Shook Named Naismith Defensive Player of Year Semifinalist
February 25, 2020 | Women's Basketball
Kylee Shook is one of 10 players named a Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today that Louisville women's basketball senior forward Kylee Shook is one of 10 players named a 2020 Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist.
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She is the only player from the Atlantic Coast Conference named to the list.
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Shook is UofL's all-time leader with 217 career blocks. She recorded six blocks at UT Martin to become UofL's all-time leader, surpassing Angel McCoughtry (2006-09) who had 162.
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She has 80 blocks this year, which is the most in Louisville single season history. She had three blocks at Syracuse to eclipse Yuliya Tokoya's 59 blocks in 2006-07 for the single-season record.
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Shook leads the ACC and ranks 11th in the NCAA with 2.9 blocks per game and is averaging 3.1 blocks per game in ACC play, which leads the league by over half a block and is 1.3 blocks per game better than the third-best blocks per game average.
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She is nearly averaging a double-double on the season with 9.6 points per game and 8.0 rebounds. Her 8.0 rebounds per game rank seventh in the ACC.
The finalists for the defensive award will be revealed on March 13. The winner of the 2020 Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year will be announced on April 4.
For the latest on Louisville women's basketball, visit GoCards.com, follow the team's Twitter account at @UofLWBB or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLWBB.
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She is the only player from the Atlantic Coast Conference named to the list.
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Shook is UofL's all-time leader with 217 career blocks. She recorded six blocks at UT Martin to become UofL's all-time leader, surpassing Angel McCoughtry (2006-09) who had 162.
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She has 80 blocks this year, which is the most in Louisville single season history. She had three blocks at Syracuse to eclipse Yuliya Tokoya's 59 blocks in 2006-07 for the single-season record.
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Shook leads the ACC and ranks 11th in the NCAA with 2.9 blocks per game and is averaging 3.1 blocks per game in ACC play, which leads the league by over half a block and is 1.3 blocks per game better than the third-best blocks per game average.
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She is nearly averaging a double-double on the season with 9.6 points per game and 8.0 rebounds. Her 8.0 rebounds per game rank seventh in the ACC.
The finalists for the defensive award will be revealed on March 13. The winner of the 2020 Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year will be announced on April 4.
For the latest on Louisville women's basketball, visit GoCards.com, follow the team's Twitter account at @UofLWBB or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLWBB.
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