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WB2K23: The List 5

Players to Watch in 2022-23

By Winners OnlyPublished about a year ago Updated about a year ago 3 min read
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Nevaeh, Aliyah, Ava & Dakiyah

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Nevaeh Tot - Oklahoma

Nevaeh Tot is a 5-2 guard at Oklahoma. From McKinney, Texas, Tot has started 39 of 57 games during her first two seasons averaging 6.5 points, 3.7 assists and 3.2 rebounds over her career. Tot has also collected 80 steals over career. In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Tot helped Oklahoma hold off a potential upset with a 78-72 win over IUPUI. She shot 2-3 from three, scoring 10 points with eight rebounds and a steal. She collected a season high six steals in a narrow 65-63 win over No. 9 Texas. Tot matched a season high in points when in a game against state rival Texas Tech as she scored 16 points with six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Eight games prior to that she scored 16 points in a 100-71 win over TCU, posting six assists with five rebounds.

Ava Lickliter - Wheeling University

A 5-5 guard from Dayton, Ohio, Ava Lickliter is a sophomore at Wheeling University, an NCAA Division II program in West Virginia. During her freshman season she made 13 of her 32 three-point shots, which was an impressive clip of 40.6 percent. She scored a season high 12 points shooting 2-5 from three against University of Charleston. She helped her team earn a late season 68-62 win over Alderson Broaddus draining two of her three three-point attempts, scoring eight points to go along with three assists. In her final seven games Lickliter shot 7-13 (.538) from three.

Aliyah Llanusa - Central Oklahoma

Aliyah Llanusa is a 5-7 junior guard at Central Oklahoma. From Choctaw, Oklahoma, Llanusa started 29 of 30 games last season. She posted career highs of 7.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. She also snatched a career best two steals per contest. The feisty guard collected a season best six steals on two occasions last season. She heated up offensively at the end of the season averaging 10.6 points per game in six games from Feb. 12 - March 2. Earlier in the season Llanusa had her best scoring performance of the year with 18 points against Missouri Western. She shot 5-8 from the field in that contest. Llanusa also scored 17 points while shooting 7-13 against Fort Hays State.

Dakiyah Sanders - Alabama State

A 5-3 junior, Dakiyah Sanders showed promise as a floor general for Alabama State during her second collegiate season. Sanders had a good showing against No. 24 Ohio State where she filled the stat sheet with eight points, five assists, four steals and three rebounds. She scored a season high 14 points with six rebounds and four assists on a perfect 5-5 shooting night the next game against Mobile. After a rough 5-11 start, Sanders and the Hornets closed the season in a hot way winning 10 of their last 14 contests. Sanders tallied a season high 10 assists with just one turnover in a late season win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Over three games from Feb. 12 - 19, Sanders had 18 assists and just five turnovers. Sanders started 15 of 30 games last season leading the team with 3.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game. She collected at least three steals on four occasions last season, including three against No. 21 Southern Florida. Sanders is from Birmingham, Alabama.

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