Men’s and Women’s Basketball Candidates Announced for the 2016-17 Senior CLASS Award
January 05, 2017
Download in PDF formatOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (January 5, 2017) – 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 2016-17 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 10 having grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher. Five of this year’s candidates were 2015-16 CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-Americans®, and 20 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 2017 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 2016-17 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Evelyn Akhator | Forward | University of Kentucky |
Lindsay Allen | Guard | Notre Dame |
Sophie Brunner | Forward | Arizona State University |
Nina Davis | Forward | Baylor University |
Jessica Jackson | Forward | University of Arkansas |
Marissa Janning | Guard | Creighton University |
Jessica January | guard | DePaul |
Seanna Johnson | Guard | Iowa State University |
Brionna Jones | Center | Maryland |
Sigi Koizar | Guard | Maine |
Kari Korver | Guard | UCLA |
Kelsey Lang | Center | University of Texas |
Breanna Lewis | Center | Kansas State |
Marina Lizarazu | Guard | Iona College |
Erica McCall | Forward | Stanford |
Taylor McCarley | G | UMBC |
Lanay Montgomery | Center | West Virginia University |
Adrienne Motley | Guard | University of Miami |
Kendall Noble | Guard | Western Kentucky |
Ellen Nystrom | Guard | Colorado State University |
Kelsey Plum | Guard | University of Washington |
Rosanna Reynolds | Guard | University of Detroit Mercy |
Leticia Romero | Point Guard | Florida State University |
Elle Tinkle | Guard | Gonzaga University |
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | Guard | Maryland |
Madison Weekly | Guard | University of Northern Iowa |
Lizzy Wendell | Forward | Drake University |
Kindred Wesemann | Guard | Kansas State |
Sydney Wiese | Guard | Oregon State |
Ronni Williams | Forward | University of Florida |
Men’s Basketball 2016-17 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Brett Bisping | Forward | Siena College |
Jaron Blossomgame | Forward | Clemson |
Evan Bradds | Forward | Belmont |
Troy Caupain | Guard | Cincinnati |
T.J. Cline | F/C | University of Richmond |
Willie Conner | Guard | University at Buffalo |
Steven Cook | Forward | Princeton University |
Garret Covington | Guard | Western Illinois University |
Billy Garrett Jr. | Guard | DePaul |
Darius Graham | Guard | UC Davis |
Josh Hart | Guard | Villanova University |
Josh Hawkinson | Forward | Washington State University |
Nigel Hayes | Forward | Wisconsin |
Malcolm Hill | Guard | Illinois |
Amile Jefferson | Forward | Duke University |
Peter Jok | Guard | Iowa |
Przemek Karnowski | Center | Gonzaga University |
Tim Kempton | Center | Lehigh University |
Moses Kingsley | Forward/Center | University of Arkansas |
Bronson Koenig | Guard | Wisconsin |
Luke Kornet | Center | Vanderbilt |
Frank Mason III | Guard | University of Kansas |
Jason McManamen | Guard | Wyoming |
Jalen Moore | Wing | Utah State |
Omar Prewitt | Guard/Forward | College of William & Mary |
Austin Price | Guard | Lehigh University |
Davon Reed | Guard | University of Miami |
Matt Thomas | Guard | Iowa State |
Derrick Walton Jr. | Guard | University of Michigan |
Maurice Watson Jr. | Guard | Creighton |