Pistols Firing · Mar 19, 2021
Cade Cunningham is a Finalist for the Naismith Trophy
[Photo via Courtney Bay/Oklahoma State Athletics]Cade Cunningham was the Naismith Player of the Year in high school in 2020. Now he has a chance to be the Naismith Player of the Year in college in 2021.
On Friday, Cunningham was included in a list of finalists for the award along with Iowa’s Luka Garza, Illinois’ Ayo Dosunmu and Gonzaga’s Corey Kispert.
It’s just the latest in a week full of honors for Cunningham. He was named a First Team All-American by the Associated Press, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the Sporting News.