Aaliyah Moore selected to Katrina McClain Award watch list

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Women’s Basketball Sophomore Aaliyah Moore was named to the 20-player watch list for the 2023 Katrina McClain Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Thursday.

Named after two-time National Player of the Year and 1987 National Player of the Year Katrina McClain, the annual award in its sixth year recognizes the best forwards in NCAA women’s college basketball. A national committee of senior college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.

Moore emerged as a dominant post presence for the Longhorns during their postseason run to the 2022 Big 12 Tournament Championship and return to the NCAA Elite Eight. Moore contributed 12 points and five boards in the Big 12 Tournament Championship game win over Baylor. Moore scored a season-high 21 points in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32 win over Utah.

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Fans are encouraged to participate in the Fan Vote, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds beginning Friday, October 21. In late January, the 20-player watch list for the 2023 Katrina McClain Award will be narrowed to 10 and then in late February to just five. In March, the five finalists will be presented to McClain and the Hall of Fame selection committee, where a winner will be chosen.

The winner of the 2023 Katrina McClain Award will be presented at a date to be determined, along with the other four members of the Women’s Initial Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard), the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (Shooting Guard), the Cheryl Miller Award (Small Forward) and the Lisa Leslie Award (Center), in addition to the Men’s Starting Five.

Previous winners of the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Award are NaLyssa SmithBaylor (2021), Ruthy HebardOregon (2018, 2020) and Napheesa CollierConnecticut (2019).

For more information on the 2023 Katrina McClain Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall AND #McClain award on Twitter and Instagram.

About Katrina McClain-Pittman:

Katrina McClain-Pittman was a prolific rebounder and scorer in a career that spanned three Olympics and three continents. Before earning her USA Basketball pinstripes, McClain-Pittman played at the University of Georgia, where she was a two-time Kodak All-American and the WBCA National Player of the Year her senior season. She left Georgia as the school’s second all-time leading scorer and rebounder, averaging a double-double in her final two seasons in Athens. The Lady Bulldogs reached the 1985 NCAA Final Four and the national championship game with McClain-Pittman controlling the paint and Teresa Edwards directing the offense. The two-time USA Basketball Athlete of the Year finished her international career with two Olympic gold medals and one bronze, three FIBA ​​World Championship medals and five medals at the Goodwill Games, Pan Am Games and University Games World. Overall, McClain-Pittman appeared on eleven USA Basketball lists becoming one of the most decorated athletes in USA Basketball history. She has been inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame, the Georgia State Hall of Fame, and the National High School Hall of Fame, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

About the WBCA:

Founded in 1981, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association of women’s and girls’ basketball coaches at all levels of competition. The WBCA provides the educational resources coaches need to help them become better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to network with colleagues; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches for those organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. For more information, visit us online: WBCA.org, follow @wbca1981 or call 1-770-279-8027.

About the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame:

Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the birthplace of basketball, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, preserving and celebrating the game of basketball at every level – men’s and women’s , amateur and professional players, coaches and contributors, at home and abroad. The Hall of Fame Museum is home to more than 400 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history. Nearly 200,000 people visit the Hall of Fame museum each year to learn about the game, experience interactive exhibits and test their skills on the Jerry Colangelo “Court of Dreams.” Best known for its annual Enshrinement Ceremony, which honors the game’s elite, the Hall of Fame also hosts over 70 high school and college competitions each year across the country and abroad. For more information on the Basketball Hall of Fame organization, the museum and its events, visit hoophall.com, follow @hoophall or call 1-877-4HOOPLA.