Howard Makes Katrina McClain Award Top 10 Cut
February 14, 2019 | Women's Basketball
by Brian Ogden, Assistant Coordinator/Communications
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State's Anriel Howard is one of 10 remaining candidates for the 2019 Katrina McClain Award, the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced Thursday. The finalists will be announced in early March.
The award is presented to the nation's top power forward in NCAA Division I. Five finalists will be presented to Katrina McClain-Pittman and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. Fans will also have the opportunity to vote for their favorite finalist at www.hoophallawards.com.
The Atlanta, Georgia, native is second on the team in scoring (15.5 ppg) and rebounding (8.0 rpg). She is fourth in the SEC in field goal percentage (52.0 percent) and seventh in the league in rebounding. Howard has turned in six games with 20 or more points and scored a career-high 30 at then-No. 7 Oregon.
She holds Texas A&M's career rebounding record with 1,002 in three years as an Aggie (2016-18). Howard is currently sixth among active Division I players, and second in the SEC, with 1,186 rebounds in her career. Her 38 career double-doubles rank 13 among active players nationally, and her 1,287 points are eighth among active league players.
MSU will host Missouri tonight at 8 p.m. CT on SEC Network. The Bulldogs will then travel to College Station on Sunday, February 17, to face Howard's former school in Texas A&M. State and the No. 22/23 Aggies will tip off on SEC Network at 1 p.m.
2019 Katrina McClain Award Candidates
Lauren Cox - Baylor
Reyna Frost - Central Michigan
Napheesa Collier - Connecticut
Sara Rhine - Drake
Anriel Howard - Mississippi State
Jessica Shepard - Notre Dame
Ruthy Hebard - Oregon
Bella Alarie - Princeton
Alanna Smith - Stanford
Megan Huff - Utah
*Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2018-19 season*
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State's Anriel Howard is one of 10 remaining candidates for the 2019 Katrina McClain Award, the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced Thursday. The finalists will be announced in early March.
The award is presented to the nation's top power forward in NCAA Division I. Five finalists will be presented to Katrina McClain-Pittman and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. Fans will also have the opportunity to vote for their favorite finalist at www.hoophallawards.com.
The Atlanta, Georgia, native is second on the team in scoring (15.5 ppg) and rebounding (8.0 rpg). She is fourth in the SEC in field goal percentage (52.0 percent) and seventh in the league in rebounding. Howard has turned in six games with 20 or more points and scored a career-high 30 at then-No. 7 Oregon.
She holds Texas A&M's career rebounding record with 1,002 in three years as an Aggie (2016-18). Howard is currently sixth among active Division I players, and second in the SEC, with 1,186 rebounds in her career. Her 38 career double-doubles rank 13 among active players nationally, and her 1,287 points are eighth among active league players.
MSU will host Missouri tonight at 8 p.m. CT on SEC Network. The Bulldogs will then travel to College Station on Sunday, February 17, to face Howard's former school in Texas A&M. State and the No. 22/23 Aggies will tip off on SEC Network at 1 p.m.
2019 Katrina McClain Award Candidates
Lauren Cox - Baylor
Reyna Frost - Central Michigan
Napheesa Collier - Connecticut
Sara Rhine - Drake
Anriel Howard - Mississippi State
Jessica Shepard - Notre Dame
Ruthy Hebard - Oregon
Bella Alarie - Princeton
Alanna Smith - Stanford
Megan Huff - Utah
*Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2018-19 season*
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