Dana Evans Named to Dawn Staley Award Watch List
February 07, 2020 | Women's Basketball
Evans is one of 15 players named to the list.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville junior guard has been named to the 2020 Dawn Staley Award Watch List, as announced by the Phoenix Club of Philadelphia.
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Evans is one of 15 players named to the midseason list.
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The Gary, Ind., native has scored in double figures in 22 of 23 games. She ranks second in the ACC with 18.7 points per game. She leads the league and ranks ninth in the country with 67 made 3-pointers. She is shooting 41.6 percent from beyond the arc, which leads the league and ranks 35th in the NCAA.
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Last season, Louisville's Asia Durr was honored with the Dawn Staley Award in Philadelphia.
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Established in 2013, the honor recognizes the nation's best guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
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Named after women's basketball legend and Hall of Famer Dawn Staley, the award is given to a player "who exemplifies the skills that Dawn possessed throughout her career: ball handling, scoring, her ability to distribute the basketball and her will to win."
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Four finalists will be announced in Mid-March and the winner will be announced the weekend of the Final Four. The award event will be held at the Union League Thursday, April 9.
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Previous Winners
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Evans is one of 15 players named to the midseason list.
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The Gary, Ind., native has scored in double figures in 22 of 23 games. She ranks second in the ACC with 18.7 points per game. She leads the league and ranks ninth in the country with 67 made 3-pointers. She is shooting 41.6 percent from beyond the arc, which leads the league and ranks 35th in the NCAA.
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Last season, Louisville's Asia Durr was honored with the Dawn Staley Award in Philadelphia.
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Established in 2013, the honor recognizes the nation's best guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
Â
Named after women's basketball legend and Hall of Famer Dawn Staley, the award is given to a player "who exemplifies the skills that Dawn possessed throughout her career: ball handling, scoring, her ability to distribute the basketball and her will to win."
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Four finalists will be announced in Mid-March and the winner will be announced the weekend of the Final Four. The award event will be held at the Union League Thursday, April 9.
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| Player | University |
| Stella Johnson | Rider University |
| Rhyne Howard | University of Kentucky |
| Aari Mc Donald | University of Arizona |
| Dana Evans | University of Louisville |
| Chanette Hicks | Norfolk State University |
| Sabrina Ionescu | University of Oregon |
| Tyasha Harris | University of South Carolina |
| Zia Cooke | University of South Carolina |
| Crystal Dangerfield | University of Connecticut |
| Dyaisha Fair | University of Buffalo |
| Chelsea Dungee | University of Arkansas |
| Kathleen Doyle | University of Iowa |
| Te' a Cooper | Baylor University |
| Destiny Slocum | Oregon State University |
| Chennedy Carter | Texas A&M University |
Previous Winners
- 2019 Asia Durr
- 2018 Kelsey Mitchell
- 2017 Kelsey Plum
- 2016 Moriah Jefferson
- 2015 Tiffany Mitchell
- 2014 Odyssey Sims
- 2013 Skylar Diggins
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Players Mentioned
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