This month we look to the gift of sports called March Madness to find our player of the month and find the Naismith Player Of The Year for our award but we aren’t talking about Jameer Nelson of St. Joseph’s we are talking about the women’s representative, University of Connecticut’s guard/forward Diana Taurasi.

Taurasi deserves this award for March but also for her accomplishments during her four-year career. Taurasi led the Huskies to their fifth consecutive Final Four this season after grueling season in which many doubted whether UConn could make it back again. Taurasi’s ability to handle the ball, hit the three and play all five positions has made her one of the best players in the history of college basketball.

This month UConn went 6-1 this month and Taurasi averaged 19 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists.

She will look to win her third consecutive NCAA Division I Women’s National Championship in the first weekend of April.

Post your Player of the Month on GeoBoards