Wells Makes Cheryl Miller Award Watchlist
Oct 27, 2021 | Women's Basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Texas A&M women's basketball's Kayla Wells was selected to the Cheryl Miller Award Watchlist, featuring 20 of the best small forwards in the country, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced on Wednesday.
Wells has been named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watchlist for the third time in her career. The Dallas native is entering her fifth season on the A&M roster, after deciding to come back to Aggieland and not enter the 2021 WNBA Draft this offseason.
Earlier this week, the graduate student found herself on the Preseason All-Southeastern Conference Second Team. The Aggie has played in 125 games in the Maroon & White and has made 94 starts for head coach Gary Blair.
Wells begins the 2021-22 season as the all-time leader in 3-point field goal percentage (.369) and currently sits at 13th on the A&M all-time scoring list with 1,321 career points.
Wells and the Aggies hit the court for the first time this season in an exhibition game versus Oklahoma Baptist at 7 p.m. at Reed Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 3. Attendance is free to the public. The team was picked to finish second by the league coaches and is No. 23 in the Associated Press Preseason Top-25 Poll.
Season tickets for the upcoming season are available through the 12th Man Foundation and can be purchased online here or via the 12th Man Mobile app.
About Cheryl Miller:
Cheryl Miller took women's basketball to a new level, literally and figuratively. With her tremendous leaping ability, athletic dexterity and grace, Miller established a legacy throughout her high school and college career that is unparalleled. Playing for Riverside Polytechnic High School (CA), in 1982, Miller set the single game scoring record of 105 points. As a collegiate forward at the University of Southern California from 1982 to 1986, Miller helped bring women's basketball to the forefront of American sports. In 1984, she led the Olympic team to gold averaging more than 16 points per game. Her superior athletic ability and engaging persona placed her among the elite in the world of college and professional athletics. In 1986, Sports Illustrated named Miller as the best male or female player in college basketball. In a spectacular career, Miller scored 3,018 total career points and was a four-time All-American. Miller was named Naismith Player of the Year three times and earned the Wade Trophy once. Miller was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2010. Since retiring from professional play, Miller has had a very successful career as a WNBA GM, professional and collegiate coach, and sportscaster for TNT, ESPN and NBC for the 1996 Olympics.
College basketball fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies here in each of the three rounds. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2022 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award will be narrowed to 10 and then in late February to just five. In March the five finalists will be presented to Ms. Miller and the Hall of Fame's selection committee where a winner will be selected. The winner of the 2022 Cheryl Miller Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the other four members of the Women's Starting Five.
2022 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award Candidates
FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 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.
Wells has been named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watchlist for the third time in her career. The Dallas native is entering her fifth season on the A&M roster, after deciding to come back to Aggieland and not enter the 2021 WNBA Draft this offseason.
Earlier this week, the graduate student found herself on the Preseason All-Southeastern Conference Second Team. The Aggie has played in 125 games in the Maroon & White and has made 94 starts for head coach Gary Blair.
Wells begins the 2021-22 season as the all-time leader in 3-point field goal percentage (.369) and currently sits at 13th on the A&M all-time scoring list with 1,321 career points.
Wells and the Aggies hit the court for the first time this season in an exhibition game versus Oklahoma Baptist at 7 p.m. at Reed Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 3. Attendance is free to the public. The team was picked to finish second by the league coaches and is No. 23 in the Associated Press Preseason Top-25 Poll.
Season tickets for the upcoming season are available through the 12th Man Foundation and can be purchased online here or via the 12th Man Mobile app.
About Cheryl Miller:
Cheryl Miller took women's basketball to a new level, literally and figuratively. With her tremendous leaping ability, athletic dexterity and grace, Miller established a legacy throughout her high school and college career that is unparalleled. Playing for Riverside Polytechnic High School (CA), in 1982, Miller set the single game scoring record of 105 points. As a collegiate forward at the University of Southern California from 1982 to 1986, Miller helped bring women's basketball to the forefront of American sports. In 1984, she led the Olympic team to gold averaging more than 16 points per game. Her superior athletic ability and engaging persona placed her among the elite in the world of college and professional athletics. In 1986, Sports Illustrated named Miller as the best male or female player in college basketball. In a spectacular career, Miller scored 3,018 total career points and was a four-time All-American. Miller was named Naismith Player of the Year three times and earned the Wade Trophy once. Miller was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2010. Since retiring from professional play, Miller has had a very successful career as a WNBA GM, professional and collegiate coach, and sportscaster for TNT, ESPN and NBC for the 1996 Olympics.
College basketball fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies here in each of the three rounds. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2022 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award will be narrowed to 10 and then in late February to just five. In March the five finalists will be presented to Ms. Miller and the Hall of Fame's selection committee where a winner will be selected. The winner of the 2022 Cheryl Miller Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the other four members of the Women's Starting Five.
2022 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award Candidates
| Sam Thomas | Arizona |
| Taylor Soule | Boston College |
| Elizabeth Balogun | Duke |
| Grace Berger | Indiana |
| Ashley Jones | Iowa State |
| Rhyne Howard | Kentucky |
| Emily Engstler | Louisville |
| Laura Van Kleunen | Marquette |
| Chloe Bibby | Maryland |
| Rickea Jackson | Mississippi St. |
| Alyssa Utsby | North Carolina |
| Erica Johnson | Ohio |
| Madi Williams | Oklahoma |
| Andra Espinoza-Hunter | Seton Hall |
| Myah Selland | South Dakota State |
| Haley Jones | Stanford |
| Mia Davis | Temple |
| Rae Burrell | Tennessee |
| Kayla Wells | Texas A&M |
| Vivian Gray | Texas Tech |
FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 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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