BY THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Published October 16, 2001
LaVell Blanchard is one of 30 preseason candidates listed for the Naismith Award by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.
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Last season, Blanchard led Michigan in three categories as a sophomore. He averaged 17.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, and also led the Wolverines by making 40 percent of his three-pointers.
Earlier this year, Blanchard was named to the Playboy preseason All-American team.
Blanchard earned All-Big Ten second-team honors for the 2000-01 season and was Big Ten Freshman of the Year in the 1999-00 season.
Duke junior point guard Jason Williams was listed as the top preseason favorite for the men, and Sue Bird of Connecticut was the top vote-getter among the women.
There are four other Big Ten players listed as Naismith candidates: Illinois guard Frank Williams, Indiana forward Jared Jeffries and a pair from Iowa forward Reggie Evans and guard Luke Recker.
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