DURHAM, N.C. – Duke women's basketball junior guard Taina Mair was announced as one of 20 candidates selected to the 2025 Nancy Lieberman Award Preseason Watch List, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced Monday.
Now in its 26th year, the Nancy Lieberman Award recognizes the top point guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the floor leadership, playmaking and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman.
Mair started all 34 games for Duke during the 2023-24 season and led the Blue Devils in four categories, including assists (3.