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Betts Named to Lisa Leslie Award Top 10 List
January 26, 2024 | Women's Basketball
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. – Sophomore Lauren Betts has been named to the Top 10 candidates for the 2024 Lisa Leslie Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Friday.
Betts is shooting a conference- and NCAA-leading .683 FG% through 17 games (1st, Pac-12; 1st, NCAA). The center has corralled 147 rebounds in her 17 appearances with the Bruins, averaging 8.6 rebounds per game this season (24.3 MPG). The center ranks 6th in the Conference in RPG and has recorded eight double-doubles on the year.
2024 Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award Candidates*
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2023-24 season.
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting today on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In March, five finalists will be presented to Leslie and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Lisa Leslie Award is composed of top women's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.
Betts is shooting a conference- and NCAA-leading .683 FG% through 17 games (1st, Pac-12; 1st, NCAA). The center has corralled 147 rebounds in her 17 appearances with the Bruins, averaging 8.6 rebounds per game this season (24.3 MPG). The center ranks 6th in the Conference in RPG and has recorded eight double-doubles on the year.
2024 Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award Candidates*
| Mackenzie Holmes | Indiana | Sedona Prince | TCU |
| Ayoka Lee | Kansas State | Taylor Jones | Texas |
| Raegan Beers | Oregon State | Lauren Betts | UCLA |
| Kamilla Cardoso | South Carolina | Desi-Rae Young | UNLV |
| Cameron Brink | Stanford | Elizabeth Kitley | Virginia Tech |
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2023-24 season.
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting today on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In March, five finalists will be presented to Leslie and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Lisa Leslie Award is composed of top women's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.
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