Fredette Named a Lowe's Senior Class Award Finalist

OVERLAND PARK -- BYU senior guard Jimmer Fredette is one of 20 NCAA men’s and women’s student-athletes who were selected as finalists today for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in basketball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The list of finalists follows this release.

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.

The finalists were chosen by a media committee from the list of 60 candidates announced in November. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to determine the winner. Fans are encouraged to vote via the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award website or on the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Facebook fan page through March 20. Fan votes will be combined with media and coaches votes to determine the winner.

Fredette currently leads the nation in scoring at 26.7 points per game. He has been named MWC Player of the Week six times and is a midseason candidate for the Wooden Award and Cousy Award. He was also named to the preseason list for the Naismith Trophy.

Lowe’s, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, will announce the men’s winner at the NCAA Final Four in Houston and the women’s winner at the NCAA Women’s Final Four in Indianapolis.

For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.

2010-11 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award

Men's Basketball Finalists

Name, Position, School

Devon Beitzel, Guard, Northern Colorado

Dodie Dunson, Guard, Bradley

Jimmer Fredette, Guard, BYU

Matt Howard, Forward, Butler

Cameron Jones, Guard, Northern Arizona

Jon Leuer, Forward, Wisconsin

David Lighty, Guard, Ohio State

E’Twaun Moore, Guard, Purdue

Tyrel Reed, Guard, Kansas

Kyle Singler, Forward, Duke

2010-11 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award

Women's Basketball Finalists

Name, Position, School

Erin Anthony, Forward, Army

Angie Bjorklund, Guard/Forward, Tennessee

Dawn Evans, Guard, James Madison

Amber Harris, Forward, Xavier

Maya Moore, Forward, Connecticut

Kayla Pedersen, Forward, Stanford

Sam Quigley, Guard, DePaul

Liz Repella, Guard, West Virginia

Danielle Robinson, Guard, Oklahoma

Jasmine Thomas, Guard, Duke