These are the five best women's basketball players at every position

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MICHELLE SMITH | NCAA.COM | JANUARY 6, 2020

These are the five best women's basketball players at every position


We tackled the task of trying to pin down the top five NCAA Division I women's basketball players at each position in the country this season (so far). Some picks were obvious, some were less so.

It's not until you set out to make such a list that you figure out just how long that list could possibly be.
What was clear was that the talent this season is spread far and wide across regions, conferences and positions. These 25 players represent 18 different teams and six different conferences. There are record-setters and up-and-comers, including two freshmen and four sophomores.


Each position includes five names listed in alphabetical order.



Point Guards


Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M

This spectacular junior is a dynamic scorer, averaging 23.2 points a game to rank her among the top five nationally. Carter's consistency is impressive considering the number of teams designing defenses to stop her. She has scored in double figures in every game this season and has put up at least 20 points in seven straight games.

Crystal Dangerfield, Connecticut

Dangerfield brings perimeter shooting, quickness and a strong defensive mindset to a Huskies team in transition that relies heavily on her leadership. Dangerfield has averaged 19.2 points over the past five games and the Huskies will need more from her with some high-profile games coming up against Baylor, Oregon, Tennessee and South Carolina.

Tyasha Harris, South Carolina

On a team loaded with young talent, Harris is the steadying force. She is putting up the highest scoring average, 3-point percentage and free-throw percentage of her career. She ranks third in the SEC in assists per game at 4.6. Harris will be the key to holding the Gamecocks in place as they enter the gauntlet of SEC play, and with a big upcoming game against Connecticut.

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Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon

Ionescu is going to finish her career as one of the most decorated individual players in NCAA women's basketball history with her triple-doubles record (which now sits at 21) and her status as the only active player to have scored 2,000 points in her career. But what she really wants is a title. She came so close a year ago that she decided to come back for a final season with the Ducks to get one. She is averaging nearly a triple-double this season so far at 15.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and an NCAA-leading 9.0 assists per game.

Destiny Slocum, Oregon State

Slocum can distribute, she can score and she is a tone-setter for the Beavers with her intensity and energy. Slocum ranks in the top 10 in the Pac-12 in scoring (14.4 points per game), shooting nearly 49 percent from the floor and ranked in the top five in assists at 5.0 assists per game.

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Nice find! Great to see Carter listed on here!
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