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Joni Taylor Named Finalist for 2021 Women’s National Coach of the Year Award

Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball head coach Joni Taylor is one of four finalists for the 2021 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s National Coach of the Year Award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Tuesday.

Taylor — the 2021 Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year — joins Tara VanDerveer (Stanford), Gary Blair (Texas A&M) and Wes Moore (NC State) on this year’s final list. The winner will be announced on April 2, live on CBS Sports Network.

The finalists emerged from a group of 10 semifinalists and were selected by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s national voting academy, comprised of leading journalists from around the country, current and former head coaches, former award winners and conference commissioners.