Oregon guard Sabrina Ionescu was named to the preseason Nancy Lieberman Award watch list on Monday. The award is given to the top point guard in the country at the end of the season. Ionescu won the award during her sophomore season in 2018.

The junior superstar looks to become the first point guard to win the award in back-to-back seasons since Moriah Jefferson of UConn in 2015 and 2016. She would also join the likes of WNBA stars like Skylar Diggins, Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird to win the award multiple times. Ionescu will look to be the third Pac-12 player in a row to win the award, with Kelsey Plum taking it home in 2017.

In 2018, Ionescu was also named the Pac-12 player of the year after breaking the conference record for assists in a season. She was second in the country in assists while also ranking in the top 10 in scoring. She’s been especially known for her ability to get a triple-double, owning the NCAA record with 10 in her career, including six in 2018.

Ionescu is one of three Pac-12 players to be named to the watch list. Joining her is Colorado senior Kennedy Leonard and Oregon State redshirt sophomore Destiny Slocum. Ionescu will get the chance to match up with another point guard on the list when Syracuse and star guard Tiana Mangakahia comes to Eugene for the home opener on Nov. 10. Mangakahia was the lone player to finish with more assists than Ionescu. Players can work their way either on or off the list depending on their play at any point during the season.

The Oregon women's basketball program was picked to finish first in the Pac-12 earlier this month at the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Media Day. The Ducks will open the 2018-19 basketball season away from Matthew Knight Arena with a road game at Alaska Fairbanks at 8 p.m. PT.