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Three Notre Dame women’s basketball players named to Naismith Women’s Player of the Year watch list

IMG_9992by:Tyler Horka•10/28/24•

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Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles (5) greets guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) in the first half Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, at the Purcell Pavilion. (Photo by Matt Cashore / USA TODAY Network)

Notre Dame is one of seven programs, in addition to South Carolina, UConn, USC, UCLA, Texas and LSU, that has three or more players on the 2024-25 Naismith Women’s Player of the Year watch list. The Fighting Irish are represented by sophomore guard Hannah Hidalgo and senior guards Olivia Miles and Sonia Citron among the 50 total players from across the country.

That trio will be paramount in leading Notre Dame against UConn, USC and Texas all in the first month of the upcoming season, which begins in earnest with an exhibition game against Davenport this Wednesday, Oct. 30, at Purcell Pavilion. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. The regular season gets going Nov. 4 against Mercyhurst, also tipping off in South Bend at 5 p.m. ET.

Hidalgo is the ACC’s Preseason Player of the Year. Miles and Citron are on the Preseason All-ACC team with her. Hidalgo averaged a Notre Dame-record 22.6 points per game as a freshman to go along with 6.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4.6 steals per game. The steals figure was also a program-best.

Miles has not played since 2022-23 because of a knee injury. She averaged 14.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game as a sophomore that season. Citron is coming off a career-best 17.3 points per game as a junior.

2024-25 Naismith Women’s Player of the Year Watch List

LAST NAMEFIRST NAMEFULL NAMECLASSPOSSCHOOLCONFERENCE
AmooreGeorgiaGeorgia AmooreGraduate StudentGKentuckySEC
AndrewsSarahSarah AndrewsGraduate StudentGBaylorBig 12
BarkerSarah AshleeSarah Ashlee BarkerGraduate StudentGAlabamaSEC
BeersRaeganRaegan BeersJuniorCOklahomaSEC
BettsLaurenLauren BettsJuniorCUCLABig Ten
BookerMadisonMadison BookerSophomoreFTexasSEC
BueckersPaigePaige BueckersSeniorGUConnBIG EAST
CitronSoniaSonia CitronSeniorGNotre DameACC
CookMakiraMakira CookFifth YearGIllinoisBig Ten
CrooksAudiAudi CrooksSophomoreCIowa StateBig 12
EjimYvonneYvonne EjimFifth YearFGonzagaWCC
FuddAzziAzzi FuddJuniorGUConnBIG EAST
FulwileyMiLaysiaMiLaysia FulwileySophomoreGSouth CarolinaSEC
HarmonRoriRori HarmonSeniorGTexasSEC
HidalgoHannahHannah HidalgoSophomoreGNotre DameACC
IriafenKikiKiki IriafenGraduate StudentFUSCBig Ten
JamesAziahaAziaha JamesSeniorGNC StateACC
JensenLaurenLauren JensenSeniorGCreightonBIG EAST
JohnsonFlau’jaeFlau’jae JohnsonJuniorGLSUSEC
JohnsonRavenRaven JohnsonJuniorGSouth CarolinaSEC
KellyDejaDeja KellyGraduate StudentGOregonBig Ten
KneepkensGiannaGianna KneepkensJuniorGUtahBig 12
LatsonTa’NiyaTa’Niya LatsonJuniorGFlorida StateACC
LeeAyokaAyoka LeeGraduate StudentCKansas StateBig 12
Leger-WalkerCharlisseCharlisse Leger-WalkerGraduate StudentGUCLABig Ten
MarkowskiAlexisAlexis MarkowskiSeniorC/FNebraskaBig Ten
MarshallRayahRayah MarshallSeniorC/FUSCBig Ten
McMahonCotieCotie McMahonJuniorFOhio StateBig Ten
MilesOliviaOlivia MilesGraduate StudentGNotre DameACC
MorrowAneesahAneesah MorrowSeniorFLSUSEC
NicholsS’MyaS’Mya NicholsSophomoreGKansasBig 12
OlsenLucyLucy OlsenSeniorGIowaBig Ten
PaopaoTe-HinaTe-Hina PaopaoSeniorGSouth CarolinaSEC
PheliaLailaLaila PheliaSeniorGTexasSEC
QuinerlyJJJJ QuinerlySeniorGWest VirginiaBig 12
RiceKikiKiki RiceJuniorGUCLABig Ten
RichardsonReiganReigan RichardsonSeniorGDukeACC
RiversSaniyaSaniya RiversSeniorGNC StateACC
RyanEmilyEmily RyanSeniorGIowa StateBig 12
ScottMadisonMadison ScottGraduate StudentPG/FOle MissSEC
SellersShyanneShyanne SellersSeniorGMarylandBig Ten
StuelkeHannahHannah StuelkeJuniorFIowaBig Ten
SundellSerenaSerena SundellSeniorGKansas StateBig 12
TimpsonMakaylaMakayla TimpsonSeniorFFlorida StateACC
UstbyAlyssaAlyssa UstbyGraduate StudentG/FNorth CarolinaACC
Van LithHaileyHailey Van LithGraduate StudentGTCUBig 12
VannSkylarSkylar VannSeniorFOklahomaSEC
von OelhoffenTaliaTalia von OelhoffenGraduate StudentGUSCBig Ten
WatkinsJuJuJuJu WatkinsSophomoreGUSCBig Ten
WilliamsMikaylahMikaylah WilliamsSophomoreGLSUSEC

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