Lipsey Named to Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year Watch List

ATLANTA, Ga. - Iowa State point guard Tamin Lipsey has been named to the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Year Watch List Presented by AXIA Time. Lipsey is among 50 players in the country named to the list.

This is the third preseason honor Lipsey has received in the last few weeks, as he was also named to the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List and to the 10-person All-Big 12 Preseason Team. Lipsey missed both Iowa State exhibition games with an injury but is on track to be back for the season opener.

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.