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Connie Yori Named 2010 Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year
Coach Becomes First Winner from Big 12 Conference

ATLANTA (April 7, 2010) – University of Nebraska head basketball coach Connie Yori has been named winner of the 2010 Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.  In leading the 32-2 Huskers to a 17-game improvement over the 2008-09 campaign (15-16), she becomes the first women’s coach from the Big 12 Conference to claim the Naismith award.  

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Jim Boeheim Named 2010 Naismith Men's Coach of the Year
Second Consecutive Big East Coach to Claim Prestigious Honor

ATLANTA (April 6, 2010) – Syracuse University’s Jim Boeheim has been named the 2010 Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. 

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UCONN’S Tina Charles Named Naismith Trophy Winner

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (April 5, 2009) – University of Connecticut senior Tina Charles was named winner of the 2010 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T as the top women’s college basketball player in the country, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.  This marks the second consecutive season that UCONN has claimed the prestigious award, as junior Maya Moore won it last season. Overall, the school has won six Naismith Trophies. 
 
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Evan Turner Named 2010 Naismith Men's College Player of the Year

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (April 4, 2010) – Ohio State University Junior Guard Evan Turner has been named winner of the 2010 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T for Men’s College Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.  The Big Ten Player of the Year edged out finalists Sherron Collins (Kansas University), Wes Johnson (Syracuse University) and John Wall (University of Kentucky). 

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HIGH SCHOOL
Atlanta Tipoff Club Honors 2010 Metro Atlanta Award Winners

ATLANTA (March 22, 2010) – Khaalidah Miller of Douglass High School and JerShon Cobb of Columbia High School headline Atlanta’s season-ending basketball awards, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. Miller, an ESPNU Top 100 player, was selected as the Metro Atlanta Girls’ Player of the Year and Cobb, a top recruit, was named Metro Atlanta Boys’ Player of the Year.

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Appel, Charles, Griffin and Moore Vie for Prestigious Naismith Trophy
 
ATLANTA (March 21, 2010) – Two conference players of the year and the reigning winner are among the four candidates who make up the final ballot for the 2010 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.  Jayne Appel (Stanford), Tina Charles (Connecticut), Kelsey Griffin (Nebraska) and Maya Moore (Connecticut) will vie for the most prestigious national award in women’s college basketball.  The winner will be announced at the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association awards luncheon April 5 in San Antonio, Texas.

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Collins, Johnson, Turner and Wall named 2010 Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Finalists

ATLANTA (March 21, 2010) – Kentucky, Ohio State and Syracuse have all won NCAA Men’s Basketball championships in their history, but never has a player from those schools claimed a Naismith Trophy as the men’s college player of the year.  The drought could end for one of those programs this year as three of the four finalists vying for the coveted trophy were named finalists for the 2010 Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year Award presented by AT&T, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. 

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Atlanta Tipoff Club Announces Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Finalists

ATLANTA (March 18, 2010) – The University of Kentucky’s John Calipari, one of only two multiple Naismith winners, is among four finalists for the 2010 Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.  He is joined by three would-be first-time Naismith honorees in Steve Alford (New Mexico), Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) and Frank Martin (Kansas State).  Those four make up the final ballot for the most prestigious national award presented annually to the top men’s college basketball coach.  The winner will be announced in early April.

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Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year Finalists Announced

ATLANTA (March 17, 2010) – Geno Auriemma and Pat Summitt, who collectively have won 11 of the 23 Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year awards, headline the 2010 final ballot for the most prestigious national coaching honor.  Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer, the 1990 winner, and Nebraska’s Connie Yori round out the four finalists, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. The winner will be announced in early April.

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Marsha Sharp and John Thompson Jr. Selected as 2010 Naismith Outstanding
Contributor to Basketball Award Winners

ATLANTA (March 15, 2010) – Marsha Sharp and John Thompson Jr., venerable head coaches with national championships on their resumes, have been selected as the Naismith Women's and Men's Outstanding Contributor to Basketball recipients, respectively, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.

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HIGH SCHOOL
Chiney Ogwumike and Jared Sullinger Named 2010 Naismith National High School Basketball Players of the Year

ATLANTA (March 10, 2010) – Cypress-Fairbanks (Cypress, Texas) High School senior Chiney Ogwumike and Columbus (Ohio) Northland High School senior Jared Sullinger have been named the 2010 Naismith National High School Girl’s and Boy’s Basketball Players of the Year, respectively, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.  Also recognized were Sean Casey (Peddie School, Highstown, NJ) and James “Satch” Sullinger (Northland High School, Columbus, Ohio) as the 2010 Naismith National Girl’s and Boy’s High School Coaches of the Year, respectively.

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Mike Glenn Named The 2010 Atlanta Tipoff Club Outstanding Contributor to Basketball Award Winner

ATLANTA (March 10, 2010) – The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today that Georgia native and former NBA star Mike Glenn has been selected as the 2010 Steve Schmidt Outstanding Contributor to Basketball award recipient. The award is given annually to the individual who has made an outstanding impact on basketball in the state of Georgia.

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Women's Naismith Trophy Midseason Candidates Announced

ATLANTA (Feb. 25, 2010) – The Atlanta Tipoff Club today announced the 30 midseason candidates for the 2010 Women’s Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T, and the Big 12 Conference leads the way with five student-athletes, followed by the Big 10, Big East and Southeastern Conference (SEC) with four apiece.  Connecticut, Ohio State, Stanford and Xavier each were represented by two players.   

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Naismith Trophy Midseason Candidates Announced

ATLANTA (Feb. 24, 2010) – Just three months into the college basketball season, several programs are vying for supremacy as the top team in the nation.  The same can be said for the 30 student-athletes looking to win the Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T after the midseason team was announced today by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.  The Big East conference has seven players on the list, followed by the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with six. Two schools, Kansas and Kentucky, are represented by two players apiece.

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HIGH SCHOOL
Atlanta Tipoff Club Announces Naismith
Boy's High School Watch List

ATLANTA (Dec. 11, 2009) –  Ten high school seniors, including two headed to play college basketball next season at North Carolina, headline the Naismith Trophy Boy’s High School Player of the Year watch list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. 

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Atlanta Tipoff Club Names 2010 Preseason All-Metro Team

ATLANTA (Nov. 19, 2009) – The Atlanta Tipoff Club today announced the 60 student-athletes who make up the preseason All-Metro team.  The candidates were chosen through a vote by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s board of selectors, comprised of leading basketball coaches and administrators from around the region, who based their criteria on player performances during the 2008-09 basketball season and expectations for the upcoming year. 

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Moore Starts Defense of Naismith Trophy
By Headlining Preseason Watch List 

ATLANTA (Nov. 18, 2009) – Connecticut’s Maya Moore seeks to become the first player ever to win two Naismith trophies in high school and college, and the junior forward headlines the 2009-10 preseason watch list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.  Moore won the Naismith National High School Girl’s Player of the Year award in both 2006 and 2007 at Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Ga., and claimed the college award this past March.  She is joined on the list by teammates Tina Charles and Tiffany Hayes.

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Naismith Trophy 2009-10 Preseason Watch
List Dominant With Upperclassmen

ATLANTA (Oct. 29, 2009) – The Big XII Conference has claimed two of the last three Naismith Trophies for Men’s College Player of the Year, and has done so with a sophomore (Blake Griffin, Oklahoma, 2009) and a freshman (Kevin Durant, Texas, 2007).  The tide may turn in 2010 as upperclassman claim 33 of the 50 spots in the Naismith 2009-10 preseason watch list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.  Seniors (19) and juniors (14) lead the way followed by 13 sophomores and four freshmen.

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Dixon Named Naismith Men's Coach of the Year

ATLANTA (April 7, 2009) - The University of Pittsburgh's Jamie Dixon has been named the 2009 Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.

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Auriemma Named Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year

ATLANTA (April 7, 2009) – On the eve of a potential third undefeated season and sixth national championship, University of Connecticut head basketball coach Geno Auriemma has been named winner of the 2009 Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.  In the 23-year history of the Naismith Coach of the Year Award, Auriemma now claims six (1995, 1997, 2000, 2002 and 2008) honors, and has won more than any other coach.  He was previously tied with the University of Tennessee’s Pat Summitt with five.

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UCONN'S Maya Moore Named Naismith Trophy Winner
Huskies Star Joins Elite Company To Have Won The Award on Multiple Levels

ST. LOUIS, MO. (April 6, 2009) - University of Connecticut sophomore Maya Moore was named winner of the 2009 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T as the top women's college basketball player in the country, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.

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Griffin Claims Naismith Trophy

DETROIT (April 5, 2009) - University of Oklahoma sophomore Blake Griffin has been named the winner of the 2009 Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Award presented by AT&T, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.  He edged out DeJuan Blair (University of Pittsburgh), Tyler Hansbrough (University of North Carolina) and Hasheem Thabeet (University of Connecticut) in becoming the fourth current Big 12 conference winner of the award, and third this decade (Kevin Durant, University of Texas, 2007; T.J. Ford, University of Texas, 2003; Danny Manning, Kansas University, 1988 - Kansas was a member of the Big 8 at the time).

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Blair,  Griffin, Hansbrough and Thabeet Named Naismith  Men's College Player of the Year Finalists

ATLANTA (March 22,  2009) – Three  conference players of the year and the defending winner headline the list of  finalists for the 2009 Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year Award  presented by AT&T, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.  DeJuan  Blair (Pittsburgh) and Hasheem Thabeet (Connecticut), the BIG EAST Co-Players  of the Year, Blake Griffin (Oklahoma), the top player in the Big 12, and North  Carolina’s Tyler Hansbrough make up the final ballot. 

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McCoughtry,  Montgomery, Moore and Paris Named Naismith Trophy Finalists

ATLANTA (March 21, 2009) – The top-ranked and undefeated  University of Connecticut Lady Huskies are looking to claim the school’s sixth  national championship and its third perfect season as the tournament starts  today.  And from an individual award perspective, UCONN has a strong  chance to capture college basketball’s player of the year award as two players  make up the final ballot of the 2009 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T, the  Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.  Renee Montgomery and Maya Moore join  Angel McCoughtry (Louisville) and Courtney Paris (Oklahoma) to vie for the most  prestigious national award in women’s college basketball. 

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Atlanta TIPOFF Club  Announces Naismith Men's College Coach Of The  Year Finalists
Capel, Dixon, Johnson  and Self Vie For Prestigious Award

ATLANTA  (March 19, 2009) – Four  of the nation’s top coaches who have won at least 25 games this season have  been named as finalists for the 2009 Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year,  the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.  

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Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year Finalists Announced

ATLANTA (March 18, 2009) – Connecticut’s Geno Auriemma, head coach of the nation's top-ranked and only undefeated team (33-0), along with Oklahoma’s Sherri Coale, Auburn’s Nell Fortner and South Dakota State’s Aaron Johnston, make up the final ballot for the 2009 Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. 

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HIGH SCHOOL
Skylar Diggins and Derrick Favors Named 2009 Naismith National High School Basketball Players of the Year

ATLANTA  (March 11, 2009) – South  Bend Washington (Ind.) High School senior Skylar Diggins and South Atlanta  (Ga.) High School senior Derrick Favors have been named the 2009 Naismith  National High School Basketball Players of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club  announced today.  Additionally, Indianapolis (Ind.) Ben Davis High School  girl’s head basketball coach Stan Benge and Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)  boy’s head basketball coach Steve Smith were selected as the 2009 Naismith  National High School Coaches of the Year.  Winners in both categories were  selected by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Board of Selectors, a collection of  leading basketball journalists and administrators from around the country, based on performances over the course of the season. 

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UCONN, ACC and Big East Headline Naismith Trophy Mid-Season Candidate List

Atlanta (Feb. 25, 2009) - The Connecticut women's basketball program won three consecutive Naismith Trophies earlier this decade, and after a three-year hiatus, the Lady Huskies are poised to make a fun at No. 4 as three of their platers headline the 30 mid-season candidates for the 2009 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. Senior Renee Montgomery, junior Tina Charles and sophomore Maya Moore were named to the list and pace the Big East conference, which ties the ACC with seven finalists each. The Big 12 Placed six candidates, including Courtney Paris (Oklahoma) and Andrea Riley (Oklahoma State).

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HIGH SCHOOL - BOYS & GIRLS
Atlanta TIPOFF Club Names 2009 All-Metro Mid-Season Teams

ATLANTA (Feb. 24, 2009) – The Atlanta Tipoff today announced the Metro Atlanta boys and girls midseason teams, a leading barometer for the end-of-the-year awards. Georgia-bound Anne Marie Armstrong, the reigning Miss Georgia Basketball award winner, and Derrick Favors, a top candidate for the national Naismith Boy’s High School Player of the Year honor and a Georgia Tech commitment, headline the girls and boys respective teams.

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Oklahoma's Griffin Headlines Naismith Trophy Mid-Season Candidates

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.

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Moore, Paris Headline Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List 

ATLANTA (Dec. 19, 2008) – Only five women student-athletes have ever won the Naismith Trophy in both high school and college, but with outstanding seasons in 2009 Maya Moore and Courtney Paris aspire to join that coveted group.  They are off to fast starts as they headline the Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T early season watch list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. 

The watch list was compiled by . . .

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Reigning Naismith Trophy Winner Tyler Hansbrough Headlines 2008-09 EarlySeason Watch List

ATLANTA (Dec. 18, 2008) – University of North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough takes aim at becoming just the third repeat winner in the 40-year history of the Naismith Trophy as he headlines the 2008-09 early season watch list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.  Hansbrough, the third Tar Heel and 16th recipient from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) to win the Naismith Trophy, would join UCLA’s Bill Walton (1972, 73, 74) and Virginia’s Ralph Sampson (1981, 82, 83) as the only multiple winners of the award, if he repeats again this year.  The 6-9 senior from Poplar Bluff, Mo., is joined by teammates Wayne Ellington and Ty Lawson on the list.

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AURIEMMA AND CALIPARI NAMED 2008 NAISMITH COLLEGE COACHES OF THE YEAR

ATLANTA (April 9, 2008) – Geno Auriemma of Connecticut and John Calipari of Memphis have been named the 2008 Naismith Women’s and Men’s College Coaches of the Year, respectively, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.

The two were selected by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s board of selectors, a collection of leading basketball journalists, coaches and administrators from around the country, based on their coaching performances this season. The Naismith Award, presented annually to the top men’s and women’s college coaches, is the most prestigious national award in college basketball.

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NAISMITH COLLEGE OFFICIALS OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCED

Tommy Salerno and Scott Thornley Honored by the Atlanta Tipoff Club

PARKER, PARIS HEADLINE NAISMITH CANDIDATES LIST

Finalists From Last Season Make Strong Push For Coveted Award

ATLANTA (Jan. 29, 2008) – Three former Naismith High School Player of the Year winners are among 31 candidates vying for the 2008 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. Tennessee’s Candace Parker and Oklahoma’s Courtney Paris, both finalists for the Naismith Trophy a year ago and two-time All-Americans, join Connecticut freshman Maya Moore on the Naismith mid-season list. 

The three collectively have won the past five Naismith National High School trophies.  Parker (2003, 2004) and Moore (2006, 2007) hold the distinction as the only female athletes ever to win the award twice, with Paris claiming the trophy in 2005.

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HANSBROUGH, FRESHMEN HEADLINE NAISMITH CANDIDATES

Winner To Be Announced At The Final Four In San Antonio

ATLANTA (Jan. 29, 2008) – Kevin Durant has started a trend.  A year after the former University of Texas phenom became the first freshman ever to win the Naismith Trophy, his feat may be repeated in 2008 as six rookies occupy spots on mid-season Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.

North Carolina’s Tyler Hansbrough, the lone returnee from last year’s four finalists, is joined by . . .

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BIG EAST AND ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCES HEADLINE NAISMITH TROPHY WOMEN’S PRESEASON WATCH LIST

Maryland Leads With Four Candidates Followed by Connecticut and Rutgers With Three Each

ATLANTA (Dec. 18, 2007) – The Big East and Atlantic Coast conferences have combined to place 17 players on the 2007-08 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T women’s preseason candidate watch list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. Oklahoma’s Courtney Paris and Tennessee’s Candace Parker, finalists from a year ago and past winners of the Naismith National High School Player of the Year, headline the list.

Naismith Trophy Names Preseason Watch List
Pac-10 Conference Leads The Way With 12 Candidates

ATLANTA (Oct. 25, 2007) – Twelve representatives from seven Pac-10 conference programs headline the 2007-08 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T preseason candidate watch list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. Led by UCLA with three (Darren Collison, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Josh Shipp), California (2), Stanford (2), Washington State (2), Arizona (1), Washington (1) and USC (1) also were represented. North Carolina tied UCLA with three (Wayne Ellington, Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson), and the ACC had the second-most candidates with seven. 

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