University of Connecticut Athletics
Walker Selected to Cheryl Miller Award Watch List
10/23/2019 3:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – UConn women's basketball junior Megan Walker is one of 20 watch list candidates named for the 2020 Cheryl Miller Award, as announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Wednesday.
Named after the three-time Naismith Player of the Year and Class of 1995 Hall of Famer, the annual award in its third year recognizes the top small forwards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
Walker was named preseason all-conference first team after being named to the 2019 American Athletic Conference Third Team. She averaged 12.1 points in 2018-19 while starting every game she appeared in.
Gabby Williams won the inaugural Cheryl Miller Award in 2018.
The Selection Committee for the Cheryl Miller Award is composed of top women's college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers. New to the award this season is Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies in each of the three rounds. By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2020 Cheryl Miller Award will be narrowed to just 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Ms. Miller and the Hall of Fame's selection committee.
The winner of the 2020 Cheryl Miller Small Forward Award will be presented at The College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, April 10, 2020, along with the other four members of the Women's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award, the Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard Award, the Katrina McClain Power Forward Award, and the Lisa Leslie Center Award, in addition to the Men's Starting Five.
2020 Cheryl Miller Award Candidates*
|
Didi Richards |
Baylor |
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Connecticut |
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Chante Stonewall |
DePaul |
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Francesca Pan |
Georgia Tech |
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Ashley Joens |
Iowa State |
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Rhyne Howard |
Kentucky |
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Kaila Charles |
Maryland |
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Courtney Woods |
Northern Illinois |
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Sam Brunelle |
Notre Dame |
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Ana Llanusa |
Oklahoma |
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Vivian Gray |
Oklahoma State |
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Satou Sabally |
Oregon |
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Mikayla Pivec |
Oregon State |
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Shadeen Samuels |
Seton Hall |
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DiJonai Carrington |
Stanford |
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Mia Davis |
Temple |
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Rennia Davis |
Tennessee |
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Kayla Wells |
Texas A&M |
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Michaela Onyenwere |
UCLA |
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Borislava Hristova |
Washington State |
*Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2019-20 season
