SPRINGFIELD, Mass. South Dakota State junior Brooklyn Meyer was named a Top 10 candidate for the Lisa Leslie Award on Friday.
The Lisa Leslie Award, now in its eighth year, recognizes the top centers in Division I womens 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 Womens 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 Feb. 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 Fames 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 Mens and Womens 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.
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