Jessika Carter Named To Lisa Leslie Award Watch List
October 20, 2023 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Friday that Mississippi State's Jessika Carter was named to the Lisa Leslie Award Watch List. Carter is 1 of 20 honorees on the preseason watch list given annually to the nation's best center.
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Carter, a native of Waverly Hall, Ga., earns her place on the Lisa Leslie Award Watch List after being named a finalist for the award after a stellar season last year. Carter's honors last season included being named to the All-SEC Second Team and the SEC All-Defensive Team. Earlier this week, she was named the Preseason All-SEC Second Team.
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During her senior season, Carter averaged a career-best 14.8 points per game, had a career-high 65 blocked shots and dished out a career-high 42 assists. She led Mississippi State in scoring, rebounding (7.7 rpg), blocked shots (2.1 bpg) and field goal percentage (57%).
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She helped lead the team to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three seasons and helped State become the first team in women's basketball history to advance to the tournament's Second Round after starting in the First Four.
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She has scored 1,273 career points in her career and grabbed 804 career rounds. She has also blocked 184 career shots, dished out 78 assists and earned 55 steals.
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Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds starting today, October 200. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2024 Lisa Leslie Award will be narrowed to 10, and then in late February, to just five. In March, the five finalists will be presented to Leslie and the Hall of Fame's selection committee, where a winner will be selected.
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2024 Lisa Leslie Award Watch List
Cameron Brink, Stanford
Jessika Carter, Mississippi State
Alexis Markowski, Nebraska
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Tamari Key, Tennessee
Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana
Taylor Jones, Texas
Taiyanna Jackson, Kansas
Bella Murekatete, Washington State
Ayoka Lee, Kansas St.
Rayah Marshall, USC
Sedona Prince, TCU
Lauren Betts, UCLA
Liz Scott, Oklahoma
Kennedy Brown, Duke
Ila Lane, Cal
Raegan Beers, Oregon State
Kamila Cardosa, South Carolina
Desi-Rae Young, UNLV
Maria Gakdeng, North Carolina
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For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU women's basketball on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateWBK."
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Carter, a native of Waverly Hall, Ga., earns her place on the Lisa Leslie Award Watch List after being named a finalist for the award after a stellar season last year. Carter's honors last season included being named to the All-SEC Second Team and the SEC All-Defensive Team. Earlier this week, she was named the Preseason All-SEC Second Team.
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During her senior season, Carter averaged a career-best 14.8 points per game, had a career-high 65 blocked shots and dished out a career-high 42 assists. She led Mississippi State in scoring, rebounding (7.7 rpg), blocked shots (2.1 bpg) and field goal percentage (57%).
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She helped lead the team to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three seasons and helped State become the first team in women's basketball history to advance to the tournament's Second Round after starting in the First Four.
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She has scored 1,273 career points in her career and grabbed 804 career rounds. She has also blocked 184 career shots, dished out 78 assists and earned 55 steals.
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Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds starting today, October 200. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2024 Lisa Leslie Award will be narrowed to 10, and then in late February, to just five. In March, the five finalists will be presented to Leslie and the Hall of Fame's selection committee, where a winner will be selected.
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2024 Lisa Leslie Award Watch List
Cameron Brink, Stanford
Jessika Carter, Mississippi State
Alexis Markowski, Nebraska
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Tamari Key, Tennessee
Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana
Taylor Jones, Texas
Taiyanna Jackson, Kansas
Bella Murekatete, Washington State
Ayoka Lee, Kansas St.
Rayah Marshall, USC
Sedona Prince, TCU
Lauren Betts, UCLA
Liz Scott, Oklahoma
Kennedy Brown, Duke
Ila Lane, Cal
Raegan Beers, Oregon State
Kamila Cardosa, South Carolina
Desi-Rae Young, UNLV
Maria Gakdeng, North Carolina
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For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU women's basketball on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateWBK."
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– HailState.com –
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