2014-15 Naismith Trophy Women’s 50 Watch List
The Atlanta Tipoff Club administers the Naismith Awards. Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, the Naismith Trophy recognizes the top Men’s and Women’s College Basketball Players of the Year.The Naismith Trophy was first presented to UCLA’s Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) in 1969. Old Dominion’s Anne Donovan won the inaugural Women’s Naismith Trophy in 1983.
The midseason women’s basketball Top 30 list will be announced on Feb. 11, 2015.
Other Key Dates
- Ten Semifinalists – Thursday, March 5, 2015
- Four Finalists – Friday, March 20, 2015
- Winner – Monday, April 6, 2015
Naismith Awards Women’s College Coach of the Year
- Four Finalists, – Wednesday, March 18, 2015
- Winner – Monday, April 6, 2015
| Name | School | Class | Position | Conference |
| Lindsay Allen | Notre Dame | Soph. | G | ACC |
| Jillian Alleyne | Oregon | Jr. | F | Pac-12 |
| Rachel Banham | Minnesota | Sr. | G | Big Ten |
| Brittany Boyd | California | Sr. | G | Pac-12 |
| Crystal Bradford | Central Michigan | Sr. | G | Mid-American |
| Lexie Brown | Maryland | Soph. | G | Big Ten |
| Natasha Cloud | Saint Joseph’s | Sr. | G | Atlantic 10 |
| Alaina Coates | South Carolina | Soph. | C | SEC |
| Nia Coffey | Northwestern | Soph. | F | Big Ten |
| Jazmine Davis | Washington | Sr. | G | Pac-12 |
| Kaela Davis | Georgia Tech | Soph. | G | ACC |
| Nina Davis | Baylor | Soph. | F | Big 12 |
| Nneka Enemkpali | Texas | Sr. | F | Big 12 |
| Chelsea Gardner | Kansas | Sr. | F | Big 12 |
| Chastity Gooch | Western Kentucky | Sr. | F | Conference USA |
| Bashaara Graves | Tennessee | Jr. | F | SEC |
| Allisha Gray | North Carolina | Soph. | G | ACC |
| Reshanda Gray | California | Sr. | F | Pac-12 |
| Dearica Hamby | Wake Forest | Sr. | F | ACC |
| Sara Hammond | Louisville | Sr. | F | ACC |
| Aliyyah Handford | Saint John’s | Jr. | G | Big East |
| Isabelle Harrison | Tennessee | Sr. | C | SEC |
| Bria Holmes | West Virginia | Jr. | G | Big 12 |
| Andrea Hoover | Dayton | Sr. | G | Atlantic 10 |
| Brittany Hrynko | DePaul | Sr. | G | Big East |
| Marissa Janning | Creighton | Jr. | G | Big East |
| Moriah Jefferson | Connecticut | Jr. | G | American Athletic |
| Jonquel Jones | George Washington | Jr. | F | Atlantic 10 |
| Samantha Logic | Iowa | Sr. | G | Big Ten |
| Jewell Loyd | Notre Dame | Jr. | G | ACC |
| Stephanie Mavunga | North Carolina | Soph. | F | ACC |
| Xylina McDaniel | North Carolina | Jr. | F | ACC |
| Imani McGee-Stafford | Texas | Jr. | C | Big 12 |
| Tiffany Mitchell | South Carolina | Jr. | G | SEC |
| Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis | Connecticut | Sr. | F | American Athletic |
| Jennifer O’Neill | Kentucky | Sr. | G | SEC |
| Amber Orrange | Stanford | Sr. | G | Pac-12 |
| Kelsey Plum | Washington | Soph. | G | Pac-12 |
| Aerial Powers | Michigan State | Soph. | F | Big Ten |
| Shereesha Richards | Albany | Jr. | F | American East |
| Tyler Scaife | Rutgers | Soph. | G | Big Ten |
| Breanna Stewart | Connecticut | Jr. | F | American Athletic |
| Brittney Sykes | Syracuse | Jr. | G | ACC |
| Rachel Theriot | Nebraska | Jr. | G | Big Ten |
| Courtney Walker | Texas A&M | Jr. | G | SEC |
| Aleighsa Welch | South Carolina | Sr. | F | SEC |
| Sydney Wiese | Oregon State | Soph. | G | Pac-12 |
| Courtney Williams | USF | Jr. | G | American Athletic |
| Elizabeth Williams | Duke | Sr. | C/F | ACC |
| A’ja Wilson | South Carolina | Fr. | G/F | SEC |
