Texas Tech University Athletics
Grant Named Nominee for Lieberman Award
February 12, 2004 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 12, 2004
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech sophomore point guard Erin Grant has been named a nominee for the Nancy Lieberman Award, a national athletic award presented annually by the Detroit Rotary Club honoring the nation's top point guard in Division I women's basketball. Grant is one of 12 players in the running for the award.
The award, which recognizes outstanding performance, is the first of its kind and is named after one of women's basketball's greatest players. A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Lieberman holds the distinction of being the only athlete to receive the Wade Trophy Award twice. Past winners of the Nancy Lieberman Award include Connecticut's Sue Bird (2000, 2001, 2002) and Diana Taurasi (2003).
Jamie Carey (Texas), Cristina Ciocan (South Carolina), Lindsey Harding (Duke), Temeka Johnson (LSU), Kelly Mazzante (Penn State), Sard Nord (Louisville), Yolanda Paige (West Virginia), Cappie Pondexter (Rutgers), Diana Taurasi (Connecticut), Erika Valek (Purdue), Lindsay Whalen (Minnesota) and Grant are among the nominees.
The criterion for the award is based on floor leadership, play-making and ball-handling skills that personified Lieberman during her career.
Sportswriters across the country will nominate the finalists and eventual winner. The list of the nation's top 10 point guards will be determined in the coming weeks. This list is then sent out to all the sportswriters who have until mid-March to return their final ballot. A 4,3,2,1 point system is utilized to determine the winner, who will be announced in Detroit during the NCAA Women's Final Four weekend, April 2-4, 2004.
