Naismith Award Semifinalists
To be awarded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club
Player of the Year (April 6)
Willie Cauley-Stein, junior, Kentucky
Jerian Grant, senior, Notre Dame
Frank Kaminsky, senior, Wisconsin
Jahlil Okafor, freshman, Duke
Kevin Pangos, senior, Gonzaga
Cameron Payne, sophomore, Murray State
D'Angelo Russell, freshman, Ohio State
Seth Tuttle, senior, Northern Iowa
Kyle Wiltjer, junior, Gonzaga
Delon Wright, senior, Utah
Coach of the Year (April 5)
Tony Bennett, Virginia
Mike Brey, Notre Dame
John Calipari, Kentucky
Scott Drew, Baylor
Mark Few, Gonzaga
Chris Holtmann, Butler
Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa
Larry Krystkowiak, Utah
Archie Miller, Dayton
Steve Prohm, Murray State
Bo Ryan, Wisconsin
Bill Self, Kansas
Wayne Tinkle, Oregon State
Mark Turgeon, Maryland
Jay Wright, Villanova
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