WBB’s Brown Named to Naismith/WBCA’s Leslie Award Watch List
10/26/2018 1:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Lady Bears senior placed on 20-player list for nation’s top C honor
WACO, Texas – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Coaches Association named Baylor senior center Kalani Brown as one of 20 players on the watch list for the Lisa Leslie Award, announced Friday.
Brown, who earned a spot on the final five for the award last season after averaging 20.1 points and 10.2 rebounds along with a .650 field goal percentage on the year, is on the prestigious list again. The Leslie watch list is among several other preseason accolades the fourth-year senior has earned including Preseason First-Team All-America honors by Athlon Sports, Lindy's Sports and Street & Smith's. Brown was also selected as the Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year.
Leslie won four golds as a USA Olympian, was a three-time All-American at USC and an 8-time all-WNBA performer. By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2019 Katrina McClain Award will be narrowed to just 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Ms. Leslie and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. Fans will also have the opportunity to vote for their favorite finalist at www.hoophallawards.com.
2019 Lisa Leslie Award Candidates
*Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2018-19 season*
Brown, who earned a spot on the final five for the award last season after averaging 20.1 points and 10.2 rebounds along with a .650 field goal percentage on the year, is on the prestigious list again. The Leslie watch list is among several other preseason accolades the fourth-year senior has earned including Preseason First-Team All-America honors by Athlon Sports, Lindy's Sports and Street & Smith's. Brown was also selected as the Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year.
Leslie won four golds as a USA Olympian, was a three-time All-American at USC and an 8-time all-WNBA performer. By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2019 Katrina McClain Award will be narrowed to just 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Ms. Leslie and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. Fans will also have the opportunity to vote for their favorite finalist at www.hoophallawards.com.
2019 Lisa Leslie Award Candidates
| Kalani Brown | Baylor |
| Kristine Anigwe | California |
| Channon Fluker | Cal State Northridge |
| Daeja Smith | CSU-Fullerton |
| Jade Williams | Duke |
| Megan Gustafson | Iowa |
| Alex Wittinger | Illinois |
| Macee Williams | IUPUI |
| Sam Fuehring | Louisville |
| Hallie Thome | Michigan |
| Teaira McCowan | Mississippi St |
| Kate Cain | Nebraska |
| Jaisa Nunn | New Mexico |
| Janelle Bailey | North Carolina |
| Brianna Turner | Notre Dame |
| Ae'Rianna Harris | Purdue |
| Jordan Moore | TCU |
| Jatarie White | Texas |
| Katie Powell | UNLV |
| Mariella Fasoula | Vanderbilt |
*Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2018-19 season*
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