Colorado State University Athletics
Hofschild Gathers More Recognition Ahead of 2023-24 Season
10/25/2023 10:12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The point guard was named to the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Preseason Watch List for the second time
FORT COLLINS – The 5-foot-2 point guard gathers more recognition ahead of the 2023-24 season as McKenna Hofschild was named to the 25-member Preseason Watch List for the 2024 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award.
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Hofschild led the Rams and the Mountain West last season averaging 20.6 points and 7.2 assist per game, while shooting 48.8 percent. The Minnesota native also became the only player in program history to record back-to-back 200+ assist seasons and was named an Associate Press All-American – the first for the program since Becky Hammon.
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The senior was named the Preseason Mountain West Player of the Year earlier this month after capping the 2023-24 season by being named the Mountain West Player of the Year. Hofschild was also member of the 2023 Preseason, Midseason and Semifinalist lists for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award. Hofschild is joined by Allyson Fertig and Desi-Rae Young from the Mountain West.
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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 the 15-player midseason watch list will be announced, followed by 10 semifinalists announced in February. The five finalists will be announced in early March, with the winner announced around the Final Four. The list is fluid and players may play their way on or off the list over the course of the season.
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 and 2023 WNBA Championships.
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Hofschild led the Rams and the Mountain West last season averaging 20.6 points and 7.2 assist per game, while shooting 48.8 percent. The Minnesota native also became the only player in program history to record back-to-back 200+ assist seasons and was named an Associate Press All-American – the first for the program since Becky Hammon.
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The senior was named the Preseason Mountain West Player of the Year earlier this month after capping the 2023-24 season by being named the Mountain West Player of the Year. Hofschild was also member of the 2023 Preseason, Midseason and Semifinalist lists for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award. Hofschild is joined by Allyson Fertig and Desi-Rae Young from the Mountain West.
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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 the 15-player midseason watch list will be announced, followed by 10 semifinalists announced in February. The five finalists will be announced in early March, with the winner announced around the Final Four. The list is fluid and players may play their way on or off the list over the course of the season.
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 and 2023 WNBA Championships.
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