Story by: Patrick O'Connell, Position Sports // mediarelations@positionsports.com
 
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. --  The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced the Top 10 candidates for the 2024 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award.
 
Named after the first player, male or female, named to an All-America Team in four straight college seasons, the annual award, now in its seventh year, recognizes the top shooting guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the tenacity and scoring prowess of Class of 1993 Hall of Famer Ann Meyers.
 
2024 Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award Candidates
 
Abbey Hsu -- Columbia
Charisma Osborne -- UCLA
Ta'Niya Latson -- Florida State
Paige Bueckers -- UConn
Sara Scalia -- Indiana
JuJu Watkins -- USC
Mikaylah Williams -- LSU
Charlisse Leger-Walker -- Washington State
Saniya Rivers -- NC State
JJ Quinerly -- West Virginia
 
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2023-24 season
 
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting Friday, January 26, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
 
In March, five finalists will be presented to Meyers Drysdale and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Selection Committee comprises top women's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.
 
The winner of the 2024 Meyers Drysdale Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the four other members of the Women's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard), Cheryl Miller Award (Small Forward), the Katrina McClain Award (Power Forward), and the Lisa Leslie Award (Center), in addition to the Men's Starting Five.
 
Previous winners of the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award are Zia Cooke, South Carolina (2023), Christyn Williams, UConn (2022), Ashley Owusu, Maryland (2021), Aari McDonald, Arizona (2020), Asia Durr, Louisville (2019), and Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State (2018).
 
For more information on the 2024 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophallU and #MeyersAward on X (formally Twitter) and Instagram.