Walker Selected to Cheryl Miller Award Watch List

Junior Megan Walker has joined the watch list for the 2020 Cheryl
Miller Award which recognizes the top small forward in women's
Division 1 college basketball.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—UConn junior Megan Walker is one of 20 watch list candidates named for the 2020 Cheryl Miller Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. 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
Megan Walker	Connecticut
Chante Stonewall	DePaul
Francesca Pan	Georgia Tech
Ashley Joens	Iowa State
Rhyne Howard	Kentucky
Kaila Charles	Maryland
Courtney Woods	Northern Illinois
Sam Brunelle	Notre Dame
Ana Llanusa	Oklahoma
Vivian Gray	Oklahoma State
Satou Sabally	Oregon
Mikayla Pivec	Oregon State
Shadeen Samuels	Seton Hall
DiJonai Carrington	Stanford
Mia Davis	Temple
Rennia Davis	Tennessee
Kayla Wells	Texas A&M
Michaela Onyenwere	UCLA
Borislava Hristova	Washington State

*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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