Gonzaga trio headlines Naismith Trophy Watch List

Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren, Andrew Nembhard and Drew Timme were named to the 2022 Men’s Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s Preseason Watch List Monday.

Holmgren was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year, Naismith Prep Player of the Year, Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year, Sports Illustrated All-American Player of the Year, MaxPreps National Player of the Year, and a McDonald’s All-American following his senior season at Minnehaha. The 7-footer averaged 21 points and 12.3 rebounds per game during his senior season while leading the Redhawks to the Class 3A state championship. He added 4.7 blocks and 4.5 assists while shooting 80 percent from the field in 2020-21. He finished his prep career with 1,567 points, 964 rebounds and 456 blocked shots.

A Bob Cousy Award candidate, Nembhard was named the West Coast Conference Sixth Man of the Year in 2021. He topped the league, and was sixth in the nation, with a 3.59 assist-to-turnover ratio. The senior averaged 9.2 points per game and was fourth in the conference averaging 4.4 assists per outing in 2020-21. Nembhard scored in double-digits 15 times last season. He started in 13 of the final 14 games.

Timme is a Preseason All-American First Team selection and the reigning Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year. He was named Second Team All-American by the Associated Press, NABC and USBWA in 2020-21. The Dallas, Texas, native, was also a First Team All-West Coast Conference selection, and the NCAA Tournament West Regional Most Outstanding Player. Timme was first in the conference in scoring at 19 points per game, at a league-leading 65.5 percent from the field, which was third in the country. His seven rebounds per game were also fourth in the conference. He started all 31 games for GU, scoring in double digits 30 times.

No. 1/1 Gonzaga opens the regular season against Dixie State Tuesday.

2022 Men’s Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s Preseason Watch List

FULL NAME	CLASS	POS	SCHOOL	CONFERENCE
Adam Flagler	G	Jr.	Baylor	Big 12
Alex Barcello	G	Sr.	BYU	WCC
Andre Curbelo	G	So.	Illinois	Big Ten
Andrew Jones	Sr.	G	Texas	Big 12
Andrew Nembhard	Sr.	G	Gonzaga	WCC
Armando Bacot	Jr.	F/C	North Carolina	ACC
Buddy Boeheim	Sr.	G	Syracuse	ACC
Caleb Houstan	Fr.	G/F	Michigan	Big Ten
Chet Holmgren	Fr.	F	Gonzaga	WCC
Chris Lykes	Sr.	G	Arkansas	SEC
Collin Gillespie	Sr.	G	Villanova	BIG EAST
David McCormack	Sr.	F	Kansas	Big 12
Drew Timme	Jr.	F	Gonzaga	WCC
E.J. Liddell	Jr.	F	Ohio State	Big Ten
Emoni Bates	Fr.	F	Memphis	AAC
Hunter Dickinson	So.	C	Michigan	Big Ten
Isaiah Mobley	Jr.	F	USC	Pac-12
Jabari Smith	Fr.	F	Auburn	SEC
Jaden Ivey	So.	G	Purdue	Big Ten
Jaden Shackelford	Jr.	G	Alabama	SEC
Jahvon Quinerly	Jr.	G	Alabama	SEC
Jaime Jaquez	Jr.	G/F	UCLA	Pac-12
Jalen Duren	Fr.	C	Memphis	AAC
James Akinjo	Sr.	G	Baylor	Big 12
Johnny Juzang	Jr.	G	UCLA	Pac-12
Julian Champagnie	Jr.	G/F	St. John’s	BIG EAST
Justin Moore	Jr.	G	Villanova	BIG EAST
Keion Brooks Jr.	Jr.	F	Kentucky	SEC
Kellan Grady	Sr.	G	Kentucky	SEC
Kendric Davis	Sr.	G	SMU	AAC
Kennedy Chandler	Fr.	G	Tennessee	SEC
Kenneth Lofton Jr.	Fr.	F	Louisiana Tech	USA
Keve Aluma	R-Sr.	F	Virginia Tech	ACC
Kofi Cockburn	Jr.	C	Illinois	Big Ten
Marcus Carr	Sr.	G	Texas	Big 12
Marcus Sasser	Jr.	G	Houston	AAC
Matt Bradley	Sr.	G	San Diego St.	MWC
Matthew Mayer	Sr.	G/F	Baylor	Big 12
Max Abmas	Jr.	G	Oral Roberts	Summit
Ochai Agbaji	Sr.	G	Kansas	Big 12
Paolo Banchero	Fr.	F	Duke	ACC
Patrick Baldwin	Fr.	G	Milwaukee	Horizon
Remy Martin	Sr.	G	Kansas	Big 12
Scotty Pippen Jr.	Jr.	G	Vanderbilt	SEC
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Jr.	G	Texas Tech	Big 12
Trayce Jackson-Davis	Jr.	F	Indiana	Big Ten
Trevion Williams	Sr.	F	Purdue	Big Ten
Tyson Etienne	So.	G	Wichita State	AAC
TyTy Washington	Fr.	G	Kentucky	SEC
Will Richardson	Sr.	G	Oregon	Pac-12