SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — University of Texas junior Charli Collier is one of 20 watch list candidates for the 2021 Lisa Leslie Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced Friday. Now in its fourth year, the award recognizes the top center in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates. The award is named after three-time All-American, 1994 National Player of the Year and Class of 2015 Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie.
Collier is a unanimous selection to the 10-person Preseason All-Big 12 Team.