Colorado State University Athletics
Hofschild Named to Familiar Watch List
10/19/2022 2:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The point guard was named to the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
HOPEWELL, N.J. – Colorado State's McKenna Hofschild added her name to another preseason watch list and this one a familiar name. The point guard landed on the 25-member Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award Watch List.
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The point guard was named to the Preseason All-Mountain West team a week ago as the Rams were selected to finish third in the Preseason Poll. Hofschild led Colorado State's front court last season, averaging 16.9 points per game, which was second overall in the Mountain West. She also led the league and was No. 5 in the country with 6.5 assists per game and set Colorado State's single-season and single-game records. The senior averaged a team-high 36.2 minutes per games last season and shot 42.3 percent from the floor.
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Award Eligibility & Schedule
To be eligible for this award, players must compete in one of the 26 conferences deemed to be "mid-major." The following conferences are considered high-major for the purposes of this award, and thus ineligible: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, and SEC. In January, 15 players will be named to the midseason watch list. The 10 semifinalists will be announced in February, with five finalists being announced in early March. The winner will be announced in late March. The list is fluid and players may play their way on or off the list over the course of the season.
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About Becky Hammon
Hammon was a three-time All-American during her career at Colorado State and led the Rams to the Sweet 16 in 1999, the program's only appearance to date. She was signed by the New York Liberty in 1999 and traded to the San Antonio Stars in 2007, where she played the rest of her career. Hammon retired in 2014 as a six-time All-Star and a two-time All-WNBA First Team honoree. In 2016 she was named one of the top 20 players in WNBA history and was recently named to the W25.
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Hammon became the second female coach in NBA history when she began coaching for the San Antonio Spurs in 2014. Additionally, Hammon is the only woman to be a head coach in the NBA Summer League as well as the only woman to be a member of an NBA All-Star coaching staff. Currently, Hammon is the head coach of the Las Vegas Aces and won the 2022 WNBA Championship in her first season.
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2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
Destinee Wells, Belmont, Jr. G
Lexi Fleming, Bowling Green, Jr. G
McKenna Hofschild, Colorado State, Sr. G
Abbey Hsu, Columbia, Jr. G
Tishara Morehouse, Florida Gulf Coast, Gr. G
Brynna Maxwell, Gonzaga, Gr. G
Kayla Spruill, La Salle, Gr. G/F
Sam Breen, UMass, Gr. F
Peyton Scott, Miami, Sr. G
Megan Walstad, Milwaukee, R-Jr. F
Katelyn Young, Murray State, Jr. F
Shaiquel McGruder, New Mexico, Sr. F
Skyler Gill, North Alabama, So. G/F
A'Jah Davis, NIU, Sr. F
Kayla Padilla, Penn, Sr. G
Alex Fowler, Portland, Jr. F
Mackenzie DeWees, Quinnipiac, Gr. G
Addie Budnik, Richmond, Jr. F
Isnelle Natabou, Sacramento State, Jr. C
Brooke Flowers, Saint Louis, Sr. F/C
Ioanna Krimili, San Francisco, R-Jr. G
Myah Selland, South Dakota State, R-Sr. F
Quinesha Lockett, Toledo, Sr. G/F
Starr Jacobs, UT Arlington, R-Sr. F
Jordyn Jenkins, UTSA, Jr. F
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The point guard was named to the Preseason All-Mountain West team a week ago as the Rams were selected to finish third in the Preseason Poll. Hofschild led Colorado State's front court last season, averaging 16.9 points per game, which was second overall in the Mountain West. She also led the league and was No. 5 in the country with 6.5 assists per game and set Colorado State's single-season and single-game records. The senior averaged a team-high 36.2 minutes per games last season and shot 42.3 percent from the floor.
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Award Eligibility & Schedule
To be eligible for this award, players must compete in one of the 26 conferences deemed to be "mid-major." The following conferences are considered high-major for the purposes of this award, and thus ineligible: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, and SEC. In January, 15 players will be named to the midseason watch list. The 10 semifinalists will be announced in February, with five finalists being announced in early March. The winner will be announced in late March. The list is fluid and players may play their way on or off the list over the course of the season.
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About Becky Hammon
Hammon was a three-time All-American during her career at Colorado State and led the Rams to the Sweet 16 in 1999, the program's only appearance to date. She was signed by the New York Liberty in 1999 and traded to the San Antonio Stars in 2007, where she played the rest of her career. Hammon retired in 2014 as a six-time All-Star and a two-time All-WNBA First Team honoree. In 2016 she was named one of the top 20 players in WNBA history and was recently named to the W25.
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Hammon became the second female coach in NBA history when she began coaching for the San Antonio Spurs in 2014. Additionally, Hammon is the only woman to be a head coach in the NBA Summer League as well as the only woman to be a member of an NBA All-Star coaching staff. Currently, Hammon is the head coach of the Las Vegas Aces and won the 2022 WNBA Championship in her first season.
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2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
Destinee Wells, Belmont, Jr. G
Lexi Fleming, Bowling Green, Jr. G
McKenna Hofschild, Colorado State, Sr. G
Abbey Hsu, Columbia, Jr. G
Tishara Morehouse, Florida Gulf Coast, Gr. G
Brynna Maxwell, Gonzaga, Gr. G
Kayla Spruill, La Salle, Gr. G/F
Sam Breen, UMass, Gr. F
Peyton Scott, Miami, Sr. G
Megan Walstad, Milwaukee, R-Jr. F
Katelyn Young, Murray State, Jr. F
Shaiquel McGruder, New Mexico, Sr. F
Skyler Gill, North Alabama, So. G/F
A'Jah Davis, NIU, Sr. F
Kayla Padilla, Penn, Sr. G
Alex Fowler, Portland, Jr. F
Mackenzie DeWees, Quinnipiac, Gr. G
Addie Budnik, Richmond, Jr. F
Isnelle Natabou, Sacramento State, Jr. C
Brooke Flowers, Saint Louis, Sr. F/C
Ioanna Krimili, San Francisco, R-Jr. G
Myah Selland, South Dakota State, R-Sr. F
Quinesha Lockett, Toledo, Sr. G/F
Starr Jacobs, UT Arlington, R-Sr. F
Jordyn Jenkins, UTSA, Jr. F
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