Purdue’s Zach Edey, Kansas’s Hunter Dickinson, Duke’s Kyle Filipowski, Marquette’s Tyler Kolek and UNC’s Armando Bacot are some of the names headlining the Naismith Trophy Preseason Watchlist.
2024 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Preseason Watchlist*
| Player | School |
| Max Abmas | Texas |
| Trey Alexander | Creighton |
| Armando Bacot | North Carolina |
| Oumar Ballo | Arizona |
| Reece Beekman | Virginia |
| Adem Bona | UCLA |
| Trevon Brazile | Arkansas |
| Johni Broome | Auburn |
| Boo Buie | Northwestern |
| Donovan Clingan | UConn |
| Isaiah Collier | USC |
| L.J. Cryer | Houston |
| Tristan da Silva | Colorado |
| Johnell Davis | FAU |
| Tucker DeVries | Drake |
| Hunter Dickinson | Kansas |
| Zach Edey | Purdue |
| Justin Edwards | Kentucky |
| Boogie Ellis | USC |
| Kyle Filipowski | Duke |
| PJ Hall | Clemson |
| Dajuan Harris Jr. | Kansas |
| A.J. Hoggard | Michigan State |
| DaRon Holmes II | Dayton |
| Bryce Hopkins | Providence |
| Kam Jones | Marquette |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | Creighton |
| Tyler Kolek | Marquette |
| Caleb Love | Arizona |
| Aidan Mahaney | Saint Mary’s |
| Alijah Martin | FAU |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | Kansas |
| Judah Mintz | Syracuse |
| Justin Moore | Villanova |
| Grant Nelson | Alabama |
| Ryan Nembhard | Gonzaga |
| Norchad Omier | Miami |
| Clifford Omoruyi | Rutgers |
| Nijel Pack | Miami |
| Tylor Perry | Kansas State |
| Tyrese Proctor | Duke |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | Illinois |
| Jamal Shead | Houston |
| Tolu Smith | Mississippi State |
| Isaiah Stevens | Colorado State |
| Wade Taylor IV | Texas A&M |
| Santiago Vescovi | Tennessee |
| Tyson Walker | Michigan State |
| Jahmir Young | Maryland |
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2023-24 season.
Previous winners of the Naismith Trophy include Zach Edey, Purdue (2023), Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky (2022), Luka Garza, Iowa (2021), Obi Toppin, Dayton (2020), Zion Williamson, Duke (2019), Jalen Brunson, Villanova (2018), Trey Burke, Michigan (2013), Anthony Davis, Kentucky (2012), Blake Griffin, Oklahoma (2009), and Kevin Durant, Texas (2007).
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