After being named the Southeastern Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year a season ago, Clara Strack has her eyes set on achieving something even greater.
On Thursday, Strack was named to the 2025-26 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year Watch List. The Kentucky women’s basketball star is one of 50 players tabbed to the watch list and one of 15 from the SEC. Strack has been hauling in plenty of preseason honors so far, having already been selected to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team by both the media and coaches.