The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Collier named a semifinalist for Naismith Trophy
03.02.2021 | Women's Basketball
The junior forward/center is averaging 21.4 points and 12.3 rebounds per game this season.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Women's Basketball junior forward/center Charli Collier was one of 11 student-athletes named a semifinalist for the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy for Women's Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Tuesday.
Collier is currently averaging 21.4 points and 12.3 rebounds per game this season, making her the only player in the country currently averaging more than 20 points and 12 rebounds a night. Her scoring average ranks 18th nationally (No. 2 Big 12) and her rebounding tally is the eighth-best by any player in the country (No. 2 Big 12). In addition, Collier has tallied 16 double-doubles – the second-most of any Division I player during the current campaign. She also ranks 11th in field goals made (174), ninth in final points (492), fifth in free throws made 9133), fifth in offensive rebounds per game (5.0) and third in total rebounds (283).
Four finalists for the 2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy for Women's Player of the Year will be named on March 19. The winner will be announced in April.
