While Kentucky Women’s Basketball has been struggling lately as a whole, it certainly isn’t due to the play of senior Rhyne Howard.
The reigning two-time SEC Player of the Year earned another midseason honor on Tuesday afternoon as she was named to the 2022 Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year Watch List. Earlier this month, Howard was tabbed to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List for the third year in a row, which recognizes the nation’s top overall player.
Now, her efforts on the defensive end are being rightfully acknowledged.