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Brown a Candidate for Nancy Lieberman Award

DURHAM, N.C. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced Monday the final candidates for the 2018 Nancy Lieberman Award with Duke fifth-year senior Lexie Brown one of 10 selections.

Now in its 19th year, the award recognizes the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball. Candidates exhibit the floor leadership, play-making and ball-handling skills of 1996 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Nancy Lieberman.

One of the best all-around players in NCAA Division I, Brown currently averages 20.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.