Littlepage-Buggs Named to Naismith Trophy WBB Player of the Year Watch List
10/30/2025 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Buggs chosen as one of 50 preseason selectees, one of seven from Big 12
ATLANTA – Baylor women's basketball senior Darianna Littlepage-Buggs has been featured on the 2025-26 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Watch List Presented by AXIA Time, as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Thursday.
Each year, the Naismith Women's College Player of the Year Award is given to the nation's best women's college basketball player. The recipient of the Naismith Trophy is determined by a board that includes NCAA basketball head coaches, administrators and media members. The Naismith College Player of the Year Award was expanded to include women in 1983.
The Oklahoma City, Okla., native posted 19 games with double-digit points, 17 with double-digit rebounds and put together a 20-point, 20-rebound game against UNLV, the first for a Bear since 2022. Littlepage-Buggs was one of two players across Power Four conferences with eligibility remaining to average a double-double.
The mid-season 30 team for the Naismith Trophy will be announced in early January, and then the competition will be narrowed down to 10 national semifinalists in early March.
The 2025-26 season officially tips off at Adidas Arena in Paris, France, where the Bears face No. 7 Duke at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3. The matchup will be the first televised game of the season and the first ranked-versus-ranked contest in the NCAA.
Baylor women's basketball is presented by Central National Bank, a family-owned, independent bank headquartered in Waco, Texas, that provides uniquely personal service while simultaneously embracing the latest developments in banking technology.
To stay up to date, follow the team on its official Facebook, X and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWBB.
Each year, the Naismith Women's College Player of the Year Award is given to the nation's best women's college basketball player. The recipient of the Naismith Trophy is determined by a board that includes NCAA basketball head coaches, administrators and media members. The Naismith College Player of the Year Award was expanded to include women in 1983.
The Oklahoma City, Okla., native posted 19 games with double-digit points, 17 with double-digit rebounds and put together a 20-point, 20-rebound game against UNLV, the first for a Bear since 2022. Littlepage-Buggs was one of two players across Power Four conferences with eligibility remaining to average a double-double.
The mid-season 30 team for the Naismith Trophy will be announced in early January, and then the competition will be narrowed down to 10 national semifinalists in early March.
The 2025-26 season officially tips off at Adidas Arena in Paris, France, where the Bears face No. 7 Duke at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3. The matchup will be the first televised game of the season and the first ranked-versus-ranked contest in the NCAA.
Baylor women's basketball is presented by Central National Bank, a family-owned, independent bank headquartered in Waco, Texas, that provides uniquely personal service while simultaneously embracing the latest developments in banking technology.
To stay up to date, follow the team on its official Facebook, X and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWBB.
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