Lady Vols’ junior Tamari Key is a finalist for the 2022 Lisa Leslie Award.
The award, in its fifth season, recognizes the top center in NCAA women’s basketball, is presented by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The award is named after hall-of-famer Lisa Leslie, a three-time All-American and 1994 National Player of the Year.
The other four finalists include Ayoka Lee (Kansas State), Elissa Cunane (North Carolina State), Aliyah Boston (South Carolina) and Elizabeth Kitley (Virginia Tech).
Key, who hails from Cary, North Carolina, is averaging 10.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and a nation-leading 3.7 blocks per game.
In 31 contests this season, Key has recorded 10 double-doubles and one triple-double.
Her 115 blocks in 2021-22 represent a school record, breaking Kelly Cain’s mark set in 2009-10.
Key made the SEC All-Defensive Team and was a second-team all-conference standout.
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