Ellis and Selden Named to Naismith Trophy Midseason 35
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ATLANTA – Kansas men’s basketball student-athletes Perry Ellis and Wayne Selden Jr., have been named to the Naismith Trophy Midseason 35, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Thursday.
Kansas is one of six programs to place multiple student-athletes on the list, along with Duke, Gonzaga, Iowa State, Kentucky and Providence.
Ellis has scored 19 or more points in five of his last six games, including four 20-point efforts. The Wichita, Kansas senior forward is averaging 19.5 points and 6.6 rebounds during Big 12 play, and 16.9 points and 6.5 rebounds overall. Ellis is the only player in the Big 12 to rank in the top-seven in scoring (third) and rebounding (seventh). He has three double-doubles on the season with all coming in conference action. The 2015 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, who was an All-Big 12 First Team selection as a junior, also ranks among the Big 12 leaders in field goal percentage (fifth at 53.0) and free throw percentage (14th at 76.1).
Selden is seventh in the Big 12 in scoring at 14.4 points per game, third in the league in 3-point field goals made per game at 2.3 and fifth in 3-point field goal percentage at 43.7 percent. The Roxbury, Massachusetts junior guard also ranks among the league leaders in field goal percentage (10th at 49.6). Selden has scored 20 or more points in five games, including a career-high 33 points against Kentucky on Jan. 30. Earlier this season Selden was named Maui Invitational co-Most Valuable player, along with KU teammate Frank Mason III, and joined Ellis on the event’s all-tournament team.
The Atlanta Tipoff Club will announce the semifinalists for the Naismith Trophy on March 2 and the list of finalists on March 20.
No. 3/3 Kansas (20-4, 8-3) will travel to No. 3/3 Oklahoma (20-3, 8-3) on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN. For the second time this season KU will be part of ESPN College GameDay which will originate from Norman, Oklahoma, Feb. 13.
Naismith Trophy Midseason 35
Brandon Ingram – Freshman – G-F – Duke
Grayson Allen – Sophomore – SG – Duke
Domantas Sabonis – Sophomore – PF – Gonzaga
Kyle Wiltjer – Senior – PF – Gonzaga
Yogi Ferrell – Senior – PG – Indiana
Jarrod Uthoff – Senior – F – Iowa
Georges Niang – Senior – PF – Iowa State
Monte Morris – Junior – G – Iowa State
PERRY ELLIS – Senior – PF – Kansas
WAYNE SELDEN JR. – Junior – G-F – Kansas
Jamal Murray – Freshman – SG – Kentucky
Tyler Ulis – Sophomore – PG – Kentucky
Damion Lee – Senior – G – Louisville
Ben Simmons – Freshman – F – LSU
Melo Trimble – Sophomore – PG – Maryland
Sheldon McClellan – Senior – G – Miami (Fla.)
Denzel Valentine – Senior – G – Michigan State
Brice Johnson – Senior – F – North Carolina
Anthony “Cat” Barber – Junior – G – North Carolina State
Demetrius Jackson – Junior – G – Notre Dame
Kay Felder – Junior – PG – Oakland
Buddy Hield – Senior – SG – Oklahoma
Dillon Brooks – Sophomore – F – Oregon
Gary Payton II – Senior – G – Oregon State
Ben Bentil – Sophomore – F – Providence
Kris Dunn – Junior – G – Providence
AJ Hammons – Senior – C – Purdue
Nic Moore – Senior – PG – SMU
Jameel Warney – Senior – F – Stony Brook
Jalen Jones – Junior – G-F – Texas A&M
Jakob Poeltl – Sophomore – F-C – Utah
Josh Hart – Junior – SG – Villanova
Malcolm Brogdon – Senior – SG – Virginia
Fred VanVleet – Senior – PG – Wichita St.
Trevon Bluiett – Sophomore – G – Xavier
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