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The Naismith Top 30 players for the 2016-17 college basketball season have been announced.

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The Top 30 players in contention for the 2017 Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year have been announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.

The Naismith Trophy is the annual award given to the player of the year in men’s and women’s basketball. A board of basketball coaches, administrators and journalists compose the voting academy that decide the recipient at the end of the college basketball season. The 30 players in the running for the trophy are as follows:

Top 30 Naismith Trophy Candidates

Dwayne Bacon – Florida State, Sophomore
Lonzo Ball – UCLA, Freshman
Joel Berry II – North Carolina, Junior
Dillon Brooks – Oregon, Junior
Jalen Brunson – Villanova, Sophomore
Bonzie Colson – Notre Dame, Junior
Jawun Evans – Oklahoma State, Sophomore
Marcus Foster – Creighton, Junior
De’Aaron Fox – Kentucky, Freshman
Markelle Fultz – Washington, Freshman
Ethan Happ – Wisconsin, Sophomore
Josh Hart – Villanova, Senior
Josh Jackson – Kansas, Freshman
Justin Jackson – North Carolina, Junior
Marcus Keene – Central Michigan, Junior
Luke Kennard – Duke, Sophomore
Jock Landale – Saint Mary’s, Junior
TJ Leaf – UCLA, Freshman
Lauri Markannen – Arizona, Freshman
Frank Mason III – Kansas, Senior
Donovan Mitchell – Louisville, Sophomore
Malik Monk – Kentucky, Freshman
Monte Morris – Iowa State, Senior
Jonathan Motley – Baylor, Junior
Alec Peters – Valparaiso, Senior
Dennis Smith Jr. – NC State, Freshman
Caleb Swanigan – Purdue, Sophomore
Sindarius Thornwell – South Carolina, Senior
Melo Trimble – Maryland, Junior
Nigel Williams-Goss – Gonzaga, Junior

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