Temple University Athletics
Davis Tabbed as Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Candidate
11.11.20 | Women's Basketball
HOPEWELL, N.J. - Senior Mia Davis has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2021 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award. The Becky Hammon award will name it's second-ever recipient in 2021.
The Becky Hammon Award was first awarded in 2020, with South Dakota's Ciara Duffy being named the inaugural winner. This year's preseason watch list includes representation from 23 teams and 15 conferences.
Davis concluded the 2019-20 season with a multitude of honors including First Team All-American Athletic Conference, Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year, First Team All-Big 5, top 10 finalist for the Cheryl Miller award and USBWA All-American Honorable Mention. The Baltimore, Md. native averaged a double-double of 18.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game to lead the Owls and rank first in the conference in rebounding. Davis enters her senior year in the Cherry and White with a career total of 35 double-doubles.Â
Award Eligibility & Schedule
To be eligible for this award, players must compete in one of the 26 conferences deemed to be "mid-major." The following conferences are considered high-major for the purposes of this award, and thus ineligible: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, and SEC. In January, 15 players will be named to the mid-season 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. 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.
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, and social media accounts.
2021 Becky Hammon Player of the Year Candidates
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The Becky Hammon Award was first awarded in 2020, with South Dakota's Ciara Duffy being named the inaugural winner. This year's preseason watch list includes representation from 23 teams and 15 conferences.
Davis concluded the 2019-20 season with a multitude of honors including First Team All-American Athletic Conference, Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year, First Team All-Big 5, top 10 finalist for the Cheryl Miller award and USBWA All-American Honorable Mention. The Baltimore, Md. native averaged a double-double of 18.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game to lead the Owls and rank first in the conference in rebounding. Davis enters her senior year in the Cherry and White with a career total of 35 double-doubles.Â
Award Eligibility & Schedule
To be eligible for this award, players must compete in one of the 26 conferences deemed to be "mid-major." The following conferences are considered high-major for the purposes of this award, and thus ineligible: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, and SEC. In January, 15 players will be named to the mid-season 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. 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.
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, and social media accounts.
2021 Becky Hammon Player of the Year Candidates
| Dariauana Lewis | Alabama A&M |
| Dyaisha Fair | Buffalo |
| Micaela Kelly | Central Michigan |
| Ilmar'I Thomas | Cincinnati |
| Maddi Utti | Fresno St. |
| Tierra Hodges | Furman |
| Jill Townsend | Gonzaga |
| Macee Williams | IUPUI |
| Natalia Kucowski | Lafayette |
| Jasmine Franklin | Missouri St. |
| CeCe Hooks | Ohio |
| Erica Johnson | Ohio |
| Valerie Higgins | Pacific |
| Kayla Padilla | Penn |
| Alex Fowler | Portland |
| Carlie Littlefield | Princeton |
| Ayzhiana Basallo | San Jose St. |
| Tyra Whitehead | San Jose St. |
| Hannah Sierven | South Dakota |
| Tesia Thomson | Southeast Mo. St. |
| Mia Davis | Temple* |
| Kionna Jeter | Towson |
| Ila Lane | UC Santa Barbara |
| Chelsey Perry | UT Martin |
| Raneem Elgedawy | Western Ky. |
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