South Carolina's A'ja Wilson is one of two 2017 award finalists on the 2018 watch list.
The Atlanta Tipoff Club revealed the 50 women's basketball players to watch in this year's pursuit of the 2018 Citizen Naismith Trophy. The watch list includes players from 32 different schools.
Below are the 50 players announced to the watch list on Wednesday:
| NAME | SCHOOL | CLASS | POSITION | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristine Anigwe | California | Junior | C/F | Pac-12 |
| Ariel Atkins | Texas | Senior | G | Big 12 |
| Kenisha Bell | Minnesota | Junior | G | Big Ten |
| Monique Billings | UCLA | Senior | F | Pac-12 |
| Allazia Blockton | Marquette | Junior | G | Big East |
| Lexie Brown | Duke | Senior | G | ACC |
| Kalani Brown | Baylor | Junior | C | Big 12 |
| Tyra Buss | Indiana | Senior | G | Big Ten |
| Jordin Canada | UCLA | Senior | G | Pac-12 |
| Kaila Charles | Maryland | Sophomore | G | Big Ten |
| Napheesa Collier | UConn | Junior | F | AAC |
| Sophie Cunningham | Missouri | Junior | G | SEC |
| Crystal Dangerfield | UConn | Sophomore | G | AAC |
| Asia Durr | Louisville | Junior | G | ACC |
| Katelynn Flaherty | Michigan | Senior | G | Big Ten |
| Rebecca Greenwell | Duke | Senior | G | ACC |
| Marie Gulich | Oregon State | Senior | C | Pac-12 |
| Megan Gustafson | Iowa | Junior | F | Big Ten |
| Linnae Harper | Ohio State | Senior | G | Big Ten |
| Ruthy Hebard | Oregon | Sophomore | F | Pac-12 |
| Chanette Hicks | Virginia Tech | Junior | G | ACC |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | Louisville | Senior | F | ACC |
| Sabrina Ionescu | Oregon | Sophomore | G | Pac-12 |
| Kaylee Jensen | Oklahoma State | Senior | C | Big 12 |
| Jackie Kemph | Saint Louis | Senior | G | Atlantic 10 |
| Kitija Laksa | USF | Junior | F | AAC |
| Marina Mabrey | Notre Dame | Junior | G | ACC |
| Tynice Martin | West Virginia | Junior | G | Big 12 |
| Stephanie Mavunga | Ohio State | Senior | F | Big Ten |
| Brooke McCarty | Texas | Senior | G | Big 12 |
| Teaira McCowan | Mississippi State | Senior | C | SEC |
| Brittany McPhee | Stanford | Senior | G | Pac-12 |
| Kelsey Mitchell | Ohio State | Senior | G | Big Ten |
| Teana Muldrow | West Virginia | Senior | F | Big 12 |
| Jaime Nared | Tennessee | Senior | G | SEC |
| Kia Nurse | UConn | Senior | G | AAC |
| Arike Ogunbowale | Notre Dame | Junior | G | ACC |
| Caliya Robinson | Georgia | Junior | F | SEC |
| Mercedes Russell | Tennessee | Senior | C | SEC |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | UConn | Junior | G/F | AAC |
| Jessica Shepard | Notre Dame | Junior | F | ACC |
| Azura Stevens | UConn | Junior | F | AAC |
| Tianna Tarter | ETSU | Senior | G | SoCon |
| Shakayla Thomas | Florida State | Senior | F | ACC |
| Victoria Vivians | Mississippi State | Senior | G | SEC |
| Morgan Williams | Mississippi State | Senior | G | SEC |
| Danni Williams | Texas A&M | Junior | G | SEC |
| Gabby Williams | UConn | Senior | F | AAC |
| A'ja Wilson | South Carolina | Senior | F | SEC |
| Jackie Young | Notre Dame | Sophomore | G | ACC |
Two 2017 Naismith Trophy finalists return to the 2018 watch list in A'ja Wilson (South Carolina) and Katie Lou Samuelson (UConn). Both finished behind former Washington star Kelsey Plum in the final voting.
No. 1 UConn leads the watch list with six representatives. Notre Dame (four), Mississippi State (three) and Ohio State (three) boast the next most players.
The 2018 Women's Naismith Trophy watch list will be shortened throughout the season until one of three finalists is announced as the winner in the spring.
