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Lauren Betts, Kiki Rice Make Naismith Trophy Late-Season Player of the Year Team
February 17, 2026 | Women's Basketball
ATLANTA โ Seniors Lauren Betts and Kiki Rice were included in 30-player 2026 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Late-Season Team, the Atlanta Tipoff Club and Naismith Awards announced Tuesday.
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The Bruin center anchors UCLA on both ends; she averages a team-leading 16.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game on No. 2-ranked UCLA. Lauren Betts has a conference-leading 10 double-doubles on the season, including a monstrous 16-point, 16-rebound outing to help UCLA get past No. 8 Michigan (Feb. 8).
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The point guard has scored in double figures in 24 games this season and is averaging a career-high 15.5 points per game on .509/.419/.890 splits. She secured 1,500-career points at No. 19 Ohio State (Dec. 28) and 500-career assists at No. 25 Nebraska (Jan. 11). Rice is aggressively hunting rebounds, averaging a career-high 6.5 boards; she leads UCLA with 129 defensive rebounds.
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2026 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Late-Season Team
Raegan Beers โ Oklahoma
Lauren Betts โ UCLA
Mikayla Blakes โ Vanderbilt
Madison Booker โ Texas
Jaloni Cambridge โ Ohio State
Aaliyah Chavez โ Oklahoma
Audi Crooks โ Iowa State
Jazzy Davidson โ USC
Maggie Doogan โ Richmond
Joyce Edwards โ South Carolina
Toby Fournier โ Duke
Azzi Fudd โ UConn
Rori Harmon โ Texas
Ava Heiden โ Iowa
Hannah Hidalgo โ Notre Dame
Flau'jae Johnson โ LSU
Ta'Niya Latson โ South Carolina
Cotie McMahon โ Ole Miss
Olivia Miles โ TCU
Oluchi Oknanwa โ Maryland
Olivia Olson โ Michigan
Khamil Pierre โ NC State
Kiki Rice โ UCLA
Taliah Scott โ Baylor
Sayvia Sellers โ Washington
Clara Strack โ Kentucky
Sarah Strong โ UConn
Syla Swords โ Michigan
Grace VanSlooten โ Michigan State
Mikaylah Williams โ LSU
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The Bruin center anchors UCLA on both ends; she averages a team-leading 16.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game on No. 2-ranked UCLA. Lauren Betts has a conference-leading 10 double-doubles on the season, including a monstrous 16-point, 16-rebound outing to help UCLA get past No. 8 Michigan (Feb. 8).
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The point guard has scored in double figures in 24 games this season and is averaging a career-high 15.5 points per game on .509/.419/.890 splits. She secured 1,500-career points at No. 19 Ohio State (Dec. 28) and 500-career assists at No. 25 Nebraska (Jan. 11). Rice is aggressively hunting rebounds, averaging a career-high 6.5 boards; she leads UCLA with 129 defensive rebounds.
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2026 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Late-Season Team
Raegan Beers โ Oklahoma
Lauren Betts โ UCLA
Mikayla Blakes โ Vanderbilt
Madison Booker โ Texas
Jaloni Cambridge โ Ohio State
Aaliyah Chavez โ Oklahoma
Audi Crooks โ Iowa State
Jazzy Davidson โ USC
Maggie Doogan โ Richmond
Joyce Edwards โ South Carolina
Toby Fournier โ Duke
Azzi Fudd โ UConn
Rori Harmon โ Texas
Ava Heiden โ Iowa
Hannah Hidalgo โ Notre Dame
Flau'jae Johnson โ LSU
Ta'Niya Latson โ South Carolina
Cotie McMahon โ Ole Miss
Olivia Miles โ TCU
Oluchi Oknanwa โ Maryland
Olivia Olson โ Michigan
Khamil Pierre โ NC State
Kiki Rice โ UCLA
Taliah Scott โ Baylor
Sayvia Sellers โ Washington
Clara Strack โ Kentucky
Sarah Strong โ UConn
Syla Swords โ Michigan
Grace VanSlooten โ Michigan State
Mikaylah Williams โ LSU
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