AUSTIN, Texas – Texas women's basketball head coach Karen Aston has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the 2017 Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Friday morning.
The Naismith Award national voting academy will submit their ballots to narrow the list down to four finalists, which will be announced on March 15.
Aston, who on Wednesday was named the Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year, has directed the Longhorns to a 22-7 overall record this season – including six wins against Associated Press Top-25 opponents – and a 15-3 mark in Big 12 Conference play.