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Dru Gylten Named To Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List
10/21/2019 8:50 AM | Women's Basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – University of Utah women's basketball sophomore Dru Gylten has been named to the 2020 Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List, it was announced today by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
Gylten, the youngest player by class on the list, is one of 20 student-athletes from across the country named to the award watch list and is one of four athletes representing the Pac-12. The Nancy Lieberman Award, which is in its 21st year, recognizes the top point guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
The selection committee is composed of top women's college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers. New to the award this season is fan voting, available here on Friday.
By mid-February, the list will be narrowed to 10 with five finalists being named in March. The winner of the 2020 Lieberman Award will be presented at the College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles, Calif. on Friday, April 10 along with the other national awards.
Gylten burst on the scene last season as a redshirt freshman, cementing herself as one of the best passers in the Pac-12 and the country. She ranked second in the NCAA Division I among freshman last season in total assists (164) and first nationally among freshman in assists per game (5.5).
She earned Pac-12 All-Freshman first-team by both the coaches and the media and was a two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after averaging 31.8 minutes, 8.8 points, 5.5 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game. She started all 30 of Utah's contests last season, finishing the year ranked fourth overall in the Pac-12 in assists per game.
She reached double-digits in scoring in 10 games and recorded double-digit assists twice, rounding out the year with 20 games with five or more assists.
The Utes tip off the 2019-20 season on Thursday, Oct. 31 when they host Westminster College for an exhibition game. The game will start at 11 a.m. MT in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
2020 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Candidates
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Gylten, the youngest player by class on the list, is one of 20 student-athletes from across the country named to the award watch list and is one of four athletes representing the Pac-12. The Nancy Lieberman Award, which is in its 21st year, recognizes the top point guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
The selection committee is composed of top women's college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers. New to the award this season is fan voting, available here on Friday.
By mid-February, the list will be narrowed to 10 with five finalists being named in March. The winner of the 2020 Lieberman Award will be presented at the College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles, Calif. on Friday, April 10 along with the other national awards.
Gylten burst on the scene last season as a redshirt freshman, cementing herself as one of the best passers in the Pac-12 and the country. She ranked second in the NCAA Division I among freshman last season in total assists (164) and first nationally among freshman in assists per game (5.5).
She earned Pac-12 All-Freshman first-team by both the coaches and the media and was a two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after averaging 31.8 minutes, 8.8 points, 5.5 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game. She started all 30 of Utah's contests last season, finishing the year ranked fourth overall in the Pac-12 in assists per game.
She reached double-digits in scoring in 10 games and recorded double-digit assists twice, rounding out the year with 20 games with five or more assists.
The Utes tip off the 2019-20 season on Thursday, Oct. 31 when they host Westminster College for an exhibition game. The game will start at 11 a.m. MT in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
2020 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Candidates
| Te'a Cooper | Baylor |
| Crystal Dangerfield | Connecticut |
| Kelly Campbell | DePaul |
| Nicole Cardano-Hillary | George Mason |
| Ali Patberg | Indiana |
| Lauren Dickerson | Miami-Ohio |
| Cierra Hooks | Ohio |
| Sabrina Ionescu | Oregon |
| Destiny Slocum | Oregon State |
| Stella Johnson | Rider |
| Tyasha Harris | South Carolina |
| Tiana England | St. John's |
| Sug Sutton | Texas |
| Chennedy Carter | Texas A&M |
| Miyah Barnes | UAB |
| Kay Kay Wright | UCF |
| Japreece Dean | UCLA |
| Dru Gylten | Utah |
| Taja Cole | Virginia Tech |
| Chloe Wanink | Wofford |
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