Indiana University guard Ali Patberg has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2020 Nancy Lieberman Award that was announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Monday. The award recognizes the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball.
Patberg, a redshirt junior from Columbus North, is the first finalist for the award in the IU program’s history.
Patberg also is one of 20 players in the country named to the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch list. It is chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts based on their performances during the first half of the season.
This past week on the court, Patberg finished with 10 points, three rebounds and four assists in a 57-53 win over Nebraska on Sunday. She also had 16 points five rebounds and 11 assists in a 79-69 loss to Maryland on Thursday.
The Hoosiers, ranked No. 20 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll, are 19-6 overall and 9-4 in the Big Ten Conference.
