SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - UVM women's basketball senior forward Hanna Crymble has been named to the 2020 Katrina McClain Award watch list. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame made the announcement on Thursday afternoon. Named after the two-time All-American and 1987 National Player of the Year, the annual award in its third year recognizes the top power forwards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
 
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The Selection Committee for the Katrina McClain Award is composed of top women's college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers. New to the award this season is Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies in each of the three rounds. By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2020 Katrina McClain Award will be narrowed to just 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Ms. McClain-Pittman and the Hall of Fame's selection committee.
 
Crymble was one of five mid-major players to make the list. On Sunday, November 10 Crymble will face fellow candidate Taiye Bello and the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a homecoming for the Champlin, Minnesota native.
 
For the second straight season Crymble was selected to the Preseason America East All-Conference Team. Last season in conference play Crymble led the Catamounts with 11.7 points-per-game. In addition, she led the conference in free throw shooting at 87.5%. She missed just 15 times in 120 attempts. The 120 trips to the charity stripe was the second highest total in America East. On Monday afternoon, it was announced the she will serve as a co-captain for the Catamounts for the second straight season.
 
Previous winners of the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Award include Napheesa Collier, Connecticut (2019) and Ruthy Hebard, Oregon (2018). For more information on the 2020 Katrina McClain Award and the latest updates, log onto www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #McClainAward on Twitter and Instagram. Starting Five Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies will go live on Friday, October 25.
 
2020 Katrina McClain Award Candidates*

Cate Reese	Arizona
Unique Thompson	Auburn
Lauren Cox	Baylor
Summer Hemphill	Buffalo
Sara Rhine	Drake
Leonna Odom	Duke
Kiah Gilipsie	Florida State
Peyton Williams	Kansas State
Ayana Mitchell	LSU
Stephanie Jones	Maryland
Naz Hillmon	Michigan
Taiye Bello	Minnesota
Ruthie Hebard	Oregon
Brooklyn McDavid	Pacific
Eleah Parker	Pennsylvania
Bella Alarie	Princeton
Fran  Belibi	Stanford
Joyner Holmes	Texas
N'Dea Jones	Texas A&M
Hanna Crymble	Vermont

 
*Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2019-20 season*