Nebraska women’s basketball star Alexis Markowski was named to the Preseason Women’s Top 50 Watch List for the John R. Wooden Award. This news was confirmed on Thursday per a release from the athletic department.
The award is given annually to that season’s most outstanding men’s and women’s basketball players.
Markowski would undoubtedly fit the bill for the Huskers. She had a tremendous year last year, averaging 15.7 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. She has also made her way into the Nebraska women’s basketball record books. She has 41 double-doubles, which are the most in program history.
Markowski is one of the most decorated players in Nebraska women’s basketball history. Her play will undoubtedly be crucial to the program’s success this season.
So far this season, she has been averaging 14.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game on 87.5% shooting.
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