Davis, Jones, Teague, Kidd-Gilchrist on Naismith watch list

Four Cats were named to a list of 50 Naismith Trophy candidates.

Anthony Davis, Terrence Jones, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marquis Teague were each placed on the watch list, according to CBS’ Jeff Goodman, who obtained an early copy.

UK and North Carolina each had the most players on the list, with four apiece.

The full list, presented in alphabetical order:

Tim Abromaitis, F, Sr., Notre Dame

Harrison Barnes, F, Soph., North Carolina

Will Barton, G, Soph., Memphis

Brad Beal, G, Fr., Florida

William Buford, G, Sr., Ohio State

Aaron Craft, G, Soph., Ohio State

Anthony Davis, F, Fr., Kentucky

Marcus Denmon, G, Sr., Missouri

Andre Drummond, C, Fr., UConn

Festus Ezeli, C, Sr., Vanderbilt

Ashton Gibbs, G, Sr., Pittsburgh

Michael Glover, F, Sr., Iona

Drew Gordon, F, Sr., New Mexico

Draymond Green, F, Sr., Michigan State

JaMychal Green, F, Sr., Alabama

Tim Hardaway Jr., G, Soph., Michigan

Elias Harris, F, Jr., Gonzaga

John Henson, F, Jr., North Carolina

Tu Holloway, G, Sr., Xavier

Robbie Hummel, F, Sr., Purdue

Joe Jackson, G, Soph., Memphis

John Jenkins, G, Soph., Vanderbilt

Orlando Johnson, G, Sr., UC Santa Barbara

Darius Johnson-Odom, G, Sr., Marquette

Perry Jones III, F, Soph., Baylor

Terrence Jones, F, Soph., Kentucky

Kevin Jones, F, Sr., West Virginia

Kris Joseph, F, Sr., Syracuse

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, F, Fr., Kentucky

Jeremy Lamb, G, Soph., UConn

Kendall Marshall, G, Soph., North Carolina

Ray McCallum, G, Soph., Detroit

Doug McDermott, F, Soph., Creighton

Khris Middleton, F, Jr., Texas A&M

Quincy Miller, F, Fr., Baylor

Reeves Nelson, F, Jr., UCLA

Andrew Nicholson, F, Sr., St. Bonaventure

Alex Oriakhi, C, Jr., UConn

Austin Rivers, G, Fr., Duke

Thomas Robinson, F, Jr., Kansas

Terrence Ross, G, Soph., Washington

John Shurna, F, Sr., Northwestern

Peyton Siva, G, Jr., Louisville

Josh Smith, C, Soph., UCLA

Jared Sullinger, C, Soph., Ohio State

Jordan Taylor, G, Sr., Wisconsin

Jeffery Taylor, G/F, Sr., Vanderbilt

Marquis Teague, G, Fr., Kentucky

Patric Young, C, Soph., Florida

Tyler Zeller, F, Sr., North Carolina