Men’s and Women’s Basketball Candidates Announced for the 2021-22 Senior CLASS Award
December 07, 2021
Download in PDF formatOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (December 7, 2021) – 60 NCAA® men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes, who excel both on and off the court, were selected as candidates today for the 2021-22 Senior CLASS Award®.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
The men’s and women’s candidates will be narrowed to two fields of ten finalists later in the season, and those names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will then select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four C’s of community, classroom, character and competition.
The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2022 NCAA Men’s Final Four® and NCAA Women’s Final Four® this spring.
For more information on the candidates, please visit http://www.seniorclassaward.com.
Women’s Basketball 2021-22 Candidates
| Name | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Shakira Austin | C | Ole Miss |
| Katie Benzan | G | Maryland |
| Grace Berger | G | Indiana |
| Conley Chinn | F | Belmont |
| Elissa Cunane | C | NC State |
| Andra Espinoza-Hunter | G/F | Seton Hall |
| Dru Gylten | G | Utah |
| Gabi Haack | G | Bradley |
| Sara Hamson | C | BYU |
| Lauren Heard | G | TCU |
| Lexi Held | G | DePaul |
| Destanni Henderson | G | South Carolina |
| Naz Hillmon | F | Michigan |
| Rhyne Howard | G | Kentucky |
| Lexie Hull | G | Stanford |
| Tylee Irwin | F | South Dakota State |
| Morgan Jones | G | Florida State |
| Dorka Juhász | F | UConn |
| Lotta-Maj Lahtinen | G | Georgia Tech |
| Jordan Lewis | G | Baylor |
| Sonya Morris | G | DePaul |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | F | UConn |
| Ali Patberg | G | Indiana |
| Aisha Sheppard | G | Virginia Tech |
| NaLyssa Smith | F | Baylor |
| Sam Thomas | F | Arizona |
| Lauren Van Kleunen | F | Marquette |
| Abby Wahl | F/C | Eastern Illinois |
| Macee Williams | F/C | IUPUI |
| Christyn Williams | G | UConn |
Men’s Basketball 2021-22 Candidates
| Name | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Barcello | G | BYU |
| Evan Battey | F | Colorado |
| Jules Bernard | G | UCLA |
| Buddy Boeheim | G | Syracuse |
| Eli Brooks | G | Michigan |
| Garrison Brooks | F | Mississippi State |
| Brad Davison | G | Wisconsin |
| Anthony Duruji | F | Florida |
| Trent Frazier | G | Illinois |
| John Fulkerson | F | Tennessee |
| Jacob Gilyard | G | Richmond |
| Tanner Groves | F/C | Oklahoma |
| Tate Hall | G/F | Loyola Chicago |
| Ron Harper Jr. | G/F | Rutgers |
| John Harrar | F | Penn State |
| Ryan Hawkins | F | Creighton |
| ShanQuan Hemphill | F | Drake |
| Myles Johnson | C | UCLA |
| Jarkel Joiner | G | Ole Miss |
| Gavin Kensmil | F | Stephen F. Austin |
| Isaac Likekele | G | Oklahoma State |
| Kameron McGusty | G | Miami |
| Alex Morales | G | Wagner |
| Justyn Mutts | F | Virginia Tech |
| Austin Phyfe | F | Northern Iowa |
| D’Shawn Schwartz | G/F | George Mason |
| Eli Scott | G/F | Loyola Marymount |
| Sasha Stefanovic | G | Purdue |
| Hunter Tyson | F | Clemson |
| Lucas Williamson | G | Loyola Chicago |
