SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced Thursday that redshirt senior Sara Rhine (Eldon, Mo.) of the Drake University women's basketball team has been named to a finalist for the 2020 Katrina McClain Award.
 
This is the second-straight season, Rhine has been selected a finalist for the award. She is coming off a career-high 31 points against then No. 24 Missouri State Sunday. Rhine is currently shooting a blistering 66.8 percent from the field, which leads the Missouri Valley Conference and ranks fourth in the nation. She averages 17.8 points per game, which is second in the MVC behind teammate, Becca Hittner (18.5 ppg) and 7.3 rebounds per game. Her rebounding average is fifth-best in the Valley.
 
Rhine was named to the preseason watch list for the second consecutive year in late October for the McClain Award, which is named after Katrina McClain, the two-time All-American and 1987 National Player of the Year at Georgia, and is awarded to the nation's top power forward.
 
This list will be narrowed down to five finalists sometime in early/mid-March. The winner of the McClain award will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show live from The Novo by Microsoft in Los Angeles, Calif. on Friday, April 10th. New this year for the annual award is fan voting presented by Dell Technologies. Starting Friday, Feb. 14 fans will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite players here.
 
2020 Finalists
Player             School
Cate Reese     Arizona
Lauren Cox     Baylor
Sara Rhine     Drake
Kiah Gilipsie    Florida State
Ayana Mitchell LSU
Naz Hillmon    Michigan
Ruthie Hebard Oregon
Bella Alarie     Princeton
Joyner HolmesTexas
N'dea Jones    Texas A&M