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Dickey Named to 2022 Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 Watch List
2/9/2022 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Named after the three-time Naismith Player of the Year and Class of 1995 Hall of Famer, the annual award in its fifth year recognizes the top small forwards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates in November, which has now been narrowed to 10. Previous winners of the Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award include Ashley Joens (Iowa State, 2021), Satou Sabally (Oregon, 2020), Bridget Carleton (Iowa State, 2019) and Gabby Williams (Connecticut, 2018).
Just four days ago (Feb. 5), Dickey added to her resume being named to the the Dawn Staley Award Late Season watch list along with being selected to the midseason watch list for the 2022 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award by Her Hoop Stats last month (Jan. 19). Prior to the start of the 2021-22 campaign, she also was named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Preseason Player of the Year. The Baltimore, Md. native has not disappointed this season, including leading the nation in points per game for seven-straight weeks (Nov. 29-Jan. 10). Now ranking in second in the nation in points per game with 25.4, she is also averaging 9.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 40 percent (171-of-428) from the field and 80.5 percent (124-of-154) from the charity stripe.
Dickey has put together a string of historic performances including most recently pouring 76 points in consecutive games, the third-highest mark in program history, to take home this week's United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Ann Meyers Drysdale Women's National and Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Player of the Week laurels.
She exploded for a career-high mark of 52 points and tied her career-high 18 rebounds (10 offensive) to lead Delaware to a 103-79 win over Charleston (Feb. 4). Dickey's 52-point performance set a new Bob Carpenter Center record and sits comfortably in history books second in points scored in a single game. She became the first player to record 52 points and 18 rebounds against a NCAA DI opponent since 2009-10 and is the only player in NCAA DI to post a 40+ and 50+ point performance this season. Dickey's career evening landed her a spot on ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 plays in the #10 slot.
Another one of Dickey's notable performances this season was when she poured in in a second career-best 48 points against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 26), which now moves that mark to third the program history books in points scored in a single game. She eclipsed Elena Delle Donne's 42 points scored at Hofstra back on Feb. 16, 2012 and her career afternoon landed her a spot on ESPN Sportcenter Top 10 plays as the Bonus #1 play.
This season, Dickey has posted one 50-plus, one 40-plus and four 30-plus point game (three consecutive) performances. She has nine double-doubles on the season and has been named CAA Player of the Week three times. Dickey leads the nation in field goal attempts and ranks among the top 10 national leaders in points per game (2nd), free throw attempts (4th), free throws made (5th), final points (5th) and field goals made (7th).
College basketball fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies in each of the three rounds. In late February, the watch list of 10 players for the 2022 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award will be narrowed to five. In March those finalists will be presented to Ms. Miller and the Hall of Fame's selection committee where a winner will be selected.
The winner of the 2022 Cheryl Miller Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the other four members of the Women's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award, the Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard Award, the Katrina McClain Power Forward Award and the Lisa Leslie Center Award, in addition to the Men's Starting Five.
For more information on the 2022 Cheryl Miller Award and the latest updates, log onto www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #MillerAward on Twitter and Instagram. Starting Five Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies will go live on Friday, February 11.
| 2022 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award Candidates* | |
| Taylor Soule | Boston College |
| Jasmine Dickey | Delaware |
| Grace Berger | Indiana |
| Ashley Jones | Iowa State |
| Rhyne Howard | Kentucky |
| Emily Engstler | Louisville |
| Aijha Blackwell | Missouri |
| Madi Williams | Oklahoma |
| Haley Jones | Stanford |
| Mia Davis | Temple |
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*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2021-22 season |
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About Cheryl Miller
Cheryl Miller took women's basketball to a new level, literally and figuratively. With her tremendous leaping ability, athletic dexterity and grace, Miller established a legacy throughout her high school and college career that is unparalleled. Playing for Riverside Polytechnic High School (CA), in 1982, Miller set the single game scoring record of 105 points. As a collegiate forward at the University of Southern California from 1982 to 1986, Miller helped bring women's basketball to the forefront of American sports. In 1984, she led the Olympic team to gold averaging more than 16 points per game. Her superior athletic ability and engaging persona placed her among the elite in the world of college and professional athletics. In 1986, Sports Illustrated named Miller as the best male or female player in college basketball. In a spectacular career, Miller scored 3,018 total career points and was a four-time All-America. Miller was named Naismith Player of the Year three times and earned the Wade Trophy once. Miller was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2010. Since retiring from professional play, Miller has had a very successful career as a WNBA GM, professional and collegiate coach, and sportscaster for TNT, ESPN and NBC for the 1996 Olympics.
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 Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Memorial 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 www.hoophall.com, follow @hoophall or call 1-877-4HOOPLA.
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