Oklahoma's Griffin Headlines Naismith Trophy
Mid-Season Candidates
Winner To Be Announced at the Final Four in Detroit

ATLANTA (Feb. 24, 2009) – No college program has ever won a Heisman Trophy and a Naismith
Trophy in the same academic year, but Blake Griffin is looking to put Oklahoma in uncharted territory.
The 6-10 sophomore hopes to follow fellow Sooner Sam Bradford in being named the top player in his
respective sport, as Griffin headlines the 30 mid-season candidates for the 2009 Naismith Trophy
presented by AT&T, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.

Among those joining Griffin are Stephen Curry (Davidson), 2008 winner Tyler Hansbrough (North
Carolina), Luke Harangody (Notre Dame), Jodie Meeks (Kentucky) and Jeff Teague (Wake Forest).

Overall, the ACC has nine players on the list, followed by the Big East with eight. Six schools are
represented by two players apiece: Connecticut, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and
Wake Forest.

The top 30 men’s list was voted on 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 criteria on player performances this season. The vote was tabulated and certified by the accounting
firm of Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP. HA&W is the largest independent accounting firm in Georgia and
one of the top 50 firms in the United States. The Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T is the most
prestigious national basketball award and is given annually to the men’s college basketball player of
the year. This year, the award will be presented at the NCAA Men’s Final Four in Detroit.

This season marks the 40th anniversary of the first Naismith Trophy, which was presented to UCLA’s
Lew Alcindor, who is known today as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. At the time, the Atlanta Tipoff Club,
founded during the 1956-57 basketball season, was looking to create a national identity for its brand
and created the award to honor the best basketball player in the nation. Alcindor, along with UCLA
head coach John Wooden, flew to Atlanta in the spring of 1969 to receive the trophy.

“Looking at the college basketball landscape, it’s understandable that so many of the top players
nationwide are contenders for the Naismith Trophy,” said Gary Stokan, president, Atlanta Tipoff Club.
“The final month of the season will be telling, and that is what makes college basketball so exciting.”

For the sixth consecutive season, presenting sponsor AT&T will once again set the standard in
allowing fans to participate in determining this year’s winner. Through the power and ease of text
messaging, fan voting will account for an unprecedented 25 percent of the final results — more than
any other national college basketball award. This year, beginning March 22, AT&T wireless customers
— and sports fans on other wireless networks — will be able to text their votes for the player of their
choice.

“The Naismith Trophy is unique among college awards in that it gives the fans a real voice in
selecting the top player in the country,” said Tim McGhee, executive director, AT&T Corporate
Sponsorships. “AT&T is proud to sponsor the Naismith and to empower fans to make sure their
voices are heard”

2009 Naismith Men’s Mid-Season Candidates:

Fans will be eligible to cast their vote for the winner until 9 p.m. EDT on Saturday, April 4, 2009. AT&T
is making the voting open to other wireless carriers, allowing even more fans to participate. Other
wireless carriers must opt-in for their subscribers to participate.

CBS Sports’ “AT&T at the Half” features a weekly Naismith Trophy Watch, highlighting the men’s
players in contention for the coveted award who have distinguished themselves throughout the
season. On March 22, CBS will announce the four Naismith Trophy finalists during its first-round
coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. For more information, visit
www.naismithawards.com.

Last year’s Naismith Trophy recipient, Hanbrough, became the third player from North Carolina
(Michael Jordan, 1984 and Antawn Jamison, 1998) and the 16th player from the ACC to win the
award.

ABOUT THE ATLANTA TIPOFF CLUB
The Atlanta Tipoff Club, an Atlanta Sports Council property, is committed to promoting the game of
basketball and recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of those who make the game so
exciting. The Atlanta Tipoff Club, founded during the 1956-57 season, has presented the Naismith
Trophy every year since UCLA’s Lew Alcindor first won the award in 1969. Old Dominion’s Anne
Donovan won the inaugural Women’s Naismith Trophy in 1983.

The Naismith Award has become an emblem of excellence for the game, recognizing the Men’s and
Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year, Men’s and Women’s College Basketball Coach of the
Year, as well as awards for outstanding achievement in high school basketball, officiating, and
contribution to the game.

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