SPRINGFIELD, MASS. (October 20, 2023) – Washington State Women's Basketball center Bella Murekatete was named one of 20 candidates for the 2024 Lisa Leslie Award, The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Friday.
Named after the three-time All-American,1994 National Player of the Year and Class of 2015 Hall of Famer, the annual award, in its seventh year, recognizes the top centers in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
Murekatete is named to the watch list for the third straight season and is one of six Pac-12 Conference centers recognized.