Honors for Bird

Congratulations to Bird, who was named to two national awards watch lists last week:

The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Wednesday that she is one of 50 players under consideration for the 2017 Naismith Women's College Player of the Year. Read more: 2017 Naismith Women’s Watchlist Announced

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced Thursday that she is one of 25 players on the "Wade Watch" list of candidates for the 2017 Wade Trophy. Read more: WBCA announces ‘Wade Watch’ candidates for 2017 Wade Trophy