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PJ Washington Named Semifinalist For Naismith Award

Kentucky’s PJ Washington has been named a semifinalist for the 2019 Citizen Naismith Trophy.

The Naismith Trophy is given annually to college basketball’s national player of the year.

Here are details from UK:

ATLANTA – PJ Washington, one of the most dominant players in college basketball during the 2018-19 season, is a semifinalist for the 2019 Citizen Naismith Trophy, awarded annually by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the national player of the year.

Washington was one of 10 players on the semifinalist list released Wednesday. He joins Grant Williams from Tennessee as the Southeastern Conference representatives.