Per Ken Pomerory – “Unlike the more famous Naismith College Player of the Year Award, which goes to the nation’s best player, only a special subset of players is eligible for the FPN. The award goes to a senior who is six feet or shorter.”
Goldwire is listed 4th among Pomerory’s projected 10 finalists for the award.
[b]4. Leemire Goldwire, Charlotte[/b]. The only married player among the finalists, the 5'11" Goldwire will have to win this award by hoisting shots, because that is the singular thing that he does well. So far, Goldwire has not disappointed in that area, launching 72 field goal attempts (51 of them threes) through five games, including a minimum of nine three-point attempts in each. He's made enough (47.9% eFG), but he'll have to do even better to get some FPN buzz.
1969 Billy Keller, Purdue
1970 John Rinka, Kenyon
1971 Charlie Johnson, California
1972 Scott Martin, Oklahoma
1973 Robert Sherwin, Army
1974 Mike Robinson, Michigan State
1975 Monte Towe, North Carolina State
1976 Frank Alagia, St. John’s
1977 Jeff Jonas, Utah
1978 Mike Schieb, Susquehanna
1979 Alton Byrd, Columbia
1980 Jim Sweeney, Boston College
1981 Terry Adolph, West Texas Sate
1982 Jack Moore, Nebraska
1983 Ray McCallum, Ball State
1984 Ricky Stokes, Virginia
1985 Bubba Jennings, Texas Tech
1986 Jim Les, Bradley
1987 Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues, Wake Forest
1988 Jerry Johnson, Florida Southern
1989 Tim Hardaway, UTEP
1990 Greg Harvey, St. John’s
1991 Keith “Mister” Jennings, East Tennessee State
1992 Tony Bennett, Wisconsin-Green Bay
1993 Sam Crawford, New Mexico State
1994 Greg Brown, New Mexico
1995 Tyus Edney, UCLA
1996 Eddie Benton, Vermont
1997 Brevin Knight, Stanford
1998 Earl Boykins, Eastern Michigan
1999 Shawnta Rogers, George Washington
2000 Scoonie Penn, Ohio State
2001 Rashad Phillips, Detroit
2002 Steve Logan, Cincinnati
2003 Jason Gardner, Arizona
2004 Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph’s
2005 Nate Robinson, Washington
2006 Dee Brown, Illinois
2007 Tre Kelley, South Carolina
1969 Billy Keller, Purdue
1970 John Rinka, Kenyon
1971 Charlie Johnson, California
1972 Scott Martin, Oklahoma
1973 Robert Sherwin, Army
1974 Mike Robinson, Michigan State
1975 Monte Towe, North Carolina State
1976 Frank Alagia, St. John’s
1977 Jeff Jonas, Utah
1978 Mike Schieb, Susquehanna
1979 Alton Byrd, Columbia
1980 Jim Sweeney, Boston College
1981 Terry Adolph, West Texas Sate
1982 Jack Moore, Nebraska
1983 Ray McCallum, Ball State
1984 Ricky Stokes, Virginia
1985 Bubba Jennings, Texas Tech
1986 Jim Les, Bradley
1987 Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues, Wake Forest
1988 Jerry Johnson, Florida Southern
1989 Tim Hardaway, UTEP
1990 Greg Harvey, St. John’s
1991 Keith “Mister” Jennings, East Tennessee State
1992 Tony Bennett, Wisconsin-Green Bay
1993 Sam Crawford, New Mexico State
1994 Greg Brown, New Mexico
1995 Tyus Edney, UCLA
1996 Eddie Benton, Vermont
1997 Brevin Knight, Stanford
1998 Earl Boykins, Eastern Michigan
1999 Shawnta Rogers, George Washington
2000 Scoonie Penn, Ohio State
2001 Rashad Phillips, Detroit
[COLOR=Red]2002 Steve Logan, Cincinnati [/COLOR]
2003 Jason Gardner, Arizona
2004 Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph’s
2005 Nate Robinson, Washington
2006 Dee Brown, Illinois
2007 Tre Kelley, South Carolina[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=moss2k;271855]God, I hated that guy[/QUOTE]
I still remember the 1991 winner – Keith Jennings – when East Tennessee made that “midnight visit” to the Mine Shaft to take on the Niners in an ESPN game. Gosh, has it been that long ago!!! :huh:
Interesting how many of those guys went on to successful pro careers and several are now in the coaching ranks such as Tony Bennett and Jim Les.