Lincoln - Nebraska's Kate Cain claimed one of 20 spots on the preseason watch list for the 2019 Lisa Leslie Award announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Friday, Oct. 26.
The Lisa Leslie Award is in its second season of recognizing the top centers in NCAA Division I women's college basketball. It is named after the three-time All-American and 1994 National Player of the Year. The award will be announced by ESPN at the 2019 NCAA Women's Final Four in Tampa.
Cain, a 6-5 sophomore from Middletown, N.