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Dickey Selected to 2022 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
10/20/2021 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Becky Hammon Award was first given out in 2020, with South Dakota's Ciara Duffy being named the inaugural winner. FGCU's Kierstan Bell won the award in 2021. This year's preseason watch list includes representatives from 22 schools and 13 conferences.
The reigning Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Player of the Year, was a force to be reckoned with during the 2020-21 campaign, after finishing the year averaging a remarkable stat line of 22.6 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.4 steals, 1.9 assists and 0.6 blocks per game. Dickey led the nation with 607 field goal attempts and ranked in the top 10 in field goals made (237), final points (656), free throw attempts (214), free throws made (170), offensive rebounds per game (4.6) and steals (71). Along with being top-10 in the nation, she ranked 12th in scoring and led the way in the CAA in steals and second in scoring. The Baltimore, Md. native became the 28th player in program history to join the 1,000-point club. Dickey added to her elusive resume a first-team All-CAA, CAA All-Defensive Team, CAA All-Tournament Team selections along with WNIT Charlotte All-Region Team and WNIT All-Tournament Team honors.
Award Eligibility & Schedule
To be eligible for this award, players must compete in one of the 26 conferences deemed to be "mid-major." 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.
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.
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