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...Crimson knew it was going to have its hands full guarding 6’6 center Chantelle Anderson, who led the preseason list of candidates for the Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Award. But the Commodores claim more than just one star player—they have an entire arsenal of weapons, as shown by the five players who scored double-digit points for Vanderbilt...

Author: By Jessica T. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Vanderbilt Humbles W. Basketball | 12/2/2002 | See Source »

Anderson leads the list of pre-season candidates for the Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Award. Last season she averaged 21.2 points per game and shot an SEC record and national-leading 72.3 percent from the floor—just one percent off the NCAA record. She couldn’t have been too disappointed, however. She accomplished that feat as a sophomore...

Author: By Jessica T. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard unfazed by challenges against nation’s elite | 11/20/2002 | See Source »

What's even more astonishing than the fact that Duke's captain and the James Naismith Award recipient for college basketball player of the year, Shane Battier, stayed all four years in school, is that super-sophomore Williams has already declared his intention not to turn pro until he graduates...

Author: By Barat Samy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Slammin Samy: Dissecting Duke's Dominance As An NCAA Tournament Dynasty | 3/15/2001 | See Source »

This year, I'm going out on a limb. You gotta love the Duke Dukies. Coach K, baby! They have more Prime Time Players than an episode of Temptation Island! Jason Williams! He's a superstar, baby! He's a surf and turfer! Shane Battier! OHHH! Naismith Award, baby! He's a high riser! He's a Human Space Ship! And with Carlos Boozer coming back, look out, baby! It's Dance City! Check it out, Minneapolis, the Dukies are coming to town...

Author: By Alex M. Sherman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: March to the Sea: It's Awesome with a Capital 'A,' Baby | 3/14/2001 | See Source »

MICHAEL JORDAN Will the gentlemen of the jury rise and state their verdict? Magic Johnson: "When you talk about beautiful basketball, the way Mr. Naismith drew it up to be played, you're talking about Michael Jordan." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: "F. Scott Fitzgerald said the rich are not like the rest of us. Well, Michael's athletic skills are not like the rest of us." Charles Barkley: "The one player I'll accept losing to if I have to lose." Shaquille O'Neal: "I'll tell my grandchildren I got to play against him." Phil Jackson: "He represented our personal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The 10 Most Influential Athletes Of The Century | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

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