Joe Boozell | NCAA.com | November 12, 2018 Women's basketball: Arike Ogunbowale, Katie Lou Samuelson lead Naismith Trophy preseason watch list The stars align in Columbus for the Women's Final Four Share South Carolina's A'ja Wilson averaged 22.6 points per game on her way to winning the 2018 Naismith Trophy. There are several candidates, ranging from sophomores to seniors, who are in the mix to win the Naismith in 2019. With that in mind, here is the official 50-player preseason watch list: Naismith candidates NAME CLASS POSITION SCHOOL CONFERENCE Kristine Anigwe Sr. C/F California Pac-12 Kenisha Bell Sr. G Minnesota Big Ten Allazia Blockton Sr. G Marquette BIG EAST Kalani Brown Sr. C Baylor Big 12 Kelly Campbell Jr. G DePaul BIG EAST Bridget Carleton Sr. G Iowa State Big 12 Chennedy Carter So. G Texas A&M SEC Kaila Charles Jr. G Maryland Big Ten Napheesa Collier Sr. F UConn AAC Lauren Cox Jr. F Baylor Big 12 Sophie Cunningham Sr. G Missouri SEC Crystal Dangerfield Jr. G UConn AAC Naomi Davenport Sr. G/F West Virginia Big 12 Rennia Davis So. G/F Tennessee SEC Cierra Dillard Sr. G Buffalo MAC Asia Durr Sr. G Louisville ACC Sam Fuehring Sr. F Louisville ACC Megan Gustafson Sr. F Iowa Big Ten Tyasha Harris Jr. G South Carolina SEC Ruthy Hebard Jr. F Oregon Pac-12 Lashann Higgs Sr. G Texas Big 12 Joyner Holmes Jr. G/F Texas Big 12 Anriel Howard Sr. F Mississippi State SEC Sabrina Ionescu Jr. G Oregon Pac-12 Chloe Jackson Sr. G Baylor Big 12 Alexis Jennings Sr. F South Carolina SEC Paris Kea Sr. G North Carolina ACC Kitija Laksa Sr. W South Florida AAC Kennedy Leonard Sr. G Colorado Pac-12 Marina Mabrey Sr. G Notre Dame ACC Tiana Mangakahia Jr. G Syracuse ACC Tynice Martin Jr. G West Virginia Big 12 Teaira McCowan Sr. C Mississippi State SEC Beatrice Mompremier Jr. F Miami ACC Mariya Moore Sr. G USC Pac-12 Maci Morris Sr. G Kentucky SEC Leaonna Odom Jr. F Duke ACC Arike Ogunbowale Sr. G Notre Dame ACC Teniya Page Sr. G Penn State Big Ten Caliya Robinson Sr. F Georgia SEC Satou Sabally So. F Oregon Pac-12 Katie Lou Samuelson Sr. G/F UConn AAC Jessica Shepard Sr. F Notre Dame ACC Destiny Slocum So. G Oregon State Pac-12 Alanna Smith Sr. F Stanford Pac-12 Hallie Thome Sr. C Michigan Big Ten Brianna Turner Sr. F Notre Dame ACC Evina Westbrook So. G Tennessee SEC Kiana Williams So. G Stanford Pac-12 Jackie Young Jr. G Notre Dame ACC MORE: NCAA.com women's college basketball home Where the U.S. Olympic women's 3x3 basketball team played in college The four-player roster for the 2020 U.S. Olympic women's 3x3 basketball team features a player from UConn, one from Notre Dame, one from Washington and another from South Carolina. READ MORE Where the 2021 WNBA All-Stars played college The 2021 WNBA All-Star Game is set for July 14 in Las Vegas. This is the first time the event will happen in the same year as the Summer Olympics — and the U.S. roster is the All-Stars' opponent for the game. READ MORE Wilson Sporting Goods and NCAA introduce new official game ball for men's and women's basketball championships Wilson Sporting Goods Co., in partnership with the National Collegiate Athletic Association® (NCAA), today introduced its new official game ball for the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball championships. READ MORE