SPRINGFIELD, Mass. –  Senior Kaila Charles of 10^th-ranked Maryland is one of 10 players in the country named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List Wednesday.
 
Named after the three-time Naismith Player of the Year and Class of 1995 Hall of Famer, the annual award in its third year recognizes the top small forwards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
 
Charles, who is the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, is leading the Terrapins (20-4, 11-2 B1G) in scoring (14.9 ppg) and rebounding (7.8 rpg). She is also averaging 1.8 steals per game and shooting 50 percent from the field on the season.
 
Charles recently moved to No. 8 on Maryland's all-time scoring list with 1,886 career points. She is also No. 9 on the Terps' all-time rebounding list with 886 career boards. Charles has started in all 127 games of her career and has a chance to break Alyssa Thomas' record of 135.
 
Charles was named Big Ten Player of the Week for the second time this season and for her 12^th weekly career weekly honor earlier this week.
 
The winner of the 2020 Cheryl Miller Small Forward Award will be presented at The College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, April 10, 2020
 
The Selection Committee for the Cheryl Miller Award is composed of top women's college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers. In March, five finalists will be presented to Ms. Miller and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. New to the award this season is Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies. Starting Five Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies will go live Friday, February 14 on hoophallawards.com.
 
Charles is also one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award. Fans can vote for her here. She was also named to the Citizen Naismith Trophy Midseason List and the Wooden Award Midseason List. Senior Blair Watson is one of 15 players on the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list.
 
The Terps have won nine straight games, dating back to Jan. 12. Maryland reached the 20-win mark for the 16^th straight season Sunday.
 
Next, the Terrapins will host No. 17 Iowa (20-4, 11-2) Thursday at 6 p.m.
 
Thursday's game is Kaila Charles bobblehead night, when 400 lucky fans will win a Kaila Charles bobblehead.
 
For tickets, click here. Parking will be available after 4 p.m. in lots 4B, 9B, 11B and the Terrapin Trail Garage.
 
The Terps-Hawkeyes game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. Fans can watch at FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports app using their cable login information.