Both Kia Nurse (11) and Shakayla Thomas (20) have been named to the Naismith watchlist.
On November 30, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced the watch list of 50 players in consideration for the 2017 Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year. The ACC leads with 12 players followed by the SEC. The mid-season list of 30 will be announced February 8, 2017.
Players named:
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Evelyn Akhator | Kentucky |
| Lindsay Allen | Notre Dame |
| Kristine Anigwe | California |
| Lexie Brown | Duke |
| Kalani Brown | Baylor |
| Tyra Buss | Indiana |
| Jordin Canada | UCLA |
| Alaina Coates | South Carolina |
| Nia Coffey | Northwestern |
| Napheesa Collier | Connecticut |
| Sophie Cunningham | Missouri |
| Nina Davis | Baylor |
| Kaela Davis | South Carolina |
| Diamond DeShields | Tennessee |
| Asia Durr | Louisville |
| Makayla Epps | Kentucky |
| Katelynn Flaherty | Michigan |
| Allisha Gray | South Carolina |
| Rebecca Greenwell | Duke |
| Precious Hall | James Madison |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | Louisville |
| Tori Jankoska | Michigan State |
| Jessica January | DePaul |
| Alexia Jones | Baylor |
| Brionna Jones | Maryland |
| Jackie Kemph | St. Louis |
| Breanna Lewis | Kansas State |
| Erica McCall | Stanford |
| Brooke McCarty | Texas |
| Kelsey Mitchell | Ohio State |
| Mariya Moore | Louisville |
| Adrienne Motley | Miami |
| Kia Nurse | Connecticut |
| Arike Ogunbowale | Notre Dame |
| Chantel Osahor | Washington |
| Alexis Peterson | Syracuse |
| Kelsey Plum | Washington |
| Leticia Romero | Florida State |
| Mercedes Russell | Tennessee |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | Connecticut |
| Jessica Shepard | Nebraska |
| Shakayla Thomas | Florida State |
| Brianna Turner | Notre Dame |
| Victoria Vivians | Mississippi State |
| Carlie Wagner | Minnesota |
| Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | Maryland |
| Sydney Wiese | Oregon State |
| Morgan William | Mississippi State |
| Gabby Williams | Connecticut |
| A'ja Wilson | South Carolina |
