Christyn Williams on 2020 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List

Christyn Williams is one of 20 candidates put on the watch list for the
2020 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, given to the player chosen as the top
shooting guard in the country.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – UConn women’s basketball sophomore Christyn Williams was selected as one of 20 watch list candidates for the 2020 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, as announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Tuesday.

Named after the first player, male or female, named to the All-America Team in four straight college seasons, the annual award in its third year recognizes the top shooting guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball.

Williams was the 2019 American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year. She was named the to the preseason all-conference second team. Williams started all 38 games as a freshman, averaging 11.7 points per game.

The Selection Committee for the Ann Meyers Drysdale 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 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award will be narrowed to just 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Ms. Meyers Drysdale and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee.

The winner of the 2020 Ann Meyers Drysdale 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 Cheryl Miller Small Forward Award, the Katrina McClain Power Forward Award, and the Lisa Leslie Center Award, in addition to the Men’s Starting Five.

2020 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Candidates*

Aari McDonald	Arizona
Chelsea Dungee	Arkansas
Juicy Landrum	Baylor
Christyn Williams	Connecticut
Lauren Loven	Denver
Becca Hittner	Drake
Haley Gorecki	Duke
Kathleen Doyle	Iowa
Taylor Mikesell	Maryland
Destiny Pitts	Minnesota
Aislinn Konig	NC State
Lindsey Pulliam	Northwestern
Taylor Robertson	Oklahoma
Minyon Moore	Oregon
Erica Ogwumike	Rice
Kiana Williams	Stanford
Stephanie Watts	USC
Jocelyn Willoughby	Virginia
Amber Melgoza	Washington
Tynice Martin	West Virginia

*Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2019-20 season

—Staff Reports