Twelve of the nation's best ballhandlers have been named finalists for the Nancy Lieberman award, which honors the nation's top point guard in women's Division I college basketball.

Among the finalists are Coretta Brown (North Carolina), Erin Grant (Texas Tech), Michelle Greco (UCLA), Temeka Johnson (LSU), Kara Lawson (Tennessee), Ashley McElhiney (Vanderbilt), Sara Nord (Louisville), Yolanda Paige (West Virginia), Cappie Pondexter (Rutgers), Diana Taurasi (Connecticut), Amy Waugh (Xavier) and Lindsay Whalen (Minnesota).

While the award was first introduced four years ago, there has only been one winner. UConn's Sue Bird swept the award in each of the past three seasons.

A national project of the Rotary Club of Detroit, honors the top point guard who displays floor leadership and play-making and ball-handling skills that personified Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman, who was an All-American at Old Dominion.

Sportswriters from across the country will nominate the finalists and eventual winner. This year's award will be presented at a luncheon at The Detroit Athletic Club on April 9. Bill Laimbeer, coach of the WNBA's Detroit Shock and former Detroit Piston legend, will be the keynote speaker.