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| Crystal Dangerfield is one of 20 candidates nominated to the Nancy Lieberman Award watch list for the top point guard in the country. |
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—UConn women’s basketball senior Crystal Dangerfield was one of 20
candidates named to the 2020 Nancy Lieberman Award watch list, as announced by
the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball
Coaches Association Monday.
Now in its
twenty-first year, the award recognizes the top point guard in women’s NCAA
Division I college basketball. To be considered to this prestigious award,
candidates exhibit the floor leadership, play-making and ball-handling skills
of Class of 1996 Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman.
Dangerfield was one of
five finalists for the 2019 Lieberman Award. She was named the American
Athletic Conference’s co-preseason Player of the Year and unanimously preseason
all-conference first team. Dangerfield was a 2019 all-conference first team
selection and was tabbed to the NCAA Regional and American All-Tournament
teams.
The Murfreesboro,
Tenn., native dished out 225 assists in 2018-19, good for second all-time in
the UConn records books for a single season. A Husky has won the Nancy
Lieberman Award eight times: Sue Bird (2000-02), Diana Taurasi (2003-04), Renee
Montgomery (2009) and Moriah Jefferson (2015-16).
The Selection
Committee for the Nancy Lieberman 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 Lieberman Award will be narrowed to
just 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Ms. Lieberman and the
Hall of Fame’s selection committee.
The winner of the 2020
Lieberman 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 Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting 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 Nancy Lieberman Point
Guard of the Year Award Candidates*
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Te'a Cooper
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Baylor
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Crystal Dangerfield
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Connecticut
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Kelly Campbell
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DePaul
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Nicole Cardano-Hillary
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George Mason
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Ali Patberg
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Indiana
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Lauren Dickerson
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Miami-Ohio
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Cierra Hooks
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Ohio
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Sabrina Ionescu
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Oregon
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Destiny Slocum
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Oregon State
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Stella Johnson
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Rider
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Tyasha Harris
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South Carolina
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Tiana England
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St. John's
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Sug Sutton
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Texas
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Chennedy Carter
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Texas A&M
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Miyah Barnes
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UAB
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Kay Kay Wright
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UCF
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Japreece Dean
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UCLA
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Dru Gylten
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Utah
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Taja Cole
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Virginia Tech
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Chloe Wanink
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Wofford
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*Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2019-20 season
—Staff Reports
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