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2026-27 Duke Women's Basketball Preseason Accolades
2026-27 Duke Women's Basketball Preseason Honors
No. 35 Toby Fournier | Junior | Forward2026-27 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Watch List (one of 50 player selected to the preseason Watch List),
Preseason All-ACC
- 2026 AP All-America Third Team … 2026 USBWA All-America Third Team … 2026 Sporting News All-America Third Team … 2026 USA Today All-America Honorable Mention … 2026 WBCA All-America Honorable Mention … Started all 36 games … Led the team in scoring at 17.3 points per game … Duke’s top rebounder at 7.9 boards per outing .. Scored 624 points to rank seventh in Duke single-season history … Corralled 285 rebounds to rank sixth on the Duke single-season chart … Led the team with 78 blocks to rank ninth in Blue Devil lore.
No. 2 Jadyn Donovan | Senior | Forward/Guard
Cheryl Miller Award (presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame annually to the top small forward in the nation)
One of 20 players selected to the preseason list, Donovan is back on the court after missing much of last season to injury.
- Missed much of the 2025-26 season after strong sophomore campaign ... 2025 ACC All-Defensive Team honoree ... Started all 37 games for Duke, averaging 5.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks ... One of eight players in the Power 4 to average at least 6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals ... Paced the Blue Devils in rebounds (235) and blocks (49); ranked third in assists (78) and minutes (917) and fourth in steals (49) during the 2024-25 season ...Posted 19 games with seven or more rebounds, including seven contests with 10-plus ... Rejected at least two shots in 13 games and had 15 tilts with two or more steals ... Tallied a double-double at Maryland (Nov. 10) with 12 points and 10 rebounds while contributing three assists and three steals as well.
No. 4 Riley Nelson | Senior | Guard
Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award Watch List (presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame annually to the top shooting guard in the nation)
One of 20 players selected to the preseason list, Nelson returns after an outstanding first year on the court for the Blue Devils.
- Started 26 of 35 games played … Averaged 9.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game … Scored in double figures in 20 games … Totaled 12 points, including hitting 3-of-8 from distance in ACC Championship win over Louisville (March 8) … Registered a career-high 23 points in win over Georgia Tech (Jan. 18) … Posted her first career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in win at Pittsburgh (Jan. 24) … Averaged 10.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in ACC play
