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Hsu Named Top 10 Candidate for Ann Meyers Drysdale Award
1/23/2024 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Nation’s top shooting guard list narrowed down to 10
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Columbia women's basketball senior Abbey Hsu has been named one of the Top 10 candidates for the 2024 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award. Now in its seventh year, the award recognizes the top shooting guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
The top 10 candidates for this year's award are Abbey Hsu (Columbia), Ta'Niya Latson (Florida State), Sara Scalia (Indiana), Mikaylah Williams (LSU), Saniya Rivers (NC State), Charisma Osborne (UCLA), Paige Bueckers (UConn), JuJu Watkins (USC), Charlisse Leger-Walker (Washington State) and JJ Quinerly (West Virginia). Hsu is the lone representative from a mid-major conference.
The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award is presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the tenacity and scoring prowess of Class of 1993 Hall of Famer Ann Meyers, the first player, male or female, named to an All-America Team in four straight college seasons.
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting Friday, January 26, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In March, five finalists will be presented to Meyers Drysdale and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The selection committee for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award is composed of top women's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers.
The winner of the 2024 Meyers Drysdale Award will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the four other members of the Women's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard), Cheryl Miller Award (Small Forward), the Katrina McClain Award (Power Forward), and the Lisa Leslie Award (Center), in addition to the Men's Starting Five.
Hsu is one of the elite scorers and 3-point shooters in the game. She currently ranks No. 13 in the NCAA in points per game (21.4), is top 25 in both total field goals made (135) and total points (364), top 30 in 3-pointers made per game (2.71) and top 50 in total 3-pointers made (46). She leads the Ivy League in all of those categories and is also the league leader in 3-point field goal percentage (.354). Additionally, the 5-11 native of Parkland, Florida is top 10 in the Ivies in field goal percentage (.441), rebounding (6.8), total blocks (13), steals per game (1.6) and minutes per game (34.4). She has been named Ivy League Player of the Week a league-high four times this season and owns two Met Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Women's Div. I Player of the Week selections.
Earlier this month, Hsu became of the Ivy League's top 10 all-time scorers. Now seventh on that list, Hsu has amassed 1,879 career points in less than four complete seasons and ranks No. 22 among the NCAA's active players in career points. She is also 14th among that group in career scoring average (17.1), fourth in total threes (331) and sits alongside Caitlin Clark as the only two active players in the NCAA who average more than 3.00 made treys per game in their careers (3.01).
Previous winners of the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award are Zia Cooke, South Carolina (2023), Christyn Williams, UConn (2022), Ashley Owusu, Maryland (2021), Aari McDonald, Arizona (2020), Asia Durr, Louisville (2019), and Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State (2018).
For more information on the 2024 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophallU and #MeyersAward on X (formally Twitter) and Instagram.
About the WBCA:
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers, and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to those organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. For more information, visit us online: www.WBCA.org, follow @wbca1981 or call 1-770-279-8027.
About the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame:
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting, preserving, and celebrating the game of basketball at every level – men and women, amateur and professional players, coaches, and contributors, both domestically and internationally. The Hall of Fame museum is home to more than 400 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history. Nearly 200,000 people visit the Hall of Fame museum each year to learn about the game, experience the interactive exhibits, and test their skills on the Jerry Colangelo "Court of Dreams." Best known for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the game's elite, the Hall of Fame also operates over 70 high school and collegiate competitions annually throughout the country and abroad. For more information on the Basketball Hall of Fame organization, its museum and events, visit hoophall.com, follow @hoophall or call 1-877-4HOOPLA.
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The top 10 candidates for this year's award are Abbey Hsu (Columbia), Ta'Niya Latson (Florida State), Sara Scalia (Indiana), Mikaylah Williams (LSU), Saniya Rivers (NC State), Charisma Osborne (UCLA), Paige Bueckers (UConn), JuJu Watkins (USC), Charlisse Leger-Walker (Washington State) and JJ Quinerly (West Virginia). Hsu is the lone representative from a mid-major conference.
The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award is presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the tenacity and scoring prowess of Class of 1993 Hall of Famer Ann Meyers, the first player, male or female, named to an All-America Team in four straight college seasons.
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting Friday, January 26, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In March, five finalists will be presented to Meyers Drysdale and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The selection committee for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award is composed of top women's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers.
The winner of the 2024 Meyers Drysdale Award will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the four other members of the Women's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard), Cheryl Miller Award (Small Forward), the Katrina McClain Award (Power Forward), and the Lisa Leslie Award (Center), in addition to the Men's Starting Five.
Hsu is one of the elite scorers and 3-point shooters in the game. She currently ranks No. 13 in the NCAA in points per game (21.4), is top 25 in both total field goals made (135) and total points (364), top 30 in 3-pointers made per game (2.71) and top 50 in total 3-pointers made (46). She leads the Ivy League in all of those categories and is also the league leader in 3-point field goal percentage (.354). Additionally, the 5-11 native of Parkland, Florida is top 10 in the Ivies in field goal percentage (.441), rebounding (6.8), total blocks (13), steals per game (1.6) and minutes per game (34.4). She has been named Ivy League Player of the Week a league-high four times this season and owns two Met Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Women's Div. I Player of the Week selections.
Earlier this month, Hsu became of the Ivy League's top 10 all-time scorers. Now seventh on that list, Hsu has amassed 1,879 career points in less than four complete seasons and ranks No. 22 among the NCAA's active players in career points. She is also 14th among that group in career scoring average (17.1), fourth in total threes (331) and sits alongside Caitlin Clark as the only two active players in the NCAA who average more than 3.00 made treys per game in their careers (3.01).
Previous winners of the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award are Zia Cooke, South Carolina (2023), Christyn Williams, UConn (2022), Ashley Owusu, Maryland (2021), Aari McDonald, Arizona (2020), Asia Durr, Louisville (2019), and Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State (2018).
For more information on the 2024 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophallU and #MeyersAward on X (formally Twitter) and Instagram.
About the WBCA:
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers, and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to those organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. For more information, visit us online: www.WBCA.org, follow @wbca1981 or call 1-770-279-8027.
About the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame:
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting, preserving, and celebrating the game of basketball at every level – men and women, amateur and professional players, coaches, and contributors, both domestically and internationally. The Hall of Fame museum is home to more than 400 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history. Nearly 200,000 people visit the Hall of Fame museum each year to learn about the game, experience the interactive exhibits, and test their skills on the Jerry Colangelo "Court of Dreams." Best known for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the game's elite, the Hall of Fame also operates over 70 high school and collegiate competitions annually throughout the country and abroad. For more information on the Basketball Hall of Fame organization, its museum and events, visit hoophall.com, follow @hoophall or call 1-877-4HOOPLA.
FOLLOW THE LIONS:
For the latest on Columbia women's basketball, follow @CULionsWBB on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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