The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
10.30.2026 | Women's Basketball
Cunningham started 38 games for Texas in the 2025-26 season.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Texas Women's Basketball senior Breya Cunningham was named to the 20 player watch list for the 2027 Lisa Leslie Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced on Friday.
Named after the three-time All-American,1994 National Player of the Year and Class of 2015 Hall of Famer, the Lisa Leslie Award in its 10th year recognizes the top centers in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
Cunningham started 38 games for the Longhorns in the 2025-26 season and scored in double-figures in 10 games, including a career-high 30 points against Prairie View A&M. Cunningham tallied four games with double-digit rebounds and shot 59.1 percent from the field for the season. In three seasons of collegiate basketball Cunningham has scored 915 points with a 55.7 field goal percentage.
2027 Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award candidates
Sienna Betts UCLA
Alex Covill Washington State
Audi Crooks Oklahoma State
Breya Cunningham Texas
Sharnecce Currie-Jelks Murray State
Aalyah Del Rosario Vanderbilt
Jana El Alfy UConn
Ava Heiden Iowa
Uche Izoje Syracuse
Amiya Joyner Louisville
Kate Koval Baylor
Elsa Lemmila Ohio State
Gracie Merkle Minnesota
Khyala Ngodu West Virginia
Arianna Robertson Duke
Clara Silva Kentucky
Ashley Sofilkanich Michigan
Clara Strack Kentucky
Ciera Toomey North Carolina
Tilda Trygger Washington
