Springfield, Mass — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) today announced the 20-player watch-list for the 2023 Katrina McClain Award and Villanova star forward Maddy Siegrist is one of the 20 players named to the list. Named after the two-time All-American and 1987 National Player of the Year, the annual award in its sixth year recognizes the top power forwards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
 
Siegrist, who is the reigning BIG EAST Player of the Year, led the Wildcats to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2018 last season by shattering the BIG EAST record for scoring averaging 27.9 points per game over 17 league contests, besting the previous mark of 26.6 which had been on the books since 1991-92. Additionally, she finished second in rebounding at 9.9 boards per game, and 10^th in both steals (1.6) and blocks (0.9). Siegrist's overall scoring average of 25.3 points per game ranked second nationally in 2021-22 and she reached the 30-point mark a BIG EAST-best nine times, the 20-point threshold 21 times and notched 12 double-doubles.
 
In addition to being the BIG EAST Player of the Year last year, she earned third team All-American accolades from both the USBWA and Associated Press. Siegrist has garnered first team All-BIG EAST honors the last three seasons.
 
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds starting Friday, October 21. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2023 Katrina McClain Award will be narrowed to 10 and then in late February to just five. In March the five finalists will be presented to McClain and the Hall of Fame's selection committee where a winner will be selected.
 
The winner of the 2023 Katrina McClain Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the other four members of the Women's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard), Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (Shooting Guard), Cheryl Miller Award (Small Forward) and the Lisa Leslie Award (Center), in addition to the Men's Starting Five.