The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Tuesday that Oregon senior forward Cathrine Kraayeveld was on the list of 50 players in contention for the Naismith Trophy, presented by Cingular Wireless.
The Naismith Trophy is presented to the nation’s top player in both men’s and women’s basketball.
The list was compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Board of Selectors, which is composed of leading basketball
journalists, coaches and administrators from around the country.
“The women’s preseason candidates represent the very best in college basketball,” Atlanta Sports Council President Gary Stokan said.
Kraayeveld averaged 17.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 3.1 blocked shots in the five games she played last season before suffering a season-ending knee injury.
“She has had to get through a couple of injury-plagued years,” Oregon head coach Bev Smith said of Kraayeveld. “So it’s a real credit to her and her ability to play the game.”

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