Baylor WBB's Andrews Placed on Lieberman Award Preseason Watch List

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Baylor women’s basketball’s Sarah Andrews was named to the 2024 Nancy Lieberman Award Preseason Watch List, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Monday.

Now in its 24th year, the award recognizes the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.

A unanimous preseason all-conference pick, Andrews brings the most playing experience in a Baylor uniform back to a loaded 2023-24 roster for the Bears. The two-time all-Big 12 selection earned a WBCA All-America Honorable Mention after a successful junior season. In games against AP Top 25 teams last year, Andrews averaged 16.9 points per game in nearly 39 minutes of action. She reached double-figure scoring in 15 of 18 Big 12 games with 20-plus point performances in six of those contests and a career-best 30-point outpouring in a top-25 win on the road at Oklahoma. She is one of five Lieberman Award candidates from the Big 12.

In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2024 Nancy Lieberman Award will be narrowed to 10, and then in late February to just five. In March, the five finalists will be presented to Lieberman and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee, where a winner will be selected.

Beginning Oct. 20, fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds.

2024 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award Candidates*

Sarah Andrews         Baylor

Jaylyn Sherrod            Colorado

McKenna Hofschild     Colorado State

Kaylynne Truong        Gonzaga

Makira Cook                Illinois

Caitlin Clark                Iowa

Emily Ryan                  Iowa State

Zakiyah Franklin         Kansas

Serena Sundell           Kansas State

Shyanne Sellers         Maryland

Lauren Park-Lane       Mississippi State

Deja Kelly                    North Carolina

Olivia Miles                 Notre Dame

Jacy Sheldon              Ohio State

Makenna Marisa         Penn State

Te-Hina Paopao         South Carolina

Dyaisha Fair                Syracuse

Rori Harmon               Texas

Nika Mühl                    UConn

Georgia Amoore         Virginia Tech

*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point during the 2023-24 season