Krimili Named To Ann Meyers Drysdale Watch List

Ioanna Krimili recently suprassed 400 career 3-pointers and set Cal’s single-season record for triples.

WBB2/3/2025 12:32 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Cal Guard One Of 50 Women’s College Basketball Players To Be Considered For National Player Of The Year Honor

 
BERKELEY – Following a weekend in which she became just the 17th player in the history of women’s college basketball to reach 400 career 3-pointers and set the program record for single-season 3-pointers made (69), California guard Ioanna Krimili was named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year Watch List. The announcement was made by the US Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) on Monday and consists of 50 of the top women’s college basketball players in the country.
 
Krimili, who entered the season as the nation’s leader in career 3-pointers among active players, continues to be one of the country’s top threats from deep this year. Currently ranked sixth in the NCAA for 3-point makes, she has ranked in the top 10 the entire season and is tied for first in the country for number of games with at least three made triples (16).
 
Krimili also ranks fifth in the country in career points (2,461) among active players and leads the Golden Bears in scoring at 15.4 points per game. Her career points rank 95th all-time in NCAA history (since 1981-82) and her career 3-point total ranks 16th all-time.
 
Krimili has scored in double-figures in all but just three games this season and hit multiple 3-pointers in all but two.
 
The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award winner will be announced at the NCAA Women’s Final Four in Tampa, from April 4-6. The formal presentation of the trophy will follow at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
 
The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award is presented annually to the women’s national player of the year by the USBWA. Named for the legendary UCLA guard, the award was first presented in the 1987-88 season and was formally named in Meyers Drysdale’s honor in the 2011-12 season. Ann Meyers Drysdale played at UCLA from 1974-78, which pre-dates the USBWA All-America selections. She was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.