Miami, FL (11-13-2009):
Sophomore forward Samardo Samuels is among 50
players named to the Naismith Trophy 2009-10 preseason
watch list.
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6-8 sophomore from Trelawny, Jamaica, Samuels was the
seventh-leading freshman scorer ever at the University
of Louisville, averaging 11.8 points last season.
He
ranked 11th in the Big East in blocked shots (1.3), was
seventh in field goal percentage (.578) and grabbed 4.9
rebounds a game. A member of the Big East All-Rookie
team, his 51 dunks were the second most ever in a single
season at Louisville.
Samuels is also among 50 preseason
candidates for the 2009-10 John R. Wooden Award
All-American Team and Player of the Year trophy. The Naismith Trophy, presented by AT&T, will be awarded at
the 2010 NCAA Men's Final Four in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Read full list here
The Naismith Trophy is the most prestigious national
award presented annually to college basketball’s player
of the year.Other notable Naismith Men’s College
Player of the Year winners include Bill Walton, Larry
Bird, Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson and
last year’s winner, Griffin.
Contributed by Leonard Whyte - Jamaica Basketball Development Inc.
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6-8 sophomore from Trelawny, Jamaica, Samuels was the
seventh-leading freshman scorer ever at the University
of Louisville, averaging 11.8 points last season. 
