New Mexico wide receiver Hank Baskett III is a semifinalst for the Biletnikoff Award.
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Two Mountain West Receivers Named Biletnikoff Semifinalists

Nov. 16, 2005

Tallahasse - The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc., (TQC Foundation), the creator and sponsor of the Biletnikoff Award (presented annually to the nation's outstanding college football receiver), has announced New Mexico's Hank Baskett III and Wyoming's Jovon Bouknight are two of 15 semifinalists for the 2005 award.

Baskett currently leads the Mountain West and is ranked fifth in the NCAA averaging 106.3 receiving yards per game. Bouknight ranks third in the Conference and 16th nationally, averaging 97.3 yards per game.

In 1996, former Wyoming Cowboys Marcus Harris won the prestigious Bilitnikoff Award.

2005 Biletnikoff Award Semifinals
Calvin Johnson, Georgia Institute of Technology
Chad Jackson, University of Florida
Charles Sharon, Bowling Green State University
Demetrius Williams, University of Oregon
Derek Hagan, Arizona State University
Dwayne Jarrett, University of Southern California
Greg Jennings, Western Michigan University
Hank Baskett, University of New Mexico
Jason Avant, University of Michigan
Jason Hill, Washington State University
Jeff Smardzija, University of Notre Dame
Jovon Bouknight, University of Wyoming
Martin Nance, Miami University, Ohio
Mike Hass, Oregon State University
Steve Smith, University of Southern California