UConn junior guard Tiffany Hayes and senior forward Maya Moore were among 50 players named as preseason candidates for the Naismith Trophy, the premier individual honor in women's college basketball. Here's the complete list

The Naismith Trophy will be awarded on April 4 at the NCAA
Women’s Final Four in Indianapolis.

In late February, the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Board of Selectors will compile a mid-season team of the top 30 players in the nation. Then in March, the Naismith Trophy voting academy will vote to narrow the list to the four finalists.

Name School Position Class
Danielle Adams Texas A&M Forward/Center Senior
Kachine Alexander Iowa Guard Senior
LaSondra Barrett LSU Forward Junior
Angie Bjorklund Tennessee Guard/Forward Senior
Kelsey Bolte Iowa State Guard Senior
Jessica Breland North Carolina Forward Senior
Kelley Cain Tennessee Center Junior
Cetera DeGraffenreid North Carolina Guard Senior
Elena Delle Donne Delaware Forward/Guard Sophomore
Skylar Diggins Notre Dame Guard Sophomore
Jasmine Dixon UCLA Forward Junior
Victoria Dunlap Kentucky Forward Senior
Dawn Evans James Madison Guard Senior
Casey Garrison Missouri State Guard Junior
Brittney Griner Baylor Power Forward Sophomore
Keisha Hampton DePaul Forward Junior
Amber Harris Xavier Forward Senior
Tiffany Hayes Connecticut Guard Junior
Ify Ibekwe Arizona Forward Senior
Amy Jaeschke Northwestern Center Senior
Shenise Johnson Miami (Florida) Guard Junior
Melissa Jones Baylor Guard Senior
Jantel Lavender Ohio State Center Senior
Italee Lucas North Carolina Guard Senior
A’dia Mathies Kentucky Guard Sophomore
Sarah Miles West Virginia Guard Senior
Alex Montgomery Georgia Tech Guard/Forward Senior
Maya Moore Connecticut Forward Senior
Nnemkadi Ogwumike Stanford Forward Junior
Kayla Pedersen Stanford Forward Senior
Ta’Shia Phillips Xavier Center Senior
Jeanette Pohlen Stanford Guard Senior
Samantha Prahalis Ohio State Guard Junior
Lauren Prochaska Ohio State Guard Junior
Chastity Reed Arkansas – Little Rock Forward Senior
Monique Reid Louisville Forward Junior
Jence Rhoads Vanderbilt Guard Senior
Danielle Robinson Oklahoma Guard Senior
Ta’Shauna Rodgers Georgetown Guard Sophomore
Shenneika Smith St. John’s Guard Sophomore
Brittany Spears Colorado Forward Senior
Da’Shena Stevens St. John’s Forward Junior
Shekinna Stricklen Tennessee Guard/Forward Junior
Helena Sverrisdottir TCU Guard/Forward Senior
Carolyn Swords Boston College Center Senior
Louella Tomlinson St. Mary’s Forward Senior
Jasmine Thomas Duke Guard Senior
Courtney Vandersloot Gonzaga Guard Senior
Courtney Ward Florida State Guard Senior
Riquna Williams Miami (Florida) Guard Junior