Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham, Iowa’s Luka Garza, Baylor’s Jared Butler and Gonzaga’s Corey Kispert headline the list of Naismith Trophy semifinalists.
Gonzaga’s Drew Timme is also among the 10 semifinalists, making the Zags the only program with more than one player remaining.
The four finalists will be announced on March 16, and beginning March 19 through 31, fans will have a chance to vote for their favorite player of the four by visiting naismithtrophy.com/vote to cast their ballot. The fan vote will account for five percent of the overall vote. The 2021 Naismith Trophy will be awarded on April 4.
The four finalists will be chosen by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s national voting academy, comprised of leading journalists from around the country, current and former head coaches, former award winners and conference commissioners, all of whom base their selections on outstanding on-court performances during the 2020-21 college basketball season.
The full list is at the bottom of this post.
2020-21 Naismith Trophy Semifinalists
| Jared Butler | Jr. | G | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Cade Cunningham | Fr. | G | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
| Hunter Dickinson | Fr. | C | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Jr. | G | Illinois | Big Ten |
| Luka Garza | Sr. | C | Iowa | Big Ten |
| Quentin Grimes | Jr. | G | Houston | AAC |
| Herbert Jones | Sr. | F/G | Alabama | SEC |
| Corey Kispert | Sr. | F | Gonzaga | WCC |
| Evan Mobley | Fr. | F | USC | Pac-12 |
| Drew Timme | So. | F | Gonzaga | WCC |
