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Rickea Jackson named to Cheryl Miller Award top 10 watch list

Tennessee’s Rickea Jackson named to Cheryl Miller Award top 10 watch list.

Rickea Jackson is one of 10 candidates named for the 2023-24 Cheryl Miller Award watch list by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.

Jackson has made the top 10 list for a third time during her career.

The Cheryl Miller Award also recognizes the top small forwards in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball.

Jackson is averaging 19.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game during the 2023-24 regular-season.

Jackson joins Madison Booker (Texas), Mara Braun (Minnesota), McKenzie Forbes (USC), Yarden Garzon (Indiana), Kiki Jefferson (Louisville), Jordan King (Marquette), Aneesah Morrow (LSU), Alyssa Ustby (North Carolina) and Cotie McMahon (Ohio State).

Rickea Jackson named to Cheryl Miller Award watch list

Lady Vols’ Rickea Jackson named to Cheryl Miller Award watch list.

Lady Vols’ forward and fifth-year senior Rickea Jackson has been named to the 2024 Cheryl Miller Award watch list by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s College Basketball Coaches Association.

Jackson, a finalist for the award in 2023, is one of 20 players named to the preseason watch list.

The award is named after three-time Naismith Player of the Year Cheryl Miller. She played at USC and was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 1995.

The award is issued annually to the best small forward in NCAA Division I women’s college basketball.

Jackson, a semifinalist for the award in 2021, averaged 19.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game last season. She is a three-time WCBA All-America Honorable Mention and three-time All-SEC standout.

Rickea Jackson named finalist for Cheryl Miller Award

Lady Vols’ Rickea Jackson named finalist for Cheryl Miller Award.

Lady Vols’ senior Rickea Jackson is one of five finalists for the Cheryl Miller Award.

The award is named for Miller, a former USC standout and three-time Naismith Player of the Year, and goes to the top small forward. It is awarded by the Naismith Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.

The other finalists include Ashley Jones (Iowa State), Haley Jones (Stanford), Gianna Kneepkens (Utah) and Madi Williams (Oklahoma).

Jackson advances to the top five for the honor. She made the top-10 list for the award in 2020-21, while playing at Mississippi State.

Jackson earned First-Team All-SEC honors for the first time in her career.

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