2017 Naismith Trophy Girls High School Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced 50 players to watch as consideration of the 2017 Naismith High School Girl’s Player of the Year award. The mid-season team, consisting of 25 candidates, will be announced on January 12, 2017.
| Last Name | First Name | High School | Hometown | Class | Position | College |
| Bailey | Janelle | Providence Day School | Matthews, NC | Senior | P | North Carolina |
| Boothe | Rellah | IMG Academy | Bradenton, FL | Senior | F | Texas |
| Boykin | Mikayla | Clinton | Clinton, NC | Senior | G | Duke |
| Brown | Jenna | The Lovett School | Atlanta, GA | Junior | PG | Uncommitted |
| Brunelle | Samantha | William Monroe | Ruckersville, VA | Sophomore | W | Uncommitted |
| Caldwell | Desiree | Frenship | Lubbock, TX | Junior | PG | Texas Tech |
| Carter | Chennedy | Mansfield Timberview | Arlington, TX | Senior | PG | Uncommitted |
| Clark | Ayanna | Long Beach Polytechnic | Long Beach, CA | Senior | P | USC |
| Collier | Charli | Barbers Hill | Crosby, TX | Junior | F | Uncommitted |
| Collins | Amira | Paul IV | Laplata, MD | Junior | PF | Uncommitted |
| Connally | Gabrielle | Brandeis | San Antonio, TX | Senior | PG | Georgia |
| Cooks | Sidney | St. Joseph’s | Kenosha, WI | Senior | F | Uncommitted |
| Coombs | Mikayla | Wesleyan School | Norcross, GA | Senior | G | Connecticut |
| Copeland | Ariyah | Columbus | Columbus, GA | Senior | P | Alabama |
| Corosdale | Taya | Bothell | Bothell, WA | Senior | F | Oregon State |
| Davis | Rennia | Ribault | Jacksonville, FL | Senior | W | Uncommitted |
| DeCosta | Aquira | St. Mary’s | Sacramento, CA | Junior | W | Uncommitted |
| Dodson | Maya | St. Francis | Alpharetta, GA | Senior | W | Stanford |
| Evans | Dana | West Side | Gary, IN | Senior | PG | Louisville |
| Farley-Clark | Raven | Queen of Peace | Elizabeth, NJ | Senior | F | LSU |
| Gilbert | Kaitlyn | Heritage Christian | Indianapolis, IN | Junior | G | Notre Dame |
| Gordon | Lexi | LD Bell | Fort Worth, TX | Senior | W | Connecticut |
| Green | Nyah | Bishop Lynch | Allen, TX | Sophomore | G | Uncommitted |
| Grissett | Elisia | Hillside | Durham, NC | Senior | W | South Carolina |
| Hayes | Anastasia | Riverdale | Hendersonville, TN | Senior | PG | Tennessee |
| Henderson | Destanni | Fort Myers | LeHigh Acres, FL | Junior | PG | Uncommitted |
| Kakala | Loretta | Manteca | Manteca, CA | Senior | P | Louisville |
| Kissinger | Taylor | Minden | Minden, NE | Senior | G | Nebraska |
| Kushkituah | Kasiyahna | St. Francis | Alpharetta, GA | Senior | P | Tennessee |
| Littleton | Destiny | The Bishop’s School | San Diego, CA | Senior | G | USC |
| McLaughlin | Karissa | Homestead | Fort Wayne, IN | Senior | PG | Florida |
| Miller | Lauryn | Kirkwood | Kirkwood, MO | Senior | F | UCLA |
| Morris | Alexis | Legacy Christian | Beaumont, TX | Senior | PG | Baylor |
| Morrison | Quanniecia | McEachern | Riverdale, GA | Senior | W | Georgia |
| Nelson-Ododa | Olivia | Winder Barrow | Winder, GA | Junior | P | Uncommitted |
| Onyenwere | Michaela | Grandview | Aurora, CO | Senior | F | UCLA |
| Patterson | Chasity | North Shore | Houston, TX | Senior | PG | Texas |
| Patterson | Danielle | Mary Louis Academy | Brooklyn, NY | Senior | F | Notre Dame |
| Peoples | Anaya | Schlarman | Danville, IL | Sophomore | PG | Uncommitted |
| Pointer | Khayla | Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School | Marietta, GA | Senior | PG | LSU |
| Richards | Deauzya | Cypress Ranch | Houston, TX | Senior | G | Baylor |
| Scott-Grayson | Honesty | Paul IV | Fairfax, VA | Junior | PG | Uncommitted |
| Smith | Kiana | Troy | Fullerton, CA | Senior | G | Uncommitted |
| Smith | NaLyssa | East Central | Converse, TX | Junior | F | Uncommitted |
| Walker | Megan | Monacan | Chesterfield, VA | Senior | W | Connecticut |
| Westbrook | Evina | South Salem | Salem, OR | Senior | G | Tennessee |
| Williams | Kiana | Karen Wagner | San Antonio, TX | Senior | PG | Stanford |
| Williams | Jade | Prestwood Christian | The Colony, TX | Senior | F | Duke |
| Williams | Christyn | Central Arkansas Christian | Little Rock, AR | Junior | G | Uncommitted |
| Young | Zoe | West Des Moines Valley | Des Moines, IA | Sophomore | G | Uncommitted |
