2019-20 Citizen Naismith Preseason Watch List

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference has seven players on the 2019-20 Citizen Naismith Preseason Men’s Player of the Year Watch List, announced Monday by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.
 
ACC Preseason Player of the Year Jordan Nwora of Louisville is joined on the list by North Carolina's Cole Anthony, Duke's Vernon Carey Jr., Virginia's Mamadi Diakite, NC State's Markell Johnson, Duke's Tre Jones and Notre Dame's John Mooney.
 
Seven schools lead the watch list with two players apiece, including Duke, which has won more Citizen Naismith Trophies (8) than any other school with the addition of last year’s winner, Zion Williamson. Additional schools with two players represented include Davidson, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland and Michigan State. 

A list of the midseason 30 team will be released in early February, followed by the 10 national semifinalists and four finalists on March 5, 2020, and March 17, 2020, respectively. The 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy will be awarded in the hometown of the Atlanta Tipoff Club during the Final Four at the Naismith Awards Brunch on April 5, 2020.