University of Connecticut Athletics
Edwards Tabbed to Katrina McClain Award Watch List
10/20/2022 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – UConn women's basketball junior Aaliyah Edwards was one of 20 watch-list candidates selected for the 2023 Katrina McClain Award, as announced Thursday. The award recognizes the top power forward in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
Edwards averaged 7.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in 2021-22. She was selected to the 2022 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. Over the summer, Edwards won gold and was named tournament MVP at the 2022 GLOBL JAM with the Canada U23 team. The Kingston, Ontario, native represented Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
UConn alumna Napheesa Collier earned the Katrina McClain Award in 2019.
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds starting Friday, October 21. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2023 Katrina McClain Award will be narrowed to 10 and then in late February to just five. In March the five finalists will be presented to McClain and the Hall of Fame's selection committee where a winner will be selected.
The winner of the 2023 Katrina McClain Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the other four members of the Women's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard), Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (Shooting Guard), Cheryl Miller Award (Small Forward) and the Lisa Leslie Award (Center), in addition to the Men's Starting Five.
