Atlanta ? Kansas University’s Darrell Arthur, Mario Chalmers and Brandon Rush are among the top 50 preseason candidates for the 2007-08 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T, the Atlanta Tipoff Club has announced.

The award goes to the country’s top basketball player. The top 50 candidates were selected based on last year’s individual performance and team records. The student-athletes selected are all returning players, as transfers and first-time players were not included.

Naismith Trophy Candidates

Here are the top 50 candidates for the Naismith Award, to go to the country’s top college basketball player. The top 50 candidates were selected based on last year’s individual performance and team records. The Award will be presented at the Final Four.

Ryan Anderson, California; Darrell Arthur, Kansas; D.J. Augustin, Texas; Patrick Beverley, Arkansas; Jon Brockman, Washington; Chase Budinger, Arizona; Jaycee Carroll, Utah State; Mario Chalmers, Kansas; Geary Claxton, Penn State; Darren Collison, UCLA; Brandon Costner, North Carolina State; Stephen Curry, Davidson; Will Daniels, Rhode Island; Joey Dorsey, Memphis; Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis; Wayne Ellington, North Carolina; Taj Gibson, USC; Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State; Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina; DeVon Hardin, California; Gerald Henderson, Duke; Josh Heytvelt, Gonzaga; Roy Hibbert, Georgetown; Lawrence Hill, Stanford; Dominic James, Marquette; Marcelus Kemp, Nevada; Drew Lavender, Xavier; Ty Lawson, North Carolina; Courtney Lee, Western Kentucky; Chris Lofton, Tennessee; Brook Lopez, Stanford; Derrick Low, Washington State; Aleks Maric, Nebraska; Eric Maynor, VCU; Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, UCLA; Ben McCauley, North Carolina State; Raymar Morgan, Michigan State; Drew Neitzel, Michigan State; Ahmad Nivins, St. Joseph’s; David Padgett, Louisville; Scottie Reynolds, Villanova; Brandon Rush, Kansas; Josh Shipp, UCLA; Sean Singletary, Virginia; Marreese Speights, Florida; Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut; Jonathan Wallace, Georgetown; Kyle Weaver, Washington State; D.J. White, Indiana; Terrence Williams, Louisville.