AUBURN, Ala. – For the second straight season, Auburn's Unique Thompson has been named to the Katrina McClain Award watch list, it was announced Thursday.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced the 20 watch list candidates for the 2021 Katrina McClain Award, which is presented annually to the top power forward in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The award is named for former Georgia standout Katrina McClain, a two-time All-American and 1987 National Player of the Year.
Thompson, a 6-3 senior from Theodore, Ala., was an honorable mention All-American and first-team All-SEC selection in 2020. She led the Tigers with 16.2 points and 11.4 rebounds per game last season, ranking sixth in the SEC in scoring and second in rebounds. Her rebounding total also ranked 10th nationally, and her field goal percentage of 58.2 percent was 15th-best nationally and third in the SEC. She has averaged a double-double for two straight seasons, the first player in Auburn history to accomplish that feat. She registered 22 double-doubles in 29 games last season, one shy of claiming the national statistical championship in that category.
For her career, she has 42 double-doubles, which puts her alone in first place in Auburn history and 15 away from entering the SEC all-time top 10. She also enters the 2020-21 season with 888 career rebounds, which ranks eighth in Auburn history, and 1,170 points, just outside the Auburn career top 30.
Thompson and the Tigers begin the 2020-21 season Nov. 25; a full schedule will be announced in the coming days.
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2021 Katrina McClain Award Watch List
Jasmine Walker, Alabama
Cate Reese, Arizona
Unique Thompson, Auburn
NaLyssa Smith, Baylor
Maddi Utti, Fresno State
Natalie Kucowski, Lafayette
Naz Hillmon, Michigan
Jessika Carter, Mississippi State
Sam Brunelle, Notre Dame
Natasha Mack, Oklahoma State
Taylor Jones, Oregon State
Brooklyn McDavid, Pacific
Bethy Mununga, South Florida
Francesca Belibi, Stanford
Cameron Brink, Stanford
N'dea Jones, Texas A&M
Alissa Pili, Southern California
Chelsey Perry, UT Martin
Maddy Siegrist, Villanova
Raneem Elgedawy, Western Kentucky
