SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – South Dakota State junior Brooklyn Meyer was named a Top 10 candidate for the Lisa Leslie Award Friday.
The Lisa Leslie Award, now in its eighth year, recognizes the top centers in Division I women’s college basketball. It is named after the three-time All-American, 1994 National Player of the Year, and Class of 2015 Hall of Famer. The annual award is presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in conjunction with the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
Meyer leads the Jackrabbits in scoring with 17.7 points per game and shoots .631 from the floor, which ranks 10th in the country this season. She also contributes 5.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists, on average. Meyer has scored at least 20 points nine times this season, including a pair of 30-point games.
Meyer, the reigning Summit League Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, has powered the Jacks to a 20-3 overall record and 10-0 mark in the Summit League. SDSU is on a 10-game win streak and has won 17 of its last 18 games. The Jacks have two wins over ranked teams on their resume.
Meyer is the only mid-major student-athlete on the Lisa Leslie watch list. The full top 10 list is below. SDSU senior Oscar Cluff was selected a a top 10 candidate for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award, also announced Friday.
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting in both of the remaining rounds starting today, February 7, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In March, the Top 10 list will be narrowed to just five, and in late March, the five finalists will be presented to Leslie and the Hall of Fame’s selection committees, where winners will be selected. The Selection Committee for the Lisa Leslie Award is composed of top college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.
The winner of the 2025 Abdul-Jabbar and Leslie Awards will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the other four members of the Men’s and Women’s Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Bob Cousy and Nancy Lieberman Awards (Point Guard), Jerry West and Ann Meyers Drysdale Awards (Shooting Guard), Julius Erving and Cheryl Miller Awards (Small Forward), and the Karl Malone and Katrina McClain Awards (Power Forward).
For more information on the 2025 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Lisa Leslie Awards and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophallu, #KareemAward, and #LeslieAward on X and Instagram.
Lisa Leslie Top 10 Candidates:
Audi Crooks, Iowa State
Ayoka Lee, Kansas State
Clara Strack, Kentucky
Alexis Markowski, Nebraska
Raegan Beers, Oklahoma
Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State
Sedona Prince, TCU
Taylor Jones, Texas
Lauren Betts, UCLA
Rayah Marshall, USC
About the WBCA:
Founded in 1981, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women’s and girls’ basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers, and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to those organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players, and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. For more information, visit us online: WBCA.org, follow @wbca1981, or call 1-770-279-8027.
About the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting, preserving, and celebrating the game of basketball at every level—men and women, amateur and professional players, coaches, and contributors—both domestically and internationally. The Hall of Fame museum is home to more than 475 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history. Nearly 200,000 people visit the Hall of Fame museum each year to learn about the game, experience the interactive exhibits, and test their skills on the Jerry Colangelo “Court of Dreams.” Best known for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the game’s elite, the Hall of Fame also operates over 70 high school and collegiate competitions annually throughout the country and abroad. For more information on the Basketball Hall of Fame organization, its museum, and events, visit hoophall.com and follow @hoophallU.