OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (January 4, 2018) – Sixty NCAA® men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were selected as candidates today for the 2017-18 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate basketball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
Among the 60 candidates, all are in excellent academic standing with 14 having grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher. Eight of this year’s candidates were 2016-17 CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-Americans®, and seven returned to the court this season after receiving All-America honors for their performances a year ago. Each of the candidates also volunteers his or her time with charitable organizations and causes while upholding a reputation for positive character on campus and in the community.
Each of the 30 candidate classes will be narrowed to fields of 10 finalists in February, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2018 NCAA Men’s Final Four® and NCAA Women’s Final Four® this spring. For more information on each of the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL CANDIDATES:
Grayson Allen
Duke
Kodi Justice
Arizona State
Shawn Anderson
Navy
Marcus Lee
Cal
Braian Angola
Florida State
Yante Maten
Georgia
Joel Berry II
North Carolina
Bryant McIntosh
Northwestern
Trevon Bluiett
Xavier
Jordan McLaughlin
USC
Vladimir Brodziansky
TCU
Luke Morrison
Army
Jevon Carter
West Virginia
Cameron Morse
Youngstown State
Gary Clark
Cincinnati
Albert Owens
Oral Roberts
Angel Delgado
Seton Hall
Wesley Person
Troy
Ben Emelogu II
SMU
Kahron Ross
Lehigh
Marcus Foster
Creighton
Gerdarius Troutman
Florida Atlantic
Rob Gray
Houston
Kevin Vannatta
UNC Asheville
Rokas Gustys
Hofstra
Mitchell Wilbekin
Wake Forest
A.J. Jacobson
North Dakota
Thomas Wilder
Western Michigan
Justin Johnson
Western Kentucky
Jonathan Williams
Gonzaga
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CANDIDATES:
Raigyne Louis
LSU
Sally McCabe
Belmont
Ariel Atkins
Texas
Brooke McCarty
Texas
Briana Betz-White
Loyola
Brittany McPhee
Stanford
Lexie Brown
Duke
Sydni Means
Mercer
Tyra Buss
Indiana
Kia Nurse
UConn
Amanda Cahill
Indiana
Michelle Nwokedi
Pennsylvania
Emily Clemens
Western Illinois
Vionise Pierre-Louis
Oklahoma
Kylie Giebelhausen
Southern Illinois
Tianna Tarter
East Tennessee State
Rebecca Greenwell
Duke
Elle Thompson
South Dakota State
Delaney Hodgins
Eastern Washington
Rebekah VanDijk
UT Arlington
Faith Ihim
Oral Roberts
Victoria Vivians
Mississippi State
Kaylee Jensen
Oklahoma State
Carlie Wagner
Minnesota
Jackie Kemph
Saint Louis
Kristy Wallace
Baylor
Jordan Korinek
Kent State
Morgan William
Mississippi State
Grace Lennox
Eastern Illinois
Gabby Williams
UConn
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
Among the 60 candidates, all are in excellent academic standing with 14 having grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher. Eight of this year’s candidates were 2016-17 CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-Americans®, and seven returned to the court this season after receiving All-America honors for their performances a year ago. Each of the candidates also volunteers his or her time with charitable organizations and causes while upholding a reputation for positive character on campus and in the community.
Each of the 30 candidate classes will be narrowed to fields of 10 finalists in February, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2018 NCAA Men’s Final Four® and NCAA Women’s Final Four® this spring. For more information on each of the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL CANDIDATES:
Grayson Allen
Duke
Kodi Justice
Arizona State
Shawn Anderson
Navy
Marcus Lee
Cal
Braian Angola
Florida State
Yante Maten
Georgia
Joel Berry II
North Carolina
Bryant McIntosh
Northwestern
Trevon Bluiett
Xavier
Jordan McLaughlin
USC
Vladimir Brodziansky
TCU
Luke Morrison
Army
Jevon Carter
West Virginia
Cameron Morse
Youngstown State
Gary Clark
Cincinnati
Albert Owens
Oral Roberts
Angel Delgado
Seton Hall
Wesley Person
Troy
Ben Emelogu II
SMU
Kahron Ross
Lehigh
Marcus Foster
Creighton
Gerdarius Troutman
Florida Atlantic
Rob Gray
Houston
Kevin Vannatta
UNC Asheville
Rokas Gustys
Hofstra
Mitchell Wilbekin
Wake Forest
A.J. Jacobson
North Dakota
Thomas Wilder
Western Michigan
Justin Johnson
Western Kentucky
Jonathan Williams
Gonzaga
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CANDIDATES:
Raigyne Louis
LSU
Sally McCabe
Belmont
Ariel Atkins
Texas
Brooke McCarty
Texas
Briana Betz-White
Loyola
Brittany McPhee
Stanford
Lexie Brown
Duke
Sydni Means
Mercer
Tyra Buss
Indiana
Kia Nurse
UConn
Amanda Cahill
Indiana
Michelle Nwokedi
Pennsylvania
Emily Clemens
Western Illinois
Vionise Pierre-Louis
Oklahoma
Kylie Giebelhausen
Southern Illinois
Tianna Tarter
East Tennessee State
Rebecca Greenwell
Duke
Elle Thompson
South Dakota State
Delaney Hodgins
Eastern Washington
Rebekah VanDijk
UT Arlington
Faith Ihim
Oral Roberts
Victoria Vivians
Mississippi State
Kaylee Jensen
Oklahoma State
Carlie Wagner
Minnesota
Jackie Kemph
Saint Louis
Kristy Wallace
Baylor
Jordan Korinek
Kent State
Morgan William
Mississippi State
Grace Lennox
Eastern Illinois
Gabby Williams
UConn
