Huskies Land Six Players on Naismith Watch List

[Carnac]

ATLANTA, Ga. – Six Huskies are among the names of the Naismith Top 50 women in consideration for the 2018 Naismith Player of the Year Trophy, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Thursday.

Seniors Kia Nurse (Hamilton, Ontario) and Gabby Williams (Sparks, Nev.), juniors Napheesa Collier (O’Fallon, Missouri), Katie Lou Samuelson (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Azura Stevens (Raleigh, N.C.) and sophomore Crystal Dangerfield (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) represent UConn on the list of 50 hopefuls.

Connecticut, which has won more Citizen Naismith Trophies (10) than any other school, leads the Watch List with six players, followed by Notre Dame with four candidates. Breanna Stewart was the most recent Husky recipient in 2016 and also took home the honor in 2014 and 15. She is the third Husky to win the award in multiple seasons, joining Maya Moore (2009, 2011) and Diana Taurasi (2003, 2004).

The six, all averaging double-figure point totals, contribute largely to the top-ranked Huskies 6-0 start and +28.0 scoring margin this season.

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[Vowelguy]

Shan award nominee.

 

[Plebe]

For the full list:
Watch List Released For Women’s Citizen Naismith Trophy | Citizen Naismith Trophy

NAME CLASS POSITION SCHOOL CONFERENCE
Kristine Anigwe Jr. C/F California Pac-12
Ariel Atkins Sr. G Texas Big 12
Kenisha Bell Jr. G Minnesota Big Ten
Monique Billings Sr. F UCLA Pac-12
Allazia Blockton Jr. G Marquette BIG EAST
Lexie Brown Sr. G Duke ACC
Kalani Brown Jr. C Baylor Big 12
Tyra Buss Sr. G Indiana Big Ten
Jordin Canada Sr. G UCLA Pac-12
Kaila Charles So. G Maryland Big Ten
Napheesa Collier Jr. F UConn AAC
Sophie Cunningham Jr. G Missouri SEC
Crystal Dangerfield So. G UConn AAC
Asia Durr Jr. G Louisville ACC
Katelynn Flaherty Sr. G Michigan Big Ten
Rebecca Greenwell Sr. G Duke ACC
Marie Gulich Sr. C Oregon State Pac-12
Megan Gustafson Jr. F Iowa Big Ten
Linnae Harper Sr. G Ohio State Big Ten
Ruthy Hebard So. F Oregon Pac-12
Chanette Hicks Jr. G Virginia Tech ACC
Myisha Hines-Allen Sr. F Louisville ACC
Sabrina Ionescu So. G Oregon Pac-12
Kaylee Jensen Sr. C Oklahoma State Big 12
Jackie Kemph Sr. G Saint Louis Atlantic 10
Kitija Laksa Jr. F USF AAC
Marina Mabrey Jr. G Notre Dame ACC
Tynice Martin Jr. G West Virginia Big 12
Stephanie Mavunga Sr. F Ohio State Big Ten
Brooke McCarty Sr. G Texas Big 12
Teaira McCowan Jr. C Mississippi State SEC
Brittany McPhee Sr. G Stanford Pac-12
Kelsey Mitchell Sr. G Ohio State Big Ten
Teana Muldrow Sr. F West Virginia Big 12
Jaime Nared Sr. G Tennessee SEC
Kia Nurse Sr. G UConn AAC
Arike Ogunbowale Jr. G Notre Dame ACC
Caliya Robinson Jr. F Georgia SEC
Mercedes Russell Sr. C Tennessee SEC
Katie Lou Samuelson Jr. G/F UConn AAC
Jessica Shepard Jr. F Notre Dame ACC
Azura Stevens Jr. F UConn AAC
Tianna Tarter Sr. G ETSU SoCon
Shakayla Thomas Sr. F Florida State ACC
Victoria Vivians Sr. G Mississippi State SEC
Morgan William Sr. G Mississippi State SEC
Danni Williams Jr. G Texas A&M SEC
Gabby Williams Sr. F UConn AAC
A’ja Wilson Sr. F South Carolina SEC
Jackie Young So. G Notre Dame ACC

 

[Plebe]

In addition to UConn's 6:

Notre Dame 4 (Mabrey, Ogunbowale, Shepard, Young)

Mississippi State 3 (McCowan, Vivians, William)
Ohio State 3 (Harper, Mavunga, Mitchell)

Texas 2 (Atkins, McCarty)
UCLA 2 (Billings, Canada)
Duke 2 (Brown, Greenwell)
Louisville 2 (Durr, Hines-Allen)
Oregon 2 (Hebard, Ionescu)
West Virginia 2 (Martin, Muldrow)
Tennessee 2 (Nared, Russell)​

 

[Huskee11]

ACC leads the way with 10 nominees, SEC second with 9 although Wilson is the only one from defending champ South Carolina.

Big Ten - 8
Pac 12 - 7
Big 12 - 6
AAC - 7 (Laksa only one not UConn)

Big East, Atlantic 10, Southern Conference one each.

No big surprise, the power conferences, plus UConn, dominate.

 

[Plebe]

ACC leads the way with 10 nominees, SEC second with 9 although Wilson is the only one from defending champ South Carolina.

Big Ten - 8
Pac 12 - 7
Big 12 - 6
AAC - 7 (Laksa only one not UConn)

Big East, Atlantic 10, Southern Conference one each.

No big surprise, the power conferences, plus UConn, dominate.

The only players on the list outside UConn and the P5 are:
Laksa of USF
Blockton of Marquette
Kemph of St. Louis,
Tarter of ETSU.

 

[easttexastrash]

Do you have to be on the initial list to be on the mid-season list? If not, watch for the name Lauren Cox to appear on the next list. Her improvement this season is astounding.

 

[Vowelguy]

I guess no one gets the Shan reference anymore.

It means this topic has already been covered :

6 UConn players on the Naismith tropy watch

 

[Go/huskies]

In addition to UConn's 6:

Notre Dame 4 (Mabrey, Ogunbowale, Shepard, Young)

Mississippi State 3 (McCowan, Vivians, William)
Ohio State 3 (Harper, Mavunga, Mitchell)

Texas 2 (Atkins, McCarty)
UCLA 2 (Billings, Canada)
Duke 2 (Brown, Greenwell)
Louisville 2 (Durr, Hines-Allen)
Oregon 2 (Hebard, Ionescu)
West Virginia 2 (Martin, Muldrow)
Tennessee 2 (Nared, Russell)​

Looking at the Scoring numbers for Morgan Williams she doesn't look like one of the top players in the nations, but she does have 43 assist and only 6 TO's on the season.

 

[Plebe]

Looking at the Scoring numbers for Morgan Williams she doesn't look like one of the top players in the nations, but she does have 43 assist and only 6 TO's on the season.

A lot of these selections are based on reputation from previous year(s). Mabrey's numbers aren't great so far this year either.

 

[oldude]

Only 6?

 

[meyers7]

I guess no one gets the Shan reference anymore.

It means this topic has already been covered :

6 UConn players on the Naismith tropy watch

Well these threads were only a day apart. Shan would come in like a week later.

 

[bags27]

Do you have to be on the initial list to be on the mid-season list? If not, watch for the name Lauren Cox to appear on the next list. Her improvement this season is astounding.

it would have to be .
seriously, came out of high school with all that potential and delighted that she's made the adjustment.