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This episode covers the announcement of the 2026 Women's Naismith Award winners during the Women's Final Four in Phoenix.

Send us Fan Mail This week, we’re off to Phoenix and the Women’s Final Four where we announced UConn’s Sarah Strong as the 2026 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy winner; Vanderbilt’s Shea Ralph the Werner Ladder Women’s Coach of the Year; and Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo the 2026 Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year, presented by MOLECULE. WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show ...

People in this episode

Host: Bob Rathbun

Topics covered

• Women's Final Four
• Naismith Trophy
• basketball awards
• sports news
• women's basketball

Keywords

• Naismith Trophy
• Sarah Strong
• Shea Ralph
• Hannah Hidalgo
• women's basketball
• 2026 awards

Sponsors

MOLECULE

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UConn, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame

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• April 26th, 2026 - Women's Defensive Player of the Year Award Presented by MOLECULE with Debbie Antonelli · April 26, 2026 · 6 min
• April 18th, 2026 - 2026 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year: Presented by MOLECULE · April 18, 2026 · 13 min
• April 12th, 2026 - Announcement of the 2026 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's Coach of the Year · April 12, 2026 · 6 min
• March 30th, 2026 - Jersey Mike's Naismith Boys HS Coach of the Year: Glenn Farello · March 30, 2026 · 15 min
• March 23rd, 2026 - 2026 Naismith Outstanding Contributor: Tara VanDerveer · March 23, 2026 · 15 min

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