Olivia is a Naismith Semi-Finalist for Defensive Player of Year.

[Wbbfan1]

Semifinalists named for 2021 Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year

A list of 10 semifinalists has been revealed for the 2021 Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year award.

www.ncaa.com

Aliyah Boston	So.	F	South Carolina	SEC
Veronica Burton	Jr.	G	Northwestern	Big Ten
Charli Collier	Jr.	F/C	Texas	Big 12
Elissa Cunane	Jr.	C	NC State	ACC
Natasha Mack	Sr.	F	Oklahoma State	Big 12
Aari McDonald	Sr.	G	Arizona	Pac-12
Nancy Mulkey	Sr.	C	Rice	C-USA
Olivia Nelson-Ododa	Jr.	F	UConn	BIG EAST
Chasity Patterson	Sr.	G	Kentucky	SEC
DiDi Richards	Sr.	G	Baylor	Big 12

 

[AmeriConn]

Semifinalists named for 2021 Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year

A list of 10 semifinalists has been revealed for the 2021 Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year award.

www.ncaa.com

Aliyah Boston	So.	F	South Carolina	SEC
Veronica Burton	Jr.	G	Northwestern	Big Ten
Charli Collier	Jr.	F/C	Texas	Big 12
Elissa Cunane	Jr.	C	NC State	ACC
Natasha Mack	Sr.	F	Oklahoma State	Big 12
Aari McDonald	Sr.	G	Arizona	Pac-12
Nancy Mulkey	Sr.	C	Rice	C-USA
Olivia Nelson-Ododa	Jr.	F	UConn	BIG EAST
Chasity Patterson	Sr.	G	Kentucky	SEC
DiDi Richards	Sr.	G	Baylor	Big 12

Who wins? Boston?

 

[bballnut90]

Who wins? Boston?

Her or Richards is my guess. Anna Wilson got robbed of a spot.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Anna Wilson got robbed of a spot.

Absolutely. This list is a joke without her on it.

 

[darkstar1]

I love Olivia, but she is not the best defender on her own team! Are blocked shots given greater weight than being a lock down defender? List is definitely a joke.

 

[Gus Mahler]

As a UCONN fan, I'm thrilled Liv is on the Wooden list and now on this list.

 

[DefenseBB]

Well tonight has Baylor vs. Oklahoma State so we can determine who from Mack or Richards is more deserving just like we saw that Wilson was better than McDonald on Monday. Why do I feel like Mack also outplayed Collier defensively two weeks ago? Am I misremembering?