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Trina Frierson
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Louisiana Tech senior Trina Frierson was one of 20 finalists named Tuesday for the 2004 Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Award, announced by Atlanta Tipoff Club President Jackie Bradford.
Frierson, who was also named to the preseason watch list prior to the start of the 2003-04 year, is averaging 16.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game for Louisiana Tech while shooting 52 percent from the field and 69 percent from the free throw line.
The Vicksburg, Miss., native currently ranks in numerous statistical categories in the WAC including No. 2 in scoring, No. 6 in rebounding, No. 4 in field goal percentage, No. 12 in free throw percentage and No 4 in offensive rebounds (3.05 pg). Frierson, the 2003-04 Preseason Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year, has led Tech to a 19-2 record and a No. 6 national ranking thus far this season.
The Naismith Board of Directors, which includes some of the countrys leading basketball coaches, journalists, and administrators, began the selection process earlier this year. They reduced the number of finalists by balloting to the 20 top males and females they feel are most deserving of the award.
The winners of the Naismith Award, the most prestigious honor in college basketball, will be honored in Atlanta on April 9, 2004.
Finalists
Seimone Augustus, LSU
Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame
Alana Beard, Duke
Tera Bjorkland, Colorado
Jamie Carey, Texas
Shameka Christon, Arkansas
Shyra Ely, Tennessee
Trina Frierson, Louisiana Tech
Chandi Jones, Houston
Kelly Mazzante, Penn State
Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State
Cappie Poindexter, Rutgers
Nicole Powell, Stanford
Stacy Stephens, Texas
Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
Christi Thomas, Georgia
Iciss Tillis, Duke
Kendra Wrecker, Kansas State
Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota
Shereka Wright, Purdue