Villanova senior Josh Hart and sophomore point guard Jalen Brunson have been named by the Atlanta Tipoff Club as one of 30 players in consideration for the 2017 James A. Naismith Trophy, which is presented to the nation's most outstanding men's college basketball player.
Hart is leading the BIG EAST in scoring average with 19.2 points per game. He is also adding 6.6 rebounds (3rd in BIG EAST), and 3.4 assists (9th) for each contest this season.
Brunson is averaging 14.4 points per game while dishing out 4.2 assists per game. He is in the Top 5 of four offensive BIG EAST categories.