ATLANTA – Texas A&M's N'dea Jones was named to the 2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Midseason Team, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Tuesday.
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Jones is averaging 12.6 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. She is fourth in the country in double-doubles (12) and total boards (205). The Lawrenceville, Georgia, native has led the Aggies to an 18-1 record and the No. 6 spot in the Associated Press Top-25 poll.
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Jones is also in the running for the Katrina McClain, Senior CLASS and Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year Awards. Earlier this season, she became A&M's all-time leader in double-doubles and is 30 rebounds away from becoming the Aggies' all-time leader.
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The midseason team is comprised of 30 of the best players in the country. Jones is joined by six other Southeastern Conference student-athletes.
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About the Naismith Trophy
Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, the family of Naismith Awards annually recognizes the most outstanding men's and women's college and high school basketball players and coaches. Other Naismith Awards are presented to the men's and women's college basketball defensive players of the year, as well as lifetime achievement awards to basketball officials and outstanding contributors to the game. UCLA's Lew Alcindor received the first Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy in 1969, while the late Anne Donovan (Old Dominion) was the inaugural women's recipient in 1983. Corporate partners of the Naismith Awards include Jersey Mike's and Werner Ladder.
The competition will be narrowed down to 10 national semifinalists on March 2, 2021, and four finalists will be named on March 19, 2021. The winner of the 2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy for Women's Player of the Year will be announced on April 3, 2021.
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Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M women's basketball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M women's basketball team on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieWBB.
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2021 Jersey Mike's Midseason Team
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Jones is averaging 12.6 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. She is fourth in the country in double-doubles (12) and total boards (205). The Lawrenceville, Georgia, native has led the Aggies to an 18-1 record and the No. 6 spot in the Associated Press Top-25 poll.
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Jones is also in the running for the Katrina McClain, Senior CLASS and Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year Awards. Earlier this season, she became A&M's all-time leader in double-doubles and is 30 rebounds away from becoming the Aggies' all-time leader.
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The midseason team is comprised of 30 of the best players in the country. Jones is joined by six other Southeastern Conference student-athletes.
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About the Naismith Trophy
Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, the family of Naismith Awards annually recognizes the most outstanding men's and women's college and high school basketball players and coaches. Other Naismith Awards are presented to the men's and women's college basketball defensive players of the year, as well as lifetime achievement awards to basketball officials and outstanding contributors to the game. UCLA's Lew Alcindor received the first Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy in 1969, while the late Anne Donovan (Old Dominion) was the inaugural women's recipient in 1983. Corporate partners of the Naismith Awards include Jersey Mike's and Werner Ladder.
The competition will be narrowed down to 10 national semifinalists on March 2, 2021, and four finalists will be named on March 19, 2021. The winner of the 2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy for Women's Player of the Year will be announced on April 3, 2021.
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FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M women's basketball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M women's basketball team on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieWBB.
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2021 Jersey Mike's Midseason Team
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| Last Name | First Name | Class | Position | School | Conference |
| Boston | Aliyah | So. | F | South Carolina | SEC |
| Bueckers | Paige | Fr. | G | UConn | BIG EAST |
| Clark | Caitlin | Fr. | G | Iowa | Big Ten |
| Collier | Charli | Jr. | F/C | Texas | Big 12 |
| Cooke | Zia | So. | G | South Carolina | SEC |
| Cunane | Elissa | Jr. | C | NC State | ACC |
| Davis | Rennia | Sr. | G/F | Tennessee | SEC |
| Dungee | Chelsea | Sr. | G | Arkansas | SEC |
| Evans | Dana | Sr. | G | Louisville | ACC |
| Gondrezick | Kysre | Sr. | G | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| Guirantes | Arella | Sr. | G | Rutgers | Big Ten |
| Hayes | Anastasia | Jr. | G | Middle Tennessee State | C-USA |
| Hillmon | Naz | Jr. | F | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Howard | Rhyne | Jr. | G | Kentucky | SEC |
| Jackson | Rickea | So. | F | Mississippi St. | SEC |
| Joens | Ashley | Jr. | G/F | Iowa State | Big 12 |
| Jones | Haley | So. | G | Stanford | Pac-12 |
| Jones | N'dea | Sr. | F | Texas A&M | SEC |
| Juhász | Dorka | Jr. | F | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Mack | Natasha | Sr. | F | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
| McDonald | Aari | Sr. | G | Arizona | Pac-12 |
| Nelson-Ododa | Olivia | Jr. | F | UConn | BIG EAST |
| Onyenwere | Michaela | Sr. | F | UCLA | Pac-12 |
| Osborne | Charisma | So. | G | UCLA | Pac-12 |
| Owusu | Ashley | So. | G | Maryland | Big Ten |
| Pulliam | Lindsey | Sr. | G | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Smith | NaLyssa | Jr. | F | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Walker | Jasmine | Sr. | F | Alabama | SEC |
| Williams | Kiana | Sr. | G | Stanford | Pac-12 |
| Williams | Christyn | Jr. | G | UConn | BIG EAST |