West Virginia guard JJ Quinerly has been named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year Award Watchlist.
The watchlist features 40 players rom across the country, while this is voted on by U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Quinerly was one of three Big 12 players selected as the 40 players that will be on the ballot for the award.
Quinerly has started all 27 of WVU’s games this season, and is averaging 19.7 points per game, shooting 46 percent from the field, 33.6 percent from three, and is averaging 3.2 steals per game as well.
The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award is presented annually to the women’s national player of the year by the USBWA. Named for the legendary UCLA guard, the award was first presented in the 1987-88 season and formally named in Meyers Drysdale’s honor in the 2011-12 season.
