SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – UCLA senior Kiki Rice has been named to the Mid-Season Top 10 for the 2026 Nancy Lieberman Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Monday.
Rice, who is UCLA's second-leading scorer at 15.0 points per game, is flirting with a 50/40/90 year; the Bruin point guard boasts .494/.400/.902 shooting splits through 22 games. She leads UCLA in defensive rebounding (110 DREB) and has 105 assists this season (4.8 APG). Rice ranks first in the Big Ten, seventh in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (3.18 A/TO) as she collects more than three helpers per cough up this season.
The point guard recently joined elite company in the Bruin record books, becoming the fifth UCLA student-athlete to tally 100+ assists in each of her four seasons with the Bruins. She joins Ann Meyers, Erica Gomez, Nikki Blue and Jordin Canada in that category.
2026 Nancy Lieberman Award Candidates
Liv McGill – Florida
Tonie Morgan – Kentucky
Zoe Brooks – N.C. State
Britt Prince – Nebraska
Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame
Aaliyah Chavez – Oklahoma
Raven Johnson – South Carolina
Olivia Miles – TCU
Rori Harmon – Texas
Kiki Rice – UCLA
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting in both of the remaining rounds starting on Friday, February 6, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In mid-March, the Mid-Season Top 10 list will be narrowed to just five, and in late March, five finalists will be presented to Cousy, Lieberman, and the Hall of Fame's selection committees, where winners will be selected. The Selection Committees for the Bob Cousy and Nancy Lieberman Awards are composed of top men's and women's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.
The winners of the 2026 Cousy and Lieberman Awards will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the four other members of the Men's and Women's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Jerry West and Ann Meyers Drysdale Awards (Shooting Guard), Julius Erving and Cheryl Miller Awards (Small Forward), Karl Malone and Katrina McClain Awards (Power Forward), and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Lisa Leslie Awards (Center).
For more information on the 2026 Bob Cousy and Nancy Lieberman Awards and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophallu, #CousyAward, and #LiebermanAward on X and Instagram.
Rice, who is UCLA's second-leading scorer at 15.0 points per game, is flirting with a 50/40/90 year; the Bruin point guard boasts .494/.400/.902 shooting splits through 22 games. She leads UCLA in defensive rebounding (110 DREB) and has 105 assists this season (4.8 APG). Rice ranks first in the Big Ten, seventh in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (3.18 A/TO) as she collects more than three helpers per cough up this season.
The point guard recently joined elite company in the Bruin record books, becoming the fifth UCLA student-athlete to tally 100+ assists in each of her four seasons with the Bruins. She joins Ann Meyers, Erica Gomez, Nikki Blue and Jordin Canada in that category.
2026 Nancy Lieberman Award Candidates
Liv McGill – Florida
Tonie Morgan – Kentucky
Zoe Brooks – N.C. State
Britt Prince – Nebraska
Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame
Aaliyah Chavez – Oklahoma
Raven Johnson – South Carolina
Olivia Miles – TCU
Rori Harmon – Texas
Kiki Rice – UCLA
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting in both of the remaining rounds starting on Friday, February 6, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In mid-March, the Mid-Season Top 10 list will be narrowed to just five, and in late March, five finalists will be presented to Cousy, Lieberman, and the Hall of Fame's selection committees, where winners will be selected. The Selection Committees for the Bob Cousy and Nancy Lieberman Awards are composed of top men's and women's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.
The winners of the 2026 Cousy and Lieberman Awards will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the four other members of the Men's and Women's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Jerry West and Ann Meyers Drysdale Awards (Shooting Guard), Julius Erving and Cheryl Miller Awards (Small Forward), Karl Malone and Katrina McClain Awards (Power Forward), and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Lisa Leslie Awards (Center).
For more information on the 2026 Bob Cousy and Nancy Lieberman Awards and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophallu, #CousyAward, and #LiebermanAward on X and Instagram.