Maryland women’s basketball sophomore Angel Reese, the Terps’ leading scorer, has been named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year 2022 Watch List, it was announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Reese is one of 15 total players to be placed on the watch list. Northwestern’s Veronica Burton is the only other player from the Big Ten named to the list.
The forward/guard has been one of the main contributors on both ends of the floor all season for head coach Brenda Frese. Reese averages a double-double with team-highs in points per game (17.