NCAA.com | January 25, 2022 15 players named to the 2022 Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year Watch List Ayoka Lee sets NCAA women's basketball single-game record with 61 points Share The Atlanta Tipoff Club has announced the 2022 Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year Watch List. Five different conferences are represented — the SEC being the most so, with five players included on the list. The ACC is next with four players. Last year, the award was given to Oklahoma State graduating senior Natasha Mack. NEW NCAA RECORD: 20 things to know about Kansas State center Ayoka Lee's 61-point performance Tennessee's Tamari Key currently leads the nation in blocks, averaging 3.84 per game. Northwestern's Veronica Burton and Vanderbilt's Jordyn Cambridge are both in the top three nationally for steals, averaging 4.06 and 3.89 per game, respectively. Here's the full 2022 Watch List: NAME CLASS POsition school conference Aliyah Boston Jr. F South Carolina SEC Angel Reese So. F Maryland Big Ten Ayoka Lee Jr. C Kansas State Big 12 Cameron Brink So. F Stanford Pac-12 Elissa Cunane Sr. C NC State ACC Elizabeth Kitley Jr. C Virginia Tech ACC Emily Engstler Sr. F Louisville ACC Jordyn Cambridge Sr. G Vanderbilt SEC Lorela Cubaj Sr. F Georgia Tech ACC NaLyssa Smith Sr. F Baylor Big 12 Nancy Mulkey Sr. C Washington Pac-12 Que Morrison Sr. G Georgia SEC Rhyne Howard Sr. G Kentucky SEC Tamari Key Jr. C Tennessee SEC Veronica Burton Sr. G Northwestern Big Ten 2022 March Madness South Carolina beats UConn for 2022 title | Tournament results | Full bracket BRACKET TRACKER: How every perfect bracket busted STORE: Official South Carolina championship gear| Latest college basketball gear Rutgers' C. Vivian Stringer announces retirement after Hall of Fame coaching career Rutgers women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer announces her retirement after a Hall of Fame career, leaving the game with 1,055 wins and countless lives improved through leadership, mentorship and guidance. READ MORE The colleges (and conferences) with the most players taken in the 2022 WNBA draft Thirty-six new players were drafted into the WNBA in 2022, including 34 from NCAA Division I programs. The most came from the ACC and SEC. READ MORE College basketball teams with the most WNBA 1st-round draft picks Connecticut leads all women's college basketball programs with 25 players taken in the first round of the WNBA draft. READ MORE