NCAA.com | February 19, 2019 Naismith Trophy announces 10 women's basketball defensive player of the year nominees Andy Katz calls for a Notre Dame repeat as national champs in women's hoops Share The Naismith Trophy announced its 10-player watch list for the women's Defensive Player of the Year award on Tuesday. The full list includes eight seniors and two juniors. The Big Ten's three nominees leads all conferences, with the SEC right behind with two. RANKINGS: Oregon up to program-best No. 2 in latest AP Top 25 poll; Baylor still No. 1 Mississippi State's Teaira McCowan, one of those eight seniors, is looking to repeat. She won the inaugural Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year award in 2018. No. 1 Baylor is the only school with two players on the list, with Kalani Brown and Lauren Cox. Women’s Defensive Player of the Year 10 semifinalists: PLAYER school class position Kristine Anigwe California Senior Center/Forward Chastadie Barrs Lamar Senior Guard Kenisha Bell Minnesota Senior Guard Kalani Brown Baylor Senior Center Lauren Cox Baylor Junior Forward Megan Gustafson Iowa Senior Forward Ae'Rianna Harris Purdue Junior Forward Teaira McCowan Mississippi State Senior Center Taylor Murray Kentucky Senior Guard Brianna Turner Notre Dame Senior Forward AWARD WATCH: Here are the 30 players nominated to the Naismith Trophy midseason watch list The winner will be announced on April 6, the same day that the Naismith women's coach of the year and women's player of the year awards are revealed. 7 programs with strong cases to be college basketball's next 1st-time champion These schools have never won a men's basketball national championship — for now. READ MORE Schools with the most DI women's basketball national championships UConn has more DI women's college basketball titles than any other program. Here's a look at the women’s basketball teams that have won two or more national championships. READ MORE Baylor University head coach Scott Drew to join NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship coverage as guest studio analyst CBS Sports and Turner Sports have added Baylor University Head Coach Scott Drew as a guest studio analyst for Regional Semifinal coverage of the 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship airing across TBS and CBS. READ MORE