Van Lith Named to Drysdale Award Top 10 List
January 31, 2023 | Women's Basketball
It is the third-straight season Van Lith has made the Top-10 list for a positional award
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — University of Louisville guard Hailey Van Lith was named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Top 10 list, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Tuesday afternoon.
This is the second watch list that Van Lith has been named to this week as she was named to the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 List on Monday. Van Lith is one of five players on the Drysdale Top 10 List that were also on the Wooden Award Late Season List. Van Lith has been named to a positional Top 10 list in each of her three seasons with the Cardinals.
Van Lith leads the Cardinals this season with 19.3 points per game and 3.5 assists per game. She ranks second on the team in rebounds with 5.0 per game. She ranks 11th nationally in points (441) and field goals made (161) this season and is 18th in minutes per game (36.5). She is third in the ACC and 24th nationally in points per game.
In conference games this season, Van Lith has scored 18 or more points in eight ACC games and 20 or more points in seven ACC games. No other player in the conference has reached those marks this season.
She was named ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 16 after her performances on the road against #13 Virginia Tech and Florida State. In the win over the Seminoles, Van Lith had 20 points, eight rebounds and career-high eight assists and five steals while hitting a late shot to seal the victory. She is the only player in the NCAA to have at least 20 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and five steals in a single game this season.
2023 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Candidates
Keishana Washington, Drexel
Diamond Miller, Maryland
Antwainette Walker, Eastern Kentucky
Taylor Mikesell, Ohio State
Ta'Niya Latson, Florida State
Zia Cooke, South Carolina
Gabby Gregory, Kansas State
Charisma Osborne, UCLA
Hailey Van Lith, Louisville
Charlisse Leger-Walker, Washington State
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting Friday, February 3 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 Meyers Drysdale and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award is composed of top women's college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers.
The winner of the 2023 Meyers Drysdale Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the four other members of the Women's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard), Cheryl Miller Award (Small Forward), the Katrina McClain Award (Power Forward) and the Lisa Leslie Award (Center), in addition to the Men's Starting Five.
Previous winners of the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award are Christyn Williams, UConn (2022), Ashley Owusu, Maryland (2021), Aari McDonald, Arizona (2020), Asia Durr, Louisville (2019) and Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State (2018).
For more information on the 2023 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #MeyersAward on Twitter and Instagram.
About the WBCA:
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to those organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. For more information, visit us online: www.WBCA.org, follow @wbca1981 or call 1-770-279-8027.
About the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame:
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting, preserving and celebrating the game of basketball at every level – men and women, amateur and professional players, coaches and contributors, both domestically and internationally. The Hall of Fame museum is home to more than 400 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history. Nearly 200,000 people visit the Hall of Fame museum each year to learn about the game, experience the interactive exhibits and test their skills on the Jerry Colangelo "Court of Dreams." Best known for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the game's elite, the Hall of Fame also operates over 70 high school and collegiate competitions annually throughout the country and abroad. For more information on the Basketball Hall of Fame organization, its museum and events, visit hoophall.com, follow @hoophall or call 1-877-4HOOPLA.
Basketball Hall of Fame Media Contact
Patrick O'Connell, Position Sports // mediarelations@positionsports.com
This is the second watch list that Van Lith has been named to this week as she was named to the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 List on Monday. Van Lith is one of five players on the Drysdale Top 10 List that were also on the Wooden Award Late Season List. Van Lith has been named to a positional Top 10 list in each of her three seasons with the Cardinals.
Van Lith leads the Cardinals this season with 19.3 points per game and 3.5 assists per game. She ranks second on the team in rebounds with 5.0 per game. She ranks 11th nationally in points (441) and field goals made (161) this season and is 18th in minutes per game (36.5). She is third in the ACC and 24th nationally in points per game.
In conference games this season, Van Lith has scored 18 or more points in eight ACC games and 20 or more points in seven ACC games. No other player in the conference has reached those marks this season.
She was named ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 16 after her performances on the road against #13 Virginia Tech and Florida State. In the win over the Seminoles, Van Lith had 20 points, eight rebounds and career-high eight assists and five steals while hitting a late shot to seal the victory. She is the only player in the NCAA to have at least 20 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and five steals in a single game this season.
2023 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Candidates
Keishana Washington, Drexel
Diamond Miller, Maryland
Antwainette Walker, Eastern Kentucky
Taylor Mikesell, Ohio State
Ta'Niya Latson, Florida State
Zia Cooke, South Carolina
Gabby Gregory, Kansas State
Charisma Osborne, UCLA
Hailey Van Lith, Louisville
Charlisse Leger-Walker, Washington State
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting Friday, February 3 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 Meyers Drysdale and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award is composed of top women's college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers.
The winner of the 2023 Meyers Drysdale Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the four other members of the Women's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard), Cheryl Miller Award (Small Forward), the Katrina McClain Award (Power Forward) and the Lisa Leslie Award (Center), in addition to the Men's Starting Five.
Previous winners of the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award are Christyn Williams, UConn (2022), Ashley Owusu, Maryland (2021), Aari McDonald, Arizona (2020), Asia Durr, Louisville (2019) and Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State (2018).
For more information on the 2023 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #MeyersAward on Twitter and Instagram.
About the WBCA:
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to those organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. For more information, visit us online: www.WBCA.org, follow @wbca1981 or call 1-770-279-8027.
About the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame:
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting, preserving and celebrating the game of basketball at every level – men and women, amateur and professional players, coaches and contributors, both domestically and internationally. The Hall of Fame museum is home to more than 400 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history. Nearly 200,000 people visit the Hall of Fame museum each year to learn about the game, experience the interactive exhibits and test their skills on the Jerry Colangelo "Court of Dreams." Best known for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the game's elite, the Hall of Fame also operates over 70 high school and collegiate competitions annually throughout the country and abroad. For more information on the Basketball Hall of Fame organization, its museum and events, visit hoophall.com, follow @hoophall or call 1-877-4HOOPLA.
Basketball Hall of Fame Media Contact
Patrick O'Connell, Position Sports // mediarelations@positionsports.com
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