The Phoenix Club of Philadelphia Announces the 2019 Winner of the Dawn Staley Award
February 1, 2020
Asia Durr, Senior Guard, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Dawn Staley Award.
“The Dawn Staley Award is given to the most outstanding collegiate guard in the country, a player who exemplifies the skills that Dawn possessed during her career (ball handling, scoring, her ability to distribute the basketball and her will to win),” says Michael G. Horsey, Founder of the Phoenix Club of Philadelphia.
“Asia is what the award embodies. She’s an electrifying and dynamic player who plays on both sides of the ball.”, says Dawn Staley.
Asia Durr, a 5’10” senior guard from Louisville University. Asia is this year’s ACC “Player of the Year”, 1st team all ACC and 1st team All-American, averaged 21.3 points per game.
Dawn Staley will present the award to Asia Durr during the Phoenix Club of Philadelphia’s Dawn Staley Award reception on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at the prestigious Union League of Philadelphia.






