Tyler Hansbrough Named Finalist For Naismith Award
Posted Mar 23, 2009
Returning National Player of the Year Tyler Hansbrough headlines the list of four finalists for the 2009 Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. DeJuan Blair (Pittsburgh) and Hasheem Thabeet (Connecticut), the BIG EAST Co-Players of the Year, and Blake Griffin (Oklahoma), the top player in the Big 12, join Hansbrough on the final ballot.
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