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Four named to USBWA Player of the Year watch list

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced the midseason watch list for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and includes four SEC student-athletes: Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State; Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina; A'ja Wilson, South Carolina; and Diamond Deshields, Tennessee.

Vivians sits atop the SEC scoring leader board at 17.7 ppg and is third in league contests with a 16.6 average. Her play this past week put her into 25th place in MSU history with 876 career points. She is 134 points from matching her rookie season total (505). Vivians also rates in the Top 15 in rebounding in conference play, hauling down 6.