Alex Thomas | NCAA.com | February 23, 2021 Semifinalists named for 2021 Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year Women's basketball rankings: Texas A&M jumps to No. 2 in Week 14 of the Power 10 Share The Naismith Trophy announced 10 players as semifinalists for the women's Defensive Player of the Year award. Last year, Baylor's DiDi Richards took home the award — and returns on the 2021's list. LATEST RANKINGS: Power 10 | NET Rankings | AP Top 25 Oklahoma State's Natasha Mack leads the country in blocks with 96. She's swatting 4.17 shots per game, which puts her No. 1 in that category, as well. Northwestern's Veronica Burton currently leads the country in steals, swiping away 72 so far this season. Patterson is averaging over four steals per game. Below you'll find the list of the full list of 2021 semifinalists: FULL NAME CLASS POS SCHOOL CONFERENCE Aliyah Boston So. F South Carolina SEC Veronica Burton Jr. G Northwestern Big Ten Charli Collier Jr. F/C Texas Big 12 Elissa Cunane Jr. C NC State ACC Natasha Mack Sr. F Oklahoma State Big 12 Aari McDonald Sr. G Arizona Pac-12 Nancy Mulkey Sr. C Rice C-USA Olivia Nelson-Ododa Jr. F UConn BIG EAST Chasity Patterson Sr. G Kentucky SEC DiDi Richards Sr. G Baylor Big 12 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 Nina King to continue as NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee chair in 2021-22; Beth Goetz named to chair committee in 2022-23 Duke’s Nina King will continue in her role as chair of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee in 2021-22, while Beth Goetz of Ball State has been named vice chair for the coming season before stepping into the chair position in 2022-23. READ MORE 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 featured 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