Texas A&M senior forward N’dea Jones was named to the 15-player Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year watchlist.
Jones is averaging 13 points and 10.6 rebounds per game and leading the country with 10 double-doubles.
South Carolina sophomore forward Aliyah Boston and Kentucky senior guard Chasity Patterson also made the list along with Texas’ junior forward Charli Collier, Rice senior center Nancy Mulkey and Baylor senior guard DiDi Richards, who won the award last year.