Candidates announced for the 2019 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award for nation’s top shooting guard
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced the 20 watch list candidates for the 2019 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award. The award recognizes the top shooting guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball.
The award’s selection committee includes media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers. The list will be narrowed to 10 in mid-February. Fans will have a chance to vote for the five finalists who will be announced in March. The winner of the award will be revealed at the 2019 Final Four in Tampa, FL.
Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2018-19 season.
Last season, Victoria Vivians of Mississippi State was named the inaugural winner of the Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award.
2019 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Candidates
| Chloe Jackson | Baylor |
| Darby Maggard | Belmont |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | Connecticut |
| Candice White | Fresno St. |
| Dionna White | Georgetown |
| Shakyla Hill | Grambling St. |
| Mikayla Ferenz | Idaho |
| Maci Morris | Kentucky |
| Asia Durr | Louisville |
| Allazia Blockton | Marquette |
| Destiny Pitts | Minnesota |
| Arike Ogunbowale | Notre Dame |
| Teniya Page | Penn St. |
| Jovana Nogic | Providence |
| Kitija Laksa | South Florida |
| Jessica Kovatch | St. Francis |
| Kiana Williams | Stanford |
| Kennedy Burke | UCLA |
| Aliyah Mazyck | USC |
| Amber Melgoza | Washington |
