Hsu Makes Naismith Trophy Award Midseason Cut
2/13/2024 12:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Naismith Trophy Award Watch List narrowed down to 30
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Columbia's Abbey Hsu has been named to the 2024 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Midseason Watch List. First handed out in 1983, the Naismith Trophy recognizes the best player in all of college basketball.
Thirty players from around the country were named to the midseason watch list, which also includes Iowa's Caitlin Clark, the winner of last year's award. Other recent winners include Aliyah Boston (2022), Paige Bueckers (2021) and Sabrina Ionescu (2020).
Hsu and Gonzaga's Yvonne Ejim are the only two players from mid-major conferences named to the watch list.
Back in early November, Hsu was named to the Naismith Preseason Watch List. She is also a Top 10 Candidate for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, which recognizes the top shooting guard in the country, and is also up for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award.
Hsu has been named Ivy League Player of the Week a program-record six times this season and has also garnered three of the Met Basketball Writers Association weekly honors. She ranks No. 15 in the NCAA in scoring at 21.3 points per game, No. 8 in made threes per game (3.00), No. 22 in total threes made (63), top 30 in total points (447) and leads the Ivy League in 3-point field goal percentage (.389). She also ranks among the top five in the Ancient Eight in rebounding (7.3), as well as top 10 in steals (1.5) and field goal percentage (.450).
Now with 1,962 career points, Hsu moved into a tie for fifth on the Ivy League women's basketball all-time scoring list. She is 11 points from tying and 12 from breaking Columbia's all-time record (men's and women's) held by Camille Zimmerman '18CC (1,973).
Among active NCAA career leaders, only Hsu (3.05) and Caitlin Clark (3.82) average more than 3.00 made threes per game. She is No. 4 among that group in total 3-pointers (348), No. 16 in career scoring average (17.2) and No. 23 in total points (1,962).
Columbia (16-5, 7-1 Ivy) travels to take on Dartmouth (6-14, 0-8 Ivy) and Harvard (13-8, 6-2 Ivy) this weekend. The Lions will battle the Big Green on Friday night at 6 p.m., followed by a Sunday afternoon contest against the Crimson at 2 p.m. Sunday's game will air live on national television on ESPNU.
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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.
Thirty players from around the country were named to the midseason watch list, which also includes Iowa's Caitlin Clark, the winner of last year's award. Other recent winners include Aliyah Boston (2022), Paige Bueckers (2021) and Sabrina Ionescu (2020).
Hsu and Gonzaga's Yvonne Ejim are the only two players from mid-major conferences named to the watch list.
Back in early November, Hsu was named to the Naismith Preseason Watch List. She is also a Top 10 Candidate for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, which recognizes the top shooting guard in the country, and is also up for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award.
Hsu has been named Ivy League Player of the Week a program-record six times this season and has also garnered three of the Met Basketball Writers Association weekly honors. She ranks No. 15 in the NCAA in scoring at 21.3 points per game, No. 8 in made threes per game (3.00), No. 22 in total threes made (63), top 30 in total points (447) and leads the Ivy League in 3-point field goal percentage (.389). She also ranks among the top five in the Ancient Eight in rebounding (7.3), as well as top 10 in steals (1.5) and field goal percentage (.450).
Now with 1,962 career points, Hsu moved into a tie for fifth on the Ivy League women's basketball all-time scoring list. She is 11 points from tying and 12 from breaking Columbia's all-time record (men's and women's) held by Camille Zimmerman '18CC (1,973).
Among active NCAA career leaders, only Hsu (3.05) and Caitlin Clark (3.82) average more than 3.00 made threes per game. She is No. 4 among that group in total 3-pointers (348), No. 16 in career scoring average (17.2) and No. 23 in total points (1,962).
Columbia (16-5, 7-1 Ivy) travels to take on Dartmouth (6-14, 0-8 Ivy) and Harvard (13-8, 6-2 Ivy) this weekend. The Lions will battle the Big Green on Friday night at 6 p.m., followed by a Sunday afternoon contest against the Crimson at 2 p.m. Sunday's game will air live on national television on ESPNU.
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.
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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