University of Louisville guard Hailey Van Lith has been named to the 2023 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Top 10 list, announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). 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 has been a standout player for the Cardinals this season, leading the team with 19.3 points per game and 3.5 assists per game. She ranks 11th nationally in points (441) and field goals made (161) and is 18th in minutes per game (36.5). She is also second 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, marks that no other player in the conference has reached.
The 2023 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Top 10 list also includes Keishana Washington from Drexel, Diamond Miller from Maryland, Antwainette Walker from Eastern Kentucky, Taylor Mikesell from Ohio State, Ta’Niya Latson from Florida State, Zia Cooke from South Carolina, Gabby Gregory from Kansas State, Charisma Osborne from UCLA, Charlisse Leger-Walker from Washington State.
Starting February 3, fans can participate in Fan Voting on hoophallawards.com to support their favorite players. 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, with the winner to be announced at a later date.
Hailey Van Lith is poised to join the ranks of previous Ann Meyers Drysdale Award winners such as Christyn Williams, Ashley Owusu, Aari McDonald, Asia Durr, and Victoria Vivians.
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.
