr. |
F |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
Aaron Holiday |
Jr. |
G |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
Chandler Hutchison |
Sr. |
G |
Boise State |
Mountain West |
Justin Jackson |
So. |
F |
Maryland |
Big Ten |
Kevin Knox |
Fr. |
F |
Kentucky |
SEC |
Jock Landale |
Sr. |
C |
St. Mary's |
WCC |
Kelan Martin |
Sr. |
F |
Butler |
BIG EAST |
Nate Mason |
Sr. |
G |
Minnesota |
Big Ten |
Yante Maten |
Sr. |
F |
Georgia |
SEC |
Bryant McIntosh |
Sr. |
G |
Northwestern |
Big Ten |
Jordan McLaughlin |
Sr. |
G |
USC |
Pac-12 |
Chimezie Metu |
Jr. |
F |
USC |
Pac-12 |
Shake Milton |
Jr. |
G |
SMU |
American Athletic |
Malik Newman |
So. |
G |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
Michael Porter Jr. |
Fr. |
F |
Missouri |
SEC |
Collin Sexton |
Fr. |
G |
Alabama |
SEC |
Landry Shamet |
So. |
G |
Wichita State |
American Athletic |
Reid Travis |
Sr. |
F |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
Allonzo Trier |
Jr. |
G |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
Moritz Wagner |
Jr. |
F |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
Nick Ward |
So. |
F |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
Jonathan Williams |
Sr. |
F |
Gonzaga |
WCC |
Robert Williams |
So. |
F |
Texas A&M |
SEC |
