Men’s Basketball Player Receives Preseason Recognition – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/26/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Sept. 26, 2000
COLUMBUS, Ohio–Ken Johnson (Detroit, Mich./Henry Ford), a senior on the Ohio State men’s basketball team, is among 30 preseason candidates for the 2000-01 Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Award, Jackie Bradford, executive director of the Atlanta Tipoff Club, announced Tuesday.
The Naismith Awards program, now in its 33rd year, honors the outstanding college basketball players in the United States. The program was founded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, an organization dedicated to recognizing the achievements of student-athletes in basketball.
The candidates were selected by a vote of the Board of Selectors comprised of leading basketball coaches, journalists and basketball analysts. Kenyon Martin of Cincinnati was the men’s winner in 1999-00.
Charlie Bell (Michigan State), Cory Bradford (Illinois) and Mike Kelley (Wisconsin) also represent the Big Ten on the list.
Top 30 Preseason Naismith Award Candidates
Shane Battier – Duke
Lonny Baxter – Maryland
Charlie Bell – Michigan State
Carlos Boozer – Duke
Cory Bradford – Illinois
Eric Chenowith – Kansas
Jarron Collins – Stanford
Juan Dixon – Maryland
Joseph Forte – North Carolina
Jason Gardner – Arizona
Tony Harris – Tennessee
Udonis Haslem – Florida
Brendan Haywood – North Carolina
Casey Jacobson – Stanford
Richard Jefferson – Arizona
Joe Johnson – Arkansas
Ken Johnson – Ohio State
Kaspars Kambala – UNLV
Jason Kapono – UCLA
Mike Kelley – Wisconsin
Terence Morris – Maryland
Troy Murphy – Notre Dame
Tayshaun Prince – Kentucky
Kenny Satterfield – Cincinnati
Brian Scalabrine – USC
Jamaal Tinsley – Iowa State
Jason Williams – Duke
Loren Woods – Arizona
Michael Wright – Arizona
Vincent Yarbrough – Tennessee
