Mississippi State’s Victoria Vivians has been selected to the Naismith Trophy Midseason Top 30.
The Naismith Trophy is presented to the player of the year in women’s college basketball.
Vivians is also up for two more national player of the year honors in the Wooden Award and the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award.
The 6-foot-1 sophomore guard is the first Bulldog to be named to the Naismith Trophy Midseason Top 30 since former Tupelo standout Tan White in 2005. Vivians, a Carthage native, is third in the SEC averaging 17 points per game.