DURHAM, N.C. – For the second straight year, Duke University junior Jade Williams has been selected one of 20 preseason candidates for the 2020 Lisa Leslie Award as announced Friday by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Named after the three-time All-American and 1994 National Player of the Year, the annual award in its third year recognizes the top centers in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
Williams, a native of The Colony, Texas, is coming off a season where she averaged 8.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.