Arizona forward Cate Reese has been named to the midseason list for the Naismith Trophy, given annually to the best player in womenโs college basketball.
Reese is one of 30 players to make what the Atlanta Tipoff Club calls the โNaismith Trophy Midseason Team.โ The list, which also includes Stanfordโs Cameron Brink and Haley Jones, UCLAโs Charisma Osborne and Iowaโs Caitlin Clark, will be pared down to 10 finalists this spring before a winner is named.
A steady presence in the sixth-ranked Wildcatsโ frontcourt, Reese is averaging a team-high 15 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Reese has scored in double-figures in every game since Jan. 7; she put up 32 combined points in Arizonaโs weekend sweep of Oregon and Oregon State in McKale Center.
The UA (17-3, 7-3 Pac-12) will play rival Arizona State on Friday and Sunday.
