Andre Emmett Named Preseason Naismith College Basketball Candidate

Nov. 11, 2003

Lubbock, TX - Red Raider senior guard/forward Andre Emmett has been selected as one of the thirty-preseason candidates for the 2003-2004 Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Award.

Andre, the Dallas Carter High product, has led the Big 12 Conference in scoring for the last two seasons. In addition to being named to the All-Big 12 First team for the second time, Andre surpassed Rick Bullock's 1975-1976 single season scoring record of 708 points by tallying 741 points last season. He completed the 2002-2003 season averaging 21.8 points per game.

The Naismith Awards, in their 36th year, are given in honor of the inventor of the game of basketball - Dr. James Naismith. The awards program was founded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, an organization dedicated to recognizing the achievements of student-athletes in basketball. The Awards, including Men's and Women's College Player of the Year, Men's and Women's Coach of the Year, Male and Female Prep Player of the Year and Men's and Women's Official of the Year, are determined by a vote of the Naismith Board of Selectors. In addition, the Board of Selectors, comprised of a select group of leading basketball coaches, journalists and administrators, honors a Men's and Women's Outstanding Contributor to Basketball.

The candidates were selected by a vote of the Board of Selectors comprised of leading basketball coaches, journalists, and basketball analysts. Members of the board were asked to name top male and female players who are most likely to be in contention for the award.

"Both the men's and women's fields, from top to bottom, are extremely talented," said Jackie Bradford, Executive Director of the Atlanta Tipoff Club. "The race for the Naismith Award will once again be very competitive and exciting."

Last year's Naismith Award recipients were T.J. Ford (Texas) and Diana Taurasi (Connecticut). The first recipient of the male Naismith Award was Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) of UCLA in 1969. Other college player of the year recipients include many NBA standouts such as Bill Walton, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, and Christian Laettner.

The pre-season candidates for the Naismith Awards, listed in alphabetical order, are as follows:

2003-04 Pre-Season Naismith Candidates (Male)

Andre Barrett, Seton HallDee Brown, IllinoisJosh Childress, StanfordPaul Davis, Michigan StateIke Diogu, Arizona StateChris Duhon, DukeAndre Emmett, Texas TechRaymond Felton, UNCChanning Frye, ArizonaBen Gordon, U ConnDavid Harrison, ColoradoChris Hill, Michigan StateJulius Hodge, NC StateLuke Jackson, OregonKeith Langford, KansasRashad McCants, UNCMarcus Moore, Washington StateBrandon Mouton, TexasJameer Nelson, St. Joseph'sEmeka Okafor, U ConnRickey Paulding, MissouriJ.J. Redick, DukeDarius Rice, MiamiRomain Sato, XavierWayne Simien, KansasSalim Stoudamire, ArizonaAmit Tamir, CaliforniaChris Thomas, Notre DameHakim Warrick, SyracuseBracey Wright, Indiana

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Andre Emmett Named Preseason Naismith College Basketball Candidate

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