WBB’s Smith Named to Katrina McClain Award Top 10
2/10/2022 12:03:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Reigning McClain Award winner averaging double-double
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Baylor's NaLyssa Smith earned a spot as a Top 10 candidate for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Coaches Association 2022 Katrina McClain Award, announced Thursday.
The senior forward leads the league and is sixth in the country with 15 double-doubles. Smith is 11th nationally with 20.9 points per game and 16th with 11.2 rebounds per game. The Converse, Texas, native is one of three players nationally to average 20 points, 10 rebounds and one assist per game.
Smith is 10th all-time in Baylor history with 1,756 career points. She is also nearing 1,000 career rebounds with 952 currently. Smith is fourth in the BU record books with 43 career double-doubles.
Recently, Smith has been named to the Late Season Top 20 for the Wooden Award as well as the Midseason Team for the Naismith Trophy.
This season marks the fifth-straight for a Baylor player to be a finalist for the McClain Award.
In March, the committee will declare five finalists, and the winner will be announced on a date to be determined with the other four members of the Naismith/WBCA Starting Five awards.
For the latest news on the Baylor women's basketball team all season long, follow its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWBB.
2022 Katrina McClain Award Candidates*
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2021-22 season
The senior forward leads the league and is sixth in the country with 15 double-doubles. Smith is 11th nationally with 20.9 points per game and 16th with 11.2 rebounds per game. The Converse, Texas, native is one of three players nationally to average 20 points, 10 rebounds and one assist per game.
Smith is 10th all-time in Baylor history with 1,756 career points. She is also nearing 1,000 career rebounds with 952 currently. Smith is fourth in the BU record books with 43 career double-doubles.
Recently, Smith has been named to the Late Season Top 20 for the Wooden Award as well as the Midseason Team for the Naismith Trophy.
This season marks the fifth-straight for a Baylor player to be a finalist for the McClain Award.
In March, the committee will declare five finalists, and the winner will be announced on a date to be determined with the other four members of the Naismith/WBCA Starting Five awards.
For the latest news on the Baylor women's basketball team all season long, follow its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWBB.
2022 Katrina McClain Award Candidates*
| NaLyssa Smith | Baylor University |
| Lauren Gustin | Brigham Young University |
| Lorela Cubaj | Georgia Tech |
| Cameron Brink | Stanford University |
| Angel Reese | University of Maryland |
| Naz Hillmon | University of Michigan |
| Nyara Sabally | University of Oregon |
| Bethy Mununga | University of South Florida |
| Alexus Dye | University of Tennessee |
| Maddy Siegrist | Villanova University |
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2021-22 season
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