Dre'Una Edwards Named McClain Award Top 10 Candidate

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Baylor women’s basketball’s Dre’Una Edwards has been selected as a top 10 candidate for the 2024 Katrina McClain Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Thursday.

Named after the two-time All-American and 1987 National Player of the Year, the annual award, in its seventh year, recognizes the top power forwards in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball.

Edwards, who earned a spot on the preseason Katrina McClain Award watch list for the second-straight year, has started all 18 games for the Bears this season after having to sit out last year. In her Baylor debut, Edwards put up 20 points against Southern (Nov. 6) before putting up her first double-double in a Baylor uniform in an 80-point win over McNeese (Nov. 24).

The Las Vegas, Nevada, native has finished in double figures in team-leading 15 of 18 contests this season and has led the Bears in scoring on two occasions. Additionally, Edwards has finished in double figures in six of seven Big 12 games. She dished out a career-high seven assists in a win over Houston (Jan. 6), and defensively, Edwards has a team-best 127 rebounds and four double-digit rebounding performances this year.

2024 Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Award Candidates*

Dre’Una Edwards        Baylor

Lauren Gustin             BYU

Yvonne Ejim                 Gonzaga

Angel Reese                 LSU

Liza Karlen                   Marquette

Mimi Collins                 NC State

Maddy Westbeld         Notre Dame

Kiki Iriafen                    Stanford

Aaliyah Edwards         UConn

Alissa Pili                      Utah

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

Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting Friday, January 26, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.

In March, five finalists will be presented to McClain and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Katrina McClain Award is composed of top women’s college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.