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Hsu Named Semifinalist for 2023 Becky Hammon Award
2/8/2023 11:01:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Potential award recipients narrowed down to 10
HOPEWELL, N.J. — Columbia women's basketball junior guard Abbey Hsu has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the 2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award, presented by Her Hoops Stats. The list of semifinalists was announced Wednesday morning.
Hsu is one of 10 semifinalists representing 10 schools and eight conferences. The five finalists will be announced in early March before the winner is 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.
A native of Parkland, Florida, Hsu averages an Ivy League-best 17.5 points per game. She leads all of NCAA Div. I women's basketball in 3-pointers made per game (3.59), is No. 2 in total threes (79) and is top 25 in 3-point field goal percentage (.422). Hsu is also the Ivy League leader in total field goals (129) and total points (384). In addition to her scoring, the junior also averages 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
Among the NCAA's active career leaders, Hsu ranks No. 3 in 3-pointers made per game (3.11). That mark trails only two highly decorated All-Americans in Taylor Robertson of Oklahoma (3.64) and Caitlin Clark of Iowa (3.31).
Hsu has started all 22 games for the Lions this season and has scored in double figures in all but two of them. That includes eight 20-point games and one 30-point outing. Her best performance of the year came in an, 83-74, road victory over reigning Atlantic 10 champion UMass, hitting 12-of-18 from the floor and 9-of-11 from 3-point range to net a career-high 34 points. Her nine triples are a new Columbia single-game record and make Hsu one of just five players in the NCAA this season to hit nine or more threes in a game.
Hsu was named to the 25-player Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award Preseason Watch List in October. In mid-January, she was one of 15 selected to the Midseason Watch List.
To be eligible for this award, players must compete in one of the 26 conferences deemed to be "mid-major." Conferences ineligible to have players considered for the award include the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC. All stats only include games against Division I opponents, unless otherwise noted.
Columbia (18-4, 7-2 Ivy) concludes a five-game homestand on Saturday when it hosts Yale (11-11, 5-4 Ivy). Tip-off from Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET.
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. 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.
About Her Hoop Stats
Her Hoop Stats was founded in 2017 to unlock better insight about women's basketball at all levels. We began as a statistics site focused on providing consistent, reliable, and easy-to-access data about women's basketball for both mobile and desktop environments. Her Hoop Stats has expanded to become a leading independent voice in the women's game providing content through our newsletter, podcast network, YouTube channel, and social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram).
FOLLOW THE LIONS
For the latest on the Columbia women's basketball, follow @CULionsWBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, or on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
Hsu is one of 10 semifinalists representing 10 schools and eight conferences. The five finalists will be announced in early March before the winner is 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.
A native of Parkland, Florida, Hsu averages an Ivy League-best 17.5 points per game. She leads all of NCAA Div. I women's basketball in 3-pointers made per game (3.59), is No. 2 in total threes (79) and is top 25 in 3-point field goal percentage (.422). Hsu is also the Ivy League leader in total field goals (129) and total points (384). In addition to her scoring, the junior also averages 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
Among the NCAA's active career leaders, Hsu ranks No. 3 in 3-pointers made per game (3.11). That mark trails only two highly decorated All-Americans in Taylor Robertson of Oklahoma (3.64) and Caitlin Clark of Iowa (3.31).
Hsu has started all 22 games for the Lions this season and has scored in double figures in all but two of them. That includes eight 20-point games and one 30-point outing. Her best performance of the year came in an, 83-74, road victory over reigning Atlantic 10 champion UMass, hitting 12-of-18 from the floor and 9-of-11 from 3-point range to net a career-high 34 points. Her nine triples are a new Columbia single-game record and make Hsu one of just five players in the NCAA this season to hit nine or more threes in a game.
Hsu was named to the 25-player Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award Preseason Watch List in October. In mid-January, she was one of 15 selected to the Midseason Watch List.
To be eligible for this award, players must compete in one of the 26 conferences deemed to be "mid-major." Conferences ineligible to have players considered for the award include the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC. All stats only include games against Division I opponents, unless otherwise noted.
Columbia (18-4, 7-2 Ivy) concludes a five-game homestand on Saturday when it hosts Yale (11-11, 5-4 Ivy). Tip-off from Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET.
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. 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.
About Her Hoop Stats
Her Hoop Stats was founded in 2017 to unlock better insight about women's basketball at all levels. We began as a statistics site focused on providing consistent, reliable, and easy-to-access data about women's basketball for both mobile and desktop environments. Her Hoop Stats has expanded to become a leading independent voice in the women's game providing content through our newsletter, podcast network, YouTube channel, and social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram).
FOLLOW THE LIONS
For the latest on the Columbia women's basketball, follow @CULionsWBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, or on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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