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Women’s Basketball’s Harmon named to Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list
02.05.2025 | Women's Basketball
Harmon on 15-player watch list for Defensive Player of the Year award.
ATLANTA — Texas women's basketball's Rori Harmon has been named to the 2025 Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year presented by MOLECULE Watch List the Atlanta Tipoff Club/Naismith Awards announced on Wednesday.
Harmon, the 2023 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year is the defensive leader for the Longhorns and sets the tone for head coach Vic Schaefer's team. Harmon picks up at 94 feet and is usually guarding the top offensive player for the Texas opponent.
Harmon is averaging 2.4 steals per game for the Longhorns this season and has 253 career steals, which ranks 11th on the Texas all-time list.
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List
Lauren Betts UCLA
Talaysia Cooper Tennessee
Rori Harmon Texas
Hannah Hidalgo Notre Dame
Ayoka Lee Kansas State
Rayah Marshall USC
Megan McConnell Duquesne
Aneesah Morrow LSU
Khamil Pierre Vanderbilt
Sedona Prince TCU
JJ Quinerly West Virginia
Taylor Thierry Ohio State
Makayla Timpson Florida State
JuJu Watkins USC
Serah Williams Wisconsin
