Kentucky freshman Terrence Jones was named to the Naismith Midseason Top 30 list as announced by the Atlanta Tip-Off Club this morning.
Jones is one of only two freshmen (Jared Sullinger, Ohio State) on the watch list, which will be trimmed following a vote in March.
The midseason top 30 list, which is based on player performances during the 2010-11 season, was complied by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The Naismith Trophy will be awarded to the college basketball player of the year at the 2011 NCAA Men’s Final Four in Indianapolis.
Here’s the complete top 30:
Alec Burks, Colorado
Malcolm Delaney, Virginia Tech
Marcus Denmon, Missouri
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State
Jimmer Fredette, BYU
Austin Freeman, Georgetown
Jordan Hamilton, Texas
Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame
Tu Holloway, Xavier
Rick Jackson, Syracuse
Charles Jenkins, Hofstra
JaJuan Johnson, Purdue
[B]Terrence Jones, Kentucky[/B]
Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State
Jon Leuer, Wisconsin
Demetri McCamey, Illinois
Mickey McConnell, Saint Mary’s
E’Twaun Moore, Purdue
Marcus Morris, Kansas
Kyle Singler, Duke
Chris Singleton, Florida State
Nolan Smith, Duke
Jared Sullinger, Ohio State
Isaiah Thomas, Washington
Trey Thompkins, Georgia
Klay Thompson, Washington State
Kemba Walker, UConn
Brad Wanamaker, Pittsburgh
Derrick Williams, Arizona
Jordan Williams, Maryland
