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Carlik Jones Named to Naismith Trophy Midseason Team
February 11, 2021 | Men's Basketball
Cards' scoring and assists leader is one of two ACC players on the 30-man team
ATLANTA – University of Louisville guard Carlik Jones has been named to the midseason team for the 2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy for Men's Player of the Year presented by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, as announced on Thursday.
Jones and Pitt forward Justin Champagnie are the only two ACC players represented on the 30-person list.
Jones leads the Cardinals (11-4. 6-3 ACC) and ranks fourth in the ACC in scoring (17.4 ppg) and third in assists (4.9 apg). He has 97 career double-figure scoring efforts, including the last 37 consecutive games (all 14 at UofL). He has 30 career games with 20 or more points (four of the last eight).
Jones ranks 12th in the nation in career assists among active players with 537 (68 at Louisville, 469 at Radford) and is 13th nationally among active career scorers with 1,796 points (244 at UofL, 1,552 at Radford). He needs four points for 1,800 in his career. He has collected 15 steals in the last seven games.
Jones has also recently been included on The Sporting News Mid-Season All-America team and the Late Season Top 20 Watch List for the John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy's.
2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Midseason Team
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech
Charles Bassey, Western Kentucky
Jared Butler, Baylor
Marcus Carr, Minnesota
Justin Champagnie, Pitt
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Derek Culver, West Virginia
Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
Oscar da Silva, Stanford
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
Luka Garza, Iowa
Collin Gillespie, Villanova
Quentin Grimes, Houston
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Herbert Jones, Alabama
Carlik Jones, Louisville
Corey Kispert, Gonzaga
Cameron Krutwig, Loyola-Chicago
E.J. Liddell, Ohio State
Sandro Mamukelashvili, Seton Hall
Mac McClung, Texas Tech
Davion Mitchell, Baylor
Evan Mobley, USC
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova
Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga
Cameron Thomas, LSU
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Trevion Williams, Purdue
Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton
Jones and Pitt forward Justin Champagnie are the only two ACC players represented on the 30-person list.
Jones leads the Cardinals (11-4. 6-3 ACC) and ranks fourth in the ACC in scoring (17.4 ppg) and third in assists (4.9 apg). He has 97 career double-figure scoring efforts, including the last 37 consecutive games (all 14 at UofL). He has 30 career games with 20 or more points (four of the last eight).
Jones ranks 12th in the nation in career assists among active players with 537 (68 at Louisville, 469 at Radford) and is 13th nationally among active career scorers with 1,796 points (244 at UofL, 1,552 at Radford). He needs four points for 1,800 in his career. He has collected 15 steals in the last seven games.
Jones has also recently been included on The Sporting News Mid-Season All-America team and the Late Season Top 20 Watch List for the John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy's.
2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Midseason Team
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech
Charles Bassey, Western Kentucky
Jared Butler, Baylor
Marcus Carr, Minnesota
Justin Champagnie, Pitt
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Derek Culver, West Virginia
Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
Oscar da Silva, Stanford
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
Luka Garza, Iowa
Collin Gillespie, Villanova
Quentin Grimes, Houston
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Herbert Jones, Alabama
Carlik Jones, Louisville
Corey Kispert, Gonzaga
Cameron Krutwig, Loyola-Chicago
E.J. Liddell, Ohio State
Sandro Mamukelashvili, Seton Hall
Mac McClung, Texas Tech
Davion Mitchell, Baylor
Evan Mobley, USC
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova
Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga
Cameron Thomas, LSU
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Trevion Williams, Purdue
Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton
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