The biggest names in women’s college basketball were honored Wednesday with the announcement of the Naismith Award winners.
This year’s crop of nominated players included stars like Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, UConn’s Paige Bueckers and USC’s JuJu Watkins, among others. The announcement comes two days before the women’s Final Four takes place in Cleveland at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Here’s a closer look at all of this year’s winners.
Player of the Year: Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Clark earned the honor for the second consecutive season after having a season for the ages. The Des Moines, Iowa native led the nation in scoring with 32.0 points per game and powered the Hawkeyes to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a Big Ten Tournament title. Clark became the all-time leading scorer in all of NCAA Division I basketball this season as she passed former Washington star Kelsey Plum and Pete Maravich. She recently helped defeat No. 3 seed LSU to lead Iowa to its second consecutive Final Four appearance.
Nominees:
- Caitlin Clark, Iowa
- Paige Bueckers,…
