Alyssa Ustby Selected To John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watchlist

Posted Nov 8, 2024
The acclaim for North Carolina's Alyssa Ustby rolls on, with the graduate student earning yet another early season honor with the fifth-year Tar Heel named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watchlist. The list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are front-runners for the Wooden All-American Team and Most Outstanding Player Award. (GoHeels.com)

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