Lipsey, Jefferson Named to Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Iowa State seniors Tamin Lipsey and Joshua Jefferson have been named to the preseason watch list for the Oscar Robertson Trophy by the board of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. In all, 50 returning college basketball players were named to the list.

Since the 1958-59 season, the USBWA has named a men's national player of the year and, since the 1997-98 season the award has been named for the "Big O," the legendary hall of famer and two-time USBWA Player of the Year. It is the nation's oldest award and the only one named after a former player.

The preseason honors have been rolling in for Lipsey and Jefferson. Lipsey has been named to the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Year Watch List Presented by AXIA Time, the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List and to the 10-person All-Big 12 Preseason Team. Jefferson was previously named to the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Watch List.

Last season, Lipsey was a semifinalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award and a finalist for the Nolan Richardson Award, presented to the player that is the heart and soul of a winning team. Lipsey earned All-Big 12 honors for the second-straight season, being named to the third team last season. He was also named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team.

Lipsey hit a pair of career milestones last year. On Feb. 22 he broke Monté Morris' career steals record with the 226th swipe of his career. He became the 35th player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points against BYU on March 4. Lipsey is one of just 26 players in men's college basketball to play 100 games and average 10.2 points, 4.2 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game since 1947-48. Lipsey averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 steals last year.

Jefferson was Mr. Do-It-All for the Cyclones last season. The five-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors and was named to the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team. Starting all 35 games, he averaged 13.0 points, 3.1 assists and 0.7 blocked shots, while leading the team with 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game. He finished the season with 454 points, 259 rebounds, 109 assists, 74 steals and 26 blocked shots, becoming the first player in Big 12 history to have those numbers in a season. He was the only player in the country to reach those numbers last year and just the 11^th since 1974-75 to do so. In the NCAA Tournament, he became the first player in tournament history to finish with 10 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, three steals and two blocked shots in an NCAA Tournament game in Iowa State's win over Lipscomb.

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