Martin Chosen Naismith Winner

Cincinnati's Kenyon Martin, who will miss the NCAA tournament with a broken leg, and Tennessee's Tamika Catchings are the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Naismith players of the year.

Stanford men's coach Mike Montgomery and Connecticut women's coach Geno Auriemma are the coaches of the year.

The winners were chosen by a group of basketball coaches, journalists and administrators.

Martin, a senior center from Dallas, averaged 19.5 points and 10 rebounds this season. He set school records for blocked shots and field goals and led the U.S. World University Games team to a gold medal.

Catchings, a junior forward from Duncanville, Texas, averaged 15.5 points and is shooting 47 percent from the field. She was instrumental in leading the Tennessee women to the Southeastern Conference tournament title.

Montgomery has guided 12 teams to postseason play in 14 years at Stanford. He has a 440-218 overall record.

Auriemma, in his 15th season as head coach at Connecticut, has led the Huskies to a 387-95 record. He has 14 winning seasons, and his team is the only Division I school with five consecutive seasons of more than 30 victories.

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