Duke's J.J. Redick Wins Naismith Trophy Presented by Cingular Wireless
03 Avril 2006 - 2:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Fans Help Decide Player of Year Honor for Second Straight Year
INDIANAPOLIS, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- J.J. Redick, Duke
University's all-everything senior guard, tonight was named the
Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Year presented by
Cingular Wireless, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced. Redick
accepted the award at the National Association of Basketball
Coaches' "Guardians of the Game" Awards Show at the Final Four in
Indianapolis. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060402/NYSU019 ) The Naismith
Trophy was presented to Redick by Atlanta Tipoff Club Chairman Jim
Williams and Cingular Wireless Chief Marketing Officer Marc Lefar.
The Naismith Trophy is given annually to the men's and women's
college players of the year and is the most prestigious national
award in college basketball. The other Naismith Trophy finalists
were Rudy Gay of UConn, Adam Morrison of Gonzaga and Allan Ray of
Villanova. Redick was selected by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board
of Selectors -- a collection of leading basketball journalists,
coaches and administrators from around the country -- and the fans.
Again this year, through the power and ease of text messaging, fans
accounted for an unprecedented 25% of the Board of Selectors'
overall vote. The results were certified by the accounting firm of
Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP. "When you consider all aspects of
his game and everything he brings to the floor, there is no doubt
Redick is the best player in the country," said Gary Stokan,
Atlanta Tipoff Club president. "He helped lead Duke to a great
season and, along the way, turned in one of the greatest personal
performances of all time. He had a fantastic career for the Blue
Devils and really embodies what the Naismith Trophy stands for."
Redick was the nation's No. 2 scorer with an average of 27.4 points
per game as the Duke Blue Devils went 32-4 en route to both the
Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and tournament titles. The
6-foot-4 guard also averaged 2.6 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game.
A selection to the respective All-America First Teams by the
Associated Press and the United States Basketball Writers'
Association, Redick was named the ACC's Player of the Year for the
second year in a row. Redick is the first player to win in
consecutive seasons since Wake Forest's Tim Duncan (1996-97) and
joins Danny Ferry (1988-89) as the only Duke players to do it.
"J.J. Redick had an outstanding year and he is an extremely worthy
recipient of the Naismith Trophy," said Marc Lefar, chief marketing
officer for Cingular Wireless. "Once again Cingular empowered the
fans to help anoint this year's winner, making this award truly
special. I'd like to thank all the college basketball fans who
participated in the voting and made their voice heard." The most
prolific three-point shooter in the history of college basketball,
Redick tallied an NCAA-record 457 treys during his career. In
2005-06, Redick made 139 three-pointers on 42.4 percent shooting
from behind the arc. He is also second among the NCAA's all-time
leaders in free throw percentage at 91.2 percent. Redick concluded
his Duke career with 2,679 points to become the school's and ACC's
career scoring leader. He is the 15th player from the ACC to take
home the Naismith Trophy. Last year's Naismith Trophy winner was
Andrew Bogut of Utah. For more information, visit
http://www.naismithawards.com/. ABOUT THE ATLANTA TIPOFF CLUB The
Atlanta Tipoff Club, an Atlanta Sports Council property, is
committed to promoting the game of basketball and recognizing the
outstanding accomplishments of those who make the game so exciting.
The Atlanta Tipoff Club has presented the Naismith Trophy since
UCLA's Lew Alcindor first won the award in 1969. ABOUT CINGULAR
WIRELESS Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the
United States, serving 54.1 million customers. Cingular, a joint
venture between AT&T Inc., formerly SBC Communications Inc.,
(NYSE:T), and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest
digital voice and data network in the nation -- the ALLOVER(TM)
network -- and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any
national wireless carrier. Cingular is a leader in third generation
wireless technology. Its 3G network is the first widely available
service in the world to use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet
Access) technology. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to
offer Rollover(r), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their
unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at
http://www.cingular.com/. Get Cingular Wireless press releases
e-mailed to you automatically. Sign up at
http://cingular.mediaroom.com/.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless CONTACT:
Matt Garvey of Atlanta Sports Council, +1-404-586-8496, or ; or
Clay Owen of Cingular Wireless, +1-404-236-6153, Web site:
http://www.cingular.com/ http://www.naismithawards.com/
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