UK Recruits Make Naismith Watch List

Lost in the shuffle of the past week was the news that two of Kentucky’s recruits made the final 10 for the Boy’s High School Basketball Naismith Award. The list is compiled by leading basketball journalists from around the country (meaning none of us got a vote). Both of UK’s prospects to make the list are, no big surprise here, point guards. Brandon Knight and Josh Selby are two of three point guards to make the list (Kyrie Irving) and the only remaining prospects on the list that are still undecided in their college destination.

Former Kentucky targets Will Barton, Harrison Barnes and Tobias Harris also made the list. In February, the same group of fat old journalists will sit down with their massive spread of hospitality buffet food and trim the list to five. Roy Williams  and North Carolina are the proud recipients of two commitments from the list.

2010 Naismith Boy’s High School Player of the Year Watch list:

Last name	First Name	School	City	State	Position	Class	College
Barnes	Harrison	Ames	Ames	Iowa	Guard	Senior	North Carolina
Sullinger	Jared	Northland	Columbus	Ohio	Center	Senior	Ohio State
Knight	Brandon	Pine Crest	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Guard	Senior	Undecided
Selby	Josh	Lake Clifton	Baltimore	Maryland	Guard	Senior	Undecided
Irving	Kyrie	St. Patrick	West Orange	New Jersey	Guard	Senior	Duke
Harris	Tobias	Half Hallow Hills West	Glen Head	New York	Forward	Senior	Tennessee
Jones	Perry	Duncanville	Duncanville	Texas	Forward	Senior	Baylor
Barton	Will	Brewster Academy	Wolfboro	New Hampshire	Guard	Senior	Memphis
Thompson	Tristan	Findlay Prep	Henderson	Nevada	Forward	Senior	Texas
Bullock	Reggie	Kinston	Kinston	North Carolina	Guard	Senior	North Carolina

Former winners of the Naismith award include Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.