ATLANTA – On Wednesday, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association named Vanderbilt women’s basketball junior Mikayla Blakes to its 2026-27 Wade Watch List.
Blakes earns a spot on the Wade Watch List for the second straight season, as she was a finalist for the Wade Trophy in 2025-26. The guard is one of 15 players named to the preseason watch list for the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women’s basketball, presented by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
It is the second national player of the year watch list that Blakes has been named to in 2026-27.