We appreciate Bird

Bird is one of 30 NCAA women's basketball student-athletes selected as a candidate for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award® it was announced Thursday.

Read more:

• The press release
• Bird's player card

This is Bird's fourth nomination to a national watch list. She has also landed on lists for the John R. Wooden Award®, the 2017 Naismith Women's College Player of the Year, and the 2017 Wade Trophy.

Fittingly, Thursday was also National Bird Day. SWBB Facebook showed its appreciation of our Bird with a charming video — watch.