The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced its 30-player midseason men's basketball team for the 2021 Naismith Trophy on Thursday, Feb. 11.
Dayton's Obi Toppin won the award in 2020. This year's list features representation from 25 different schools across 10 conferences. Baylor, Gonzaga, Iowa and Villanova are the four programs with multiple midseason candidates.
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Iowa's Luka Garza is the lone finalist or semifinalist from a year ago to make the 2021 midseason team. This season's list will be trimmed once to 10 semifinalists on March 4 and again to four finalists on March 16.
The winner of the 2021 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy will be announced on April 4, one day before the NCAA national championship game.
Here is the complete midseason team:
| FULL NAME | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Alvarado | Sr. | G | Georgia Tech | ACC |
| Charles Bassey | Jr. | C | Western Kentucky | C-USA |
| Jared Butler | Jr. | G | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Marcus Carr | Jr. | G | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| Justin Champagnie | So. | F | Pitt | ACC |
| Kofi Cockburn | So. | C | Illinois | Big Ten |
| Derek Culver | Jr. | F | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| Cade Cunningham | Fr. | G | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
| Oscar da Silva | Sr. | F | Stanford | Pac-12 |
| Hunter Dickinson | Fr. | C | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Jr. | G | Illinois | Big Ten |
| Luka Garza | Sr. | C | Iowa | Big Ten |
| Collin Gillespie | Sr. | G | Villanova | BIG EAST |
| Quentin Grimes | Jr. | G | Houston | AAC |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | So. | F | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Herbert Jones | Sr. | F/G | Alabama | SEC |
| Carlik Jones | Sr. | G | Louisville | ACC |
| Corey Kispert | Sr. | F | Gonzaga | WCC |
| Cameron Krutwig | Sr. | C | Loyola-Chicago | MVC |
| E.J. Liddell | So. | F | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | Sr. | F | Seton Hall | BIG EAST |
| Mac McClung | Jr. | G | Texas Tech | Big 12 |
| Davion Mitchell | Jr. | G | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Evan Mobley | Fr. | F | USC | Pac-12 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | So. | F | Villanova | BIG EAST |
| Jalen Suggs | Fr. | G | Gonzaga | WCC |
| Cameron Thomas | Fr. | G | LSU | SEC |
| Drew Timme | So. | F | Gonzaga | WCC |
| Trevion Williams | Jr. | F | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Marcus Zegarowski | Jr. | G | Creighton | BIG EAST |
