University of Connecticut Athletics
Butler Among 30 Candidates For 2001-2002
10/15/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
ATLANTA, GA (October 16, 2001)-- University of Connecticut sophomore forward Caron Butler is among the 30 pre-season candidates for the Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Awards, it was announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club Tuesday.
Butler led the Huskies in scoring as a freshman, averaging 15.3 points per game. He was named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team and was a unanimous All-BIG EAST Rookie Team pick. He earned a gold medal this summer as a member of the United States National Team for the World Championship for Young Men in Japan. Butler is also a Pre-Season Top 50 candidate for the 2002 John R. Wooden All-American Team and Player of the Year award and has been named a Pre-Season All-American by Street & Smith's Magazine.
The 30 candidates are as follows:
2001-02 Pre-Season Naismith Candidates
Lonny Baxter, Maryland
Troy Bell, Boston College
LaVell Blanchard, Michigan
Keith Bogans, Kentucky
Carlos Boozer, Duke
Caron Butler, Connecticut
Nick Collison, Kansas
Sam Clancy, USC
Juan Dixon, Maryland
Chris Duhon, Duke
Mike Dunleavy, Duke
Melvin Ely, Fresno State
Reggie Evans, Iowa
Drew Gooden, Kansas
Lynn Greer, Temple
Udonis Haslem, Florida
Casey Jacobson, Stanford
Jared Jeffries, Indiana
Jason Kapono, UCLA
Chris Marcus, Western Kentucky
Brett Nelson, Florida
Marvin O’Conner, St. Joseph’s
Chris Owens, Texas
Tayshawn Prince, Kentucky
Luke Recker, Iowa
Darius Rice, Miami - FL
Kareem Rush, Missouri
David West, Xavier
Frank Williams, Illinois
Jason Williams, Duke
