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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.

Story originally appeared on Vols Wire