Atlanta Tipoff Club | February 25, 2020 10 semifinalists announced for Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year award 5 best women's basketball players at every position in 2019-20 Share The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced its 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year, the award given to the top defender in women's college basketball. The list will be narrowed down to four finalists on March 11 before a winner is named on April 5. PLAYER OF THE YEAR: 30 candidates named to Naismith Trophy Player of the Year midseason team The Big 12 leads all conferences with three players on the list, followed by two each from the SEC and Pac-12 with additional semifinalists from the ACC, Big Ten and WCC for a total of six conferences represented. This is the third year of the award, with Mississippi State's Teaira McCowan (2018) and California's Kristen Anigwe (2019) being its first two recipients. Both winners have since graduated, meaning a new player will win in 2020. NAME SCHOOL CLASS POSITION CONFERENCE Aliyah Boston South Carolina Freshman Forward SEC Brittany Brewer Texas Tech Senior Forward Big 12 Lauren Cox Baylor Senior Forward Big 12 Jordan Danberry Mississippi State Senior Guard SEC Sara Hamson BYU Junior Center WCC Ae'Rianna Harris Purdue Senior Forward Big Ten Aari McDonald Arizona Junior Guard Pac-12 Mikayla Pivec Oregon State Senior Guard Pac-12 DiDi Richards Baylor Junior Guard Big 12 Kylee Shook Louisville Senior Forward ACC Women's NCAA tournament 2021 TOURNAMENT: Schedule | Bracket | Auto bids |Bracket prediction LATEST RANKINGS | AP poll | NET rankings | Power 10 STORE: Shop latest college basketball gear ALL-TIME STARTING FIVE: Tennessee | UConn HISTORY: Champions | Relive Baylor's 2019 title College baseball: Baylor blitzes No. 5 Texas Tech 13-3 to win weekend series Baylor baseball used another dominant performance to take the weekend series against No. 5 Texas Tech after its 13-3 win over Sunday afternoon at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas. READ MORE Here's where Baylor ranks among the greatest men's basketball national champions ever Baylor won its first-ever national championship in men's basketball. READ MORE Gonzaga comes up short in quest for perfect season, first title In a title game between the undefeated Zags and two-loss Bears, Baylor was never in trouble. The Bears led for 39:27. The game was tied for 33 seconds. READ MORE