PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State women’s basketball senior center Alex Covill was named to the 2026-27 Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award Watchlist Friday morning.
Both Covill and Villa return for their fourth season with the Cougars, and look to take yet another step forward on the court as the program was also picked to finish sixth in the Pac-12 preseason poll.
Alex Covill – Sr., C, 6-6, Missoula, Mont.
Covill, named to the Pac-12 Preseason Impact List on Thursday, averaged 10.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks over 23.9 minutes per game last season as a junior while shooting 51.6 percent from the field and 83.3 percent from the free-throw line. She recorded both her 500th career point and her 250th career rebound against Seattle U and finished the season ranked fourth in the WCC in total blocks despite missing 14 games due to injury.
Covill had her best game as a Coug at Seattle U on January 4, recording a career-high 26 points on 10 makes while grabbing a career-best 10 rebounds in the same contest for her first career double-double, and added a career-high seven blocks in that performance.
Single-game tickets for the 2026 women’s basketball season are on sale now. Fans wishing to purchase tickets can click on the link HERE, visit wsucougars.com to order online, or call the WSU Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-GO-COUGS.
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