![]() In her senior year, she won multiple national player of the year awards, including the Naismith College Player of the Year and the WBCA Player of the Year. ![]() In 1991, she was named national freshman of the year and went on to earn All-America honors the following three seasons. ![]() While at USC, she set Pac-10 records for scoring, rebounding and blocked shots, earning All-Pac-10 honors each of her four seasons. Widely regarded as the best player in the country during her senior year of high school, Leslie decided to play basketball close to home at the University of Southern California. Additional information about the award presentation, including date and time, will be released in the coming weeks.įor more information on the 2022 Lisa Leslie Award and the latest updates, log onto and follow and #LeslieAward on Twitter and Instagram. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award, the Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard Award, the Cheryl Miller Small Forward Award and the Katrina McClain Power Forward Award, in addition to the Men's Starting Five. The winner of the 2022 Lisa Leslie Award will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the other four members of the Women's Starting Five. I know these ladies will be taking their game to new levels this postseason." "I truly enjoy the process of watching our candidates play throughout the season and evaluating talent alongside our esteemed committee. "Having an annual award established by the Hall of Fame that bears my name is a tremendous honor," said Lisa Leslie, Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2015. The winner of the 2022 Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award will be determined by a combination of fan votes and input from the Basketball Hall of Fame's selection committee. Naismith Starting Five Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies will go live on March 11 at. Leslie and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. This month, the finalists will be presented to Ms. We also encourage fans to cast their votes and make their opinions on this year's best players heard."Ī national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 student-athletes in November, which was narrowed to 10 candidates in February and now just five finalists. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. "Her insights will be greatly appreciated as the winner is decided in the coming weeks. ![]() "Lisa Leslie is one of the most admired players in the game having succeeded at every level," said John L. She now has seven marks in UT's top-10 and owns the No. In 2021-22, Key has recorded four new entries into Tennessee's single-game blocks records, including totals of 11, 10, 10 and seven in contests this season. The Naismith Defensive Player of the Year candidate, All-SEC Second Team recipient and SEC All-Defensive Team honoree also sits in second place on UT's career blocks list with 273 swats (in only 87 games), standing just two away from Candace Parker's school record of 275, set from 2005-08 in 110 games. 5 on the SEC's all-time single-season list. It took Cain 33 games to hit that mark, while Key matched her in 30 and made the standard her own in contest No. With 115 blocks in 2021-22, Key broke Kelley Cain's previous school season record of 113 set in 2009-10. She is connecting on a robust 60.4 percent from the field and has recorded 10 double-doubles this season and a triple-double that made her the first UT player to card two such efforts in a career. Key, a 6-6 junior center from Cary, N.C., is averaging 10.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and a nation-leading 3.7 blocks per game in 31 contests for the Lady Vols. The other finalists are Ayoka Lee (Kansas State), Elissa Cunane (NC State), Aliyah Boston (South Carolina) and Elizabeth Kitley (Virginia Tech). Named after the three-time All-American,1994 National Player of the Year and Class of 2015 Hall of Famer, the annual award in its fifth year recognizes the top centers in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. ![]() The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced Friday the five finalists for the 2022 Lisa Leslie Award, and Tennessee's Tamari Key is among them. ![]()
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