Skal, Murray, Ulis, and Briscoe make Robertson, Naismith, & Wayman Tisdale watch lists
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It’s that wonderful time of year when the end-of-season awards release their early watch lists. This afternoon, the US Basketball Writers Association released their watch lists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy (National Player of the Year) and the Wayman Tisdale Award (National Freshman of the Year). Not surprisingly, UK players were on both.
Skal Labissiere, Jamal Murray, and Tyler Ulis made the Robertson Watch List, while Skal, Murray, and Isaiah Briscoe made the Wayman Tisdale watch list. Check them out in full below:
| Oscar Robertson Trophy (Men’s National Player of the Year) | |
| Grayson Allen, Duke Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova Ron Baker, Wichita State Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia Kyle Collinsworth, BYU Kellen Dunham, Butler Kris Dunn, Providence Perry Ellis, Kansas Yogi Ferrell, Indiana Michael Gbinije, Syracuse Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin Buddy Hield, Oklahoma Demetrius Jackson, Notre Dame Damian Jones, Vanderbilt Skal Labissiere, Kentucky Caris LeVert, Michigan Frank Mason III, Kansas |
Sheldon McClellan, Miami Monte Morris, Iowa State Jamal Murray, Kentucky Georges Niang, Iowa State Marcus Paige, North Carolina Gary Payton II, Oregon State Jakob Poeltl, Utah Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga Wayne Selden Jr., Kansas Ben Simmons, LSU Melo Trimble, Maryland Tyler Ulis, Kentucky Denzel Valentine, Michigan State Fred VanVleet, Wichita State Tyrone Wallace, California Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga |
| Wayman Tisdale Award (Men’s National Freshman Player of the Year) | |
| Dwayne Bacon, Florida State Malik Beasley, Florida State Isaiah Briscoe, Kentucky Jaylen Brown, California Jalen Brunson, Villanova Cheick Diallo, Kansas Tyler Dorsey, Oregon Henry Ellenson, Marquette Brandon Ingram, Duke |
Skal Labissiere, Kentucky Tyler Lydon, Syracuse Jamal Murray, Kentucky Ivan Rabb, California Malachi Richardson, Syracuse Ben Simmons, LSU Caleb Swanigan, Purdue Allonzo Trier, Arizona Stephen Zimmerman, UNLV |
Skal, Murray, and Ulis were also on the watch list for the Naismith Trophy:
| Grayson Allen | Sophomore | SG | Duke | ACC |
| Ryan Anderson | Senior | PF | Arizona | Pac 12 |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | Senior | PG | Villanova | Big East |
| Ron Baker | Senior | SG | Wichita St. | Missouri Valley |
| DeAndre Bembry | Junior | F | Saint Joseph | Atlantic 10 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | Senior | SG | Virginia | ACC |
| Jaylen Brown | Freshman | SF | California | Pac 12 |
| Kyle Collinsworth | Senior | G | BYU | West Coast |
| Kellen Dunham | Senior | G | Butler | Big East |
| Kris Dunn | Junior | G | Providence | Big East |
| Perry Ellis | Senior | PF | Kansas | Big 12 |
| AJ English | Seniog | G | Iona | MAAC |
| Yogi Ferrell | Senior | PG | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Rico Gathers | Senior | F | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Michael Gbinjie | Senior | F | Syracuse | ACC |
| Jack Gibbs | Junior | G | Davidson | Atlantic 10 |
| AJ Hammons | Senior | C | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Shaquille Harrison | Senior | G | Tulsa | American Athletic |
| Nigel Hayes | Junior | F | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Buddy Hield | Senior | SG | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| Danuel House | Senior | G | Texas A&M | SEC |
| Brandon Ingram | Freshman | G-F | Duke | ACC |
| Demetrius Jackson | Junior | G | Notre Dame | ACC |
| Justin Jackson | Sophomore | SF | North Carolina | ACC |
| Damian Jones | Junior | C | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| Skal Labissiere | Freshman | PF | Kentucky | SEC |
| Damion Lee | Senior | G | Louisville | ACC |
| Caris LeVert | Senior | G | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Frank Mason III | Junior | PG | Kansas | Big 12 |
| Sheldon McClellan | Senior | G | Miami (Fla.) | ACC |
| Nic Moore | Senior | PG | SMU | American Athletic |
| Monte Morris | Junior | G | Iowa State | Big 12 |
| Jamal Murray | Freshman | SG | Kentucky | SEC |
| Malik Newman | Freshman | G | Mississippi State | SEC |
| Georges Niang | Senior | PF | Iowa State | Big 12 |
| Marcus Paige | Senior | PG | North Carolina | ACC |
| Gary Payton II | Senior | G | Oregon State | Pac 12 |
| Jakob Poeltl | Sophomore | F-C | Utah | Pac 12 |
| Domantas Sabonis | Sophomore | PF | Gonzaga | West Coast |
| Wayne Selden Jr. | Junior | G-F | Kansas | Big 12 |
| Ben Simmons | Freshman | F | LSU | SEC |
| D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera | Senior | G | Georgetown | Big East |
| Caleb Swanigan | Freshman | F | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Isaiah Taylor | Junior | PG | Texas | Big 12 |
| Melo Trimble | Sophomore | PG | Maryland | Big 10 |
| Tyler Ulis | Sophomore | PG | Kentucky | SEC |
| Denzel Valentine | Senior | G | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| Fred VanVleet | Senior | PG | Wichita St. | Missouri Valley |
| Tyrone Wallace | Senior | PG | California | Pac 12 |
| Kyle Wiltjer | Senior | PF | Gonzaga | West Coast |
I doubt he’ll actually win one, but as far as I’m concerned, give the Player of the Year awards to Tyler. Give all of the awards to Tyler.
