The 2021 Naismith Trophy Watch List
The 2021 Women’s Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Watch List includes 50 players representing 11 conferences, with the Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC having nine players each. UConn leads the list with four players, followed by Baylor and Stanford with three candidates each.
The midseason 30 team will be announced in early February. Athletes who do not make the watch list are still eligible to be selected for the midseason 30 team. The list will be narrowed down to 10 national semifinalists on March 2, 2021. Four finalists will be named on March 19, 2021. The winner will be announced on April 3, 2021.
| Name | Class | Position | School | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliyah Boston | So. | F | South Carolina | SEC |
| Sam Brunelle | So. | F | Notre Dame | ACC |
| Paige Bueckers | Fr. | G | UConn | BIG EAST |
| DiJonai Carrington | Sr. | G | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Jessika Carter | Jr. | F/C | Mississippi St. | SEC |
| Charli Collier | Jr. | F/C | Texas | Big 12 |
| Zia Cooke | So. | G | South Carolina | SEC |
| Elissa Cunane | Jr. | C | NC State | ACC |
| Rennia Davis | Sr. | G/F | Tennessee | SEC |
| Chelsea Dungee | Sr. | G | Arkansas | SEC |
| Dana Evans | Sr. | G | Louisville | ACC |
| Aleah Goodman | Sr. | G | Oregon State | Pac-12 |
| Vivian Gray | Sr. | G | Texas Tech | Big 12 |
| Arella Guirantes | Sr. | G | Rutgers | Big Ten |
| Lauren Heard | Sr. | G | TCU | Big 12 |
| Lexi Held | Jr. | G | DePaul | BIG EAST |
| Naz Hillmon | Jr. | F | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Rhyne Howard | Jr. | G | Kentucky | SEC |
| Lexie Hull | Jr. | G | Stanford | Pac-12 |
| Rickea Jackson | So. | F | Mississippi St. | SEC |
| Ashley Joens | Jr. | G/F | Iowa State | Big 12 |
| Haley Jones | So. | G | Stanford | Pac-12 |
| N'Dea Jones | Sr. | F | Texas A&M | SEC |
| Taylor Jones | So. | F | Oregon State | Pac-12 |
| Dorka Juhász | Jr. | F | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Ayoka Lee | So. | C | Kansas State | Big 12 |
| Kiara Lewis | Sr. | G | Syracuse | ACC |
| Natasha Mack | Sr. | F | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
| Tiana Mangakahia | Sr. | G | Syracuse | ACC |
| Aari McDonald | Sr. | G | Arizona | Pac-12 |
| Nancy Mulkey | Sr. | C | Rice | C-USA |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | Jr. | F | UConn | BIG EAST |
| Michaela Onyenwere | Sr. | F | UCLA | Pac-12 |
| Ashley Owusu | So. | G | Maryland | Big Ten |
| Ali Patberg | Sr. | G | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Chelsey Perry | Sr. | F | Tennessee-Martin | OVC |
| Lasha Petree | Jr. | G | Bradley | MVC |
| Alissa Pili | So. | F | USC | Pac-12 |
| Lindsey Pulliam | Sr. | G | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Cate Reese | Jr. | F | Arizona | Pac-12 |
| DiDi Richards | Sr. | G | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Destiny Slocum | Sr. | G | Arkansas | SEC |
| NaLyssa Smith | Jr. | F | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Taylor Soule | Jr. | F | Boston College | ACC |
| Jill Townsend | Sr. | G | Gonzaga | WCC |
| Maddi Utti | Sr. | F | Fresno St. | MWC |
| Hailey Van Lith | Fr. | G | Louisville | ACC |
| Evina Westbrook | Jr. | G | UConn | BIG EAST |
| Christyn Williams | Jr. | G | UConn | BIG EAST |
| Kiana Williams | Sr. | G | Stanford | Pac-12 |
