by SALT LAKE CITY — Utah women’s basketball’s Alissa Pili has been named as a Top 10 Candidate for the 2024 Katrina McClain Award.
Pili is one of two athletes from the Pac-12 on the list joined by Kiki Iriafen from Stanford.
Fans can support Pili in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting starting Friday, January 26, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
Pili caught national attention after putting up a career-high 37 points against No. 1 South Carolina on Dec. 10. Against the Gamecocks, Pili shot 65.2 percent from the field going 15-23. She went 3-6 from beyond the arc and 4-4 from the free throw line. She also managed two rebounds, one assist and three steals.
She’s averaging 22.4 points per game so far this season, ranking No. 8 in the NCAA. She’s racked up 425 total points this season which is No. 4 in the NCAA. She is 15th in the nation in field goal percentage as she’s shooting 61.2 percent this season. Pili is shooting 45.5 percent from the three this season going 35-77. She’s gone 78-95 from the free throw line for 82.1 percent. She’s averaging 5.7 rebounds per game.
Pili was a Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference selection for this season. She was recently ranked at No. 4 on ESPN’s WBB Top 25 players list. She earned an honorable mention on the AP Preseason All-American list and was also named to the preseason Naismith Award Watchlist and Wade Trophy Preseason Watchlist. Pili was also named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25.
Pili was a WBCA All-American last season and was named an AP and USBWA Second Team All-American. She was the 2023 Pac-12 Player of the Year and earned Pac-12 All-Conference honors.
She ended the 2022-23 season 16th in the nation in scoring averaging 20.7 points per game. She was also 14th in the nation in field goal percentage shooting 59 percent on the year. Pili averaged 5.6 rebounds per game and 2.2 assists per game. She also shot 42 percent from the three and 79 percent from the free throw line.
