The Naismith Trophy announced its mid-season team for the 2021 Player of the Year award.
Sabrina Ionescu, from Oregon, won the 2020 award.
The list includes 30 players from 7 different conferences.
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Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard returns to the 2021 list after becoming a finalist in 2020.
The list will be narrowed down to 10 semifinalists on March 2 before being reduced to four finalists again on March 19.
2021 Women’s College Jersey’s Player of the Year Award winner Mike’s Naismith will be announced on April 3, the day before the NCAA championship game.
See the full Midseason team below.
| FULL NAME | CLASS | POSITION | SCHOOL | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliyah Boston | Like this. | F | South Carolina | SEC |
| Paige Bueckers | Fr. | G | UConn | BIG EAST |
| Caitlin Clark | Fr. | G | Iowa | Big Ten |
| Charli Collier | Jr. | F / C | Texas | Big 12 |
| Zia Cooke | Like this. | G | South Carolina | SEC |
| Elissa Cunane | Jr. | Ç | NC State | ACC |
| Rennia Davis | Sir | G / F | Tennessee | SEC |
| Chelsea Dungee | Sir | G | Arkansas | SEC |
| Dana Evans | Sir | G | Louisville | ACC |
| Kysre Gondrezick | Sir | G | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| Arella Guirantes | Sir | G | Rutgers | Big Ten |
| Anastasia Hayes | Jr. | G | Middle Tennessee State | C-USA |
| Naz Hillmon | Jr. | F | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Rhyne Howard | Jr. | G | Kentucky | SEC |
| Rickea Jackson | Like this. | F | Mississippi St. | SEC |
| Ashley Joens | Jr. | G / F | Iowa State | Big 12 |
| Haley Jones | Like this. | G | Stanford | Pac-12 |
| N’dea Jones | Sir | F | Texas A&M | SEC |
| Dorka Juhász | Jr. | F | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Natasha Mack | Sir | F | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
| Aari McDonald | Sir | G | Arizona | Pac-12 |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | Jr. | F | UConn | BIG EAST |
| Michaela Onyenwere | Sir | F | UCLA | Pac-12 |
| Charisma Osborne | Like this. | G | UCLA | Pac-12 |
| Ashley Owusu | Like this. | G | Maryland | Big Ten |
| Lindsey Pulliam | Sir | G | Northwest | Big Ten |
| NaLyssa Smith | Jr. | F | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Jasmine Walker | Sir | F | Alabama | SEC |
| Kiana Williams | Sir | G | Stanford | Pac-12 |
| Christyn Williams | Jr. | G | UConn | BIG EAST |
