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Notre Dame freshman Hannah Hidalgo makes Naismith Player of the Year Midseason Team

IMG_9992by:Tyler Horka•02/13/24•

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Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) goes up for a shot as Western Michigan forward Jasmine Elder (21) defends during the Western Michigan-Notre Dame NCAA Women s basketball game on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by John Mersits)

Only three freshmen made the 2024 Naismith Women’s Player of the Year Midseason Team. Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo is one of them.

Hidalgo is arguably having the best season on the women’s side of anyone not named Caitlin Clark. Here’s a full look at the 30-player midseason player of the year team, with Hidalgo and Clark headlining the list along with USC freshman JuJu Watkins.

2024 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s College POY Midseason Team

Georgia AmooreSeniorGVirginia Tech
Raegan BeersSophomoreFOregon State
Lauren BettsSophomoreCUCLA
Madison BookerFreshmanFTexas
Cameron BrinkSeniorFStanford
Paige BueckersSeniorGUConn
Kamilla CardosoSeniorCSouth Carolina
Caitlin ClarkSeniorGIowa
Aaliyah EdwardsSeniorFUConn
Yvonne EjimSeniorFGonzaga
Dyaisha FairGrad StudentGSyracuse
Hannah HidalgoFreshmanGNotre Dame
Mackenzie HolmesGrad StudentFIndiana
Abbey HsuSeniorGColumbia
Kiki IriafenJuniorFStanford
Rickea JacksonFifth YearFTennessee
Elizabeth KitleyGrad StudentCVirginia Tech
Ta’Niya LatsonSophomoreGFlorida State
Ayoka LeeSeniorCKansas State
Cotie McMahonSophomoreFOhio State
Aneesah MorrowJuniorGLSU
Charisma OsborneGrad StudentGUCLA
Te-Hina PaopaoSeniorGSouth Carolina
Alissa PiliSeniorFUtah
Angel ReeseJuniorFLSU
Kiki RiceSophomoreGUCLA
Saniya RiversJuniorGNC State
Jacy SheldonGrad StudentGOhio State
Jaylyn SherrodGrad StudentGColorado
Judea “JuJu” WatkinsFreshmanGUSC

Hidalgo is breaking records left and right. The following full list of records she’s already attained. The numbers in parenthesis are where Hidalgo stands for that particular record with six regular season games left in Notre Dame’s season plus the ACC and NCAA tournaments.

  • ACC single-season freshman steals (118)
  • ACC Rookie of the Week awards (11)
  • Notre Dame single-game freshman scoring (35)
  • Notre Dame single-season freshman scoring (578)
  • Notre Dame single-game steals* (12)
  • Notre Dame single-season steals (118)
  • Notre Dame consecutive 20-point games (10)
  • Notre Dame freshman 30-point games (5)
    *indicates a tied record

Hidalgo is averaging 25.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 5.1 steals per game. She has hit the 20-plus point mark in 22 of Notre Dame’s 24 games, and she has recorded at least 3 steals in all but one of the Irish’s games. She made up for it that night by scoring 34 points in an 82-67 Irish win over then-No. 8 UConn.

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