Men’s and Women’s Basketball Candidates Announced for the 2017-18 Senior CLASS Award
January 04, 2018
Download in PDF formatOVERLAND 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.
Women’s Basketball 2017-18 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Raigyne Louis | Guard | LSU |
Ariel Atkins | Guard | University of Texas |
Briana Betz-White | Guard | Loyola University Maryland |
Lexie Brown | Guard | Duke University |
Tyra Buss | Guard | Indiana University |
Amanda Cahill | Forward | Indiana University |
Emily Clemens | Guard | Western Illinois University |
Kylie Giebelhausen | Guard | Southern Illinois |
Rebecca Greenwell | Guard | Duke University |
Delaney Hodgins | Forward | Eastern Washington University |
Faith Ihim | Forward | Oral Roberts University |
Kaylee Jensen | Center | Oklahoma State |
Jackie Kemph | Point Guard | Saint Louis University |
Jordan Korinek | Forward | Kent State |
Grace Lennox | Guard | Eastern Illinois University |
Sally McCabe | Center | Belmont University |
Brooke McCarty | Guard | University of Texas |
Brittany McPhee | Guard | Stanford |
Sydni Means | Guard | Mercer |
Kia Nurse | Guard | UConn |
Michelle Nwokedi | Forward | University of Pennsylvania |
Vionise Pierre-Louis | Center | University of Oklahoma |
Tianna Tarter | Guard | East Tennessee State University |
Ellie Thompson | Forward | South Dakota State |
Rebekah VanDijk | Center | UT Arlington |
Victoria Vivians | Guard | Mississippi State |
Carlie Wagner | Guard | University of Minnesota |
Kristy Wallace | Guard | Baylor University |
Morgan William | Guard | Mississippi State |
Gabby Williams | Forward | UConn |
Men’s Basketball 2017-18 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Grayson Allen | Guard | Duke University |
Shawn Anderson | Guard | Navy |
Braian Angola | Guard | Florida State University |
Joel Berry II | Point Guard | University of North Carolina |
Trevon Bluiett | Guard | Xavier University |
Vladimir Brodziansky | Forward | TCU |
Jevon Carter | Guard | West Virginia University |
Gary Clark | Forward | Cincinnati |
Angel Delgado | Center | Seton Hall University |
Ben Emelogu II | Guard | SMU |
Marcus Foster | Guard | Creighton |
Rob Gray | Guard | University of Houston |
Rokas Gustys | Forward/Center | Hofstra University |
A.J. Jacobson | Guard/Forward | North Dakota State University |
Justin Johnson | Forward | Western Kentucky University |
Kodi Justice | Guard | Arizona State |
Marcus Lee | Forward | California |
Yante Maten | Forward | University of Georgia |
Bryant McIntosh | Guard | Northwestern University |
Jordan McLaughlin | Point Guard | USC |
Luke Morrison | Forward | U.S. Military Academy |
Cameron Morse | Guard | Youngstown State University |
Albert Owens | Forward | Oral Roberts University |
Wesley Person | Guard | Troy |
Kahron Ross | Guard | Lehigh |
Gerdarius Troutman | Guard | Florida Atlantic University |
Kevin Vannatta | Guard | UNC Asheville |
Mitchell Wilbekin | Guard | Wake Forest |
Thomas Wilder | Guard | Western Michigan University |
Johnathan Williams | Forward | Gonzaga University |