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Tajianna Roberts Named to Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Top 10 List
February 03, 2026 | Women's Basketball
The award honors the top shooting guard in college basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Louisville women's basketball sophomore guard Tajianna Roberts was named to the Mid-Season Top 10 list for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday afternoon. The award honors the best shooting guard in all of women's college basketball.
Roberts leads the Cardinals this season with 12.5 points per game and 3.3 assists and has started in all 24 games this year. She has a team-best 17 games in double figures and four 20-point outings this season. Two of her four 20-point outings this season have come against Top-20 teams (No. 3 South Carolina, No. 16 Kentucky). She has tallied multiple assists in 20 of the 24 games this season, including 11 of the last 12 games.
In the win over Cal on Sunday, Roberts led the way with team-bests 21 points and five assists. She scored 12 of her 21 points in the third quarter as the Cardinals put the game out of reach. The win improved the Cardinals to 11-0 in ACC play, the best start to ACC play in program history. It was also Louisville's 14th-straight win, the longest win streak since the 2021-22 season.
2026 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Candidates*
Taliah Scott, Baylor
Delaney Gibb, BYU
Tajianna Roberts, Louisville
Flau'jae Johnson, LSU
Syla Swords, Michigan
Rachel Ullstrom, Richmond
Ta'Niya Latson, South Carolina
Gianna Kneepkens, UCLA
Azzi Fudd, UConn
Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2025-26 season.
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, the five finalists will be presented to Meyers Drysdale and the Hall of Fame's selection committees, where winners will be selected. The Selection Committees for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award are composed of top women's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.
The winner of the 2026 Meyers Drysdale Awards will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the other four members of the Women's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard), Cheryl Miller Award (Small Forward), Katrina McClain Award (Power Forward), and the Lisa Leslie Award (Center).
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: WBCA.org, follow @wbca1981 or call 1-770-279-8027.
About the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame:
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent nonprofit 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 475 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 150 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 and follow @hoophallU.
Basketball Hall of Fame Media Contact
Nicole Schuermann, Position Sports // mediarelations@positionsports.com
Roberts leads the Cardinals this season with 12.5 points per game and 3.3 assists and has started in all 24 games this year. She has a team-best 17 games in double figures and four 20-point outings this season. Two of her four 20-point outings this season have come against Top-20 teams (No. 3 South Carolina, No. 16 Kentucky). She has tallied multiple assists in 20 of the 24 games this season, including 11 of the last 12 games.
In the win over Cal on Sunday, Roberts led the way with team-bests 21 points and five assists. She scored 12 of her 21 points in the third quarter as the Cardinals put the game out of reach. The win improved the Cardinals to 11-0 in ACC play, the best start to ACC play in program history. It was also Louisville's 14th-straight win, the longest win streak since the 2021-22 season.
2026 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Candidates*
Taliah Scott, Baylor
Delaney Gibb, BYU
Tajianna Roberts, Louisville
Flau'jae Johnson, LSU
Syla Swords, Michigan
Rachel Ullstrom, Richmond
Ta'Niya Latson, South Carolina
Gianna Kneepkens, UCLA
Azzi Fudd, UConn
Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2025-26 season.
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, the five finalists will be presented to Meyers Drysdale and the Hall of Fame's selection committees, where winners will be selected. The Selection Committees for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award are composed of top women's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.
The winner of the 2026 Meyers Drysdale Awards will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the other four members of the Women's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard), Cheryl Miller Award (Small Forward), Katrina McClain Award (Power Forward), and the Lisa Leslie Award (Center).
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: WBCA.org, follow @wbca1981 or call 1-770-279-8027.
About the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame:
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent nonprofit 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 475 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 150 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 and follow @hoophallU.
Basketball Hall of Fame Media Contact
Nicole Schuermann, Position Sports // mediarelations@positionsports.com
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