2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year presented by Her Hoop Stats Midseason Watch List
15 players from 10 conferences named to midseason watch list
Hopewell, N.J. (January 15, 2025) — We are proud to announce the 15-player midseason watch list for the 2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award presented by Her Hoop Stats. The Becky Hammon Award was first given out in 2020, with South Dakota’s Ciara Duffy being named the inaugural winner. Gonzaga’s Yvonne Ejim won the most recent award in 2024.
This year’s midseason list includes representatives from 15 teams and 10 conferences. Five conferences – the A-10, MEAC, Mountain West, Missouri Valley and Summit League – placed two players on the watch list. Gonzaga’s Yvonne Ejim becomes the third player to appear on three midseason watch lists, joining Dyaisha Fair and Katelyn Young. All stats only include games against Division I opponents unless otherwise noted.
Ally Becki, Ball St., Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 14.4 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 5.6 APG, 2.3 SPG
Becki is no stranger to stuffing stats; she is on pace to become the lone Division I player to average at least 10 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in every season since her freshman year in 2021-22. Her best performance of the season was a game against Memphis, when she flirted with a quadruple-double, finishing with 22 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and seven steals.
Emma Ronsiek, Colorado St., Gr., F
2024-25 Stats: 19.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 3.0 APG
Ronsiek has shined with the Rams, setting career highs in scoring and rebounding while cutting her fouls per game in half and committing far fewer turnovers than last season. She has especially shown up for games against strong opponents. Against Georgia, Gonzaga and Oregon State, she averaged 23.7 points on 59% shooting (14-for-24 from deep) and 4.3 assists.
Laila Lawrence, Coppin St., Sr., F
2024-25 Stats: 16.7 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 2.8 APG, 1.4 BPG, 2.7 SPG
Lawrence has played well for the Eagles in her second season as a transfer, holding her own against a gauntlet of SEC and ACC opponents in the nonconference slate. She has posted 20-point outings against South Carolina, Virginia and Virginia Tech.
Katie Dinnebier, Drake, Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 20.5 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 7.5 APG, 2.8 SPG
One of two finalists from last season’s award to be named to this watch list, Dinnebier is on pace to set career highs in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals this season. Against in-state rivals Iowa and Iowa State, the senior guard averaged 39.5 points on 63.6% shooting from the field, including a ridiculous 8-for-10 showing from behind the arc on the road against the Cyclones.
Megan McConnell, Duquesne, Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 19.3 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 5.5 APG, 4.2 SPG
With two triple-doubles this season, McConnell has moved into a tie with her aunt Suzie’s official total of four, which is tied for 14th all-time. Megan hasn’t broken through with a quadruple-double yet, though her ridiculous average of 4.2 steals per game against D-I opponents makes it a real possibility.
Mia Jacobs, Fresno St., Jr., F
2024-25 Stats: 18.8 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 2.3 SPG
In her second season with the Bulldogs since transferring in from La Salle, Jacobs has put up three 30-point and 10-rebound games this season. Jacobs is one of just three players to average at least 18 points, 9.5 rebounds and two steals per game, with LSU’s Aneesah Morrow and Vanderbilt’s Khamil Pierre.
Yvonne Ejim, Gonzaga, 5th, F
2024-25 Stats: 20.1 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 2.9 APG
Ejim, the reigning winner of the Becky Hammon Award, has put up very similar numbers to last season. Her scoring efficiency has dipped slightly as opposing defenses can throw more attention her way this season, but she is still on pace to set career highs in both points and assists per game.
Harmoni Turner, Harvard, Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 20.3 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 3.6 APG, 3.6 SPG
Turner has settled into some consistency after exploding for 79 points across a two-game stretch in November, leading the Crimson to a very strong start. While her shot profile looks very similar to last season, Turner has managed to trim her turnovers from 2.8 per game down to 2.1 while increasing her steals average from 2.2 to 3.6, helping to win the turnover battle.
Diamond Johnson, Norfolk St., Gr., G
2024-25 Stats: 18.4 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 3.9 APG, 3.4 SPG
Johnson has been heating up in MEAC play, recording at least 24 points, five rebounds, six assists and eight steals in two of the Spartans’ most recent three games. The only other player since 2009-10 with at least two such games in an entire month, let alone a week, was Hannah Hidalgo in November of 2023.
Laura Ziegler, Saint Joseph's, Jr., F
2024-25 Stats: 17.1 PPG, 11.4 RPG, 4.4 APG, 1.1 BPG
As the nation’s most prolific defensive rebounder, Ziegler is a unique blend of a shot-blocker who can score inside, outside, and by converting practically every chance she gets at the line. She has also upped her assist average from 2.7 to 4.4 this season for good measure.
Grace Larkins, South Dakota, Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 25.5 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 5.7 APG
Larkins seemed like she may have had a ceiling on her game last season, with a high turnover rate that ate into her impressive performances. Now, she is averaging nine more points per game on top of her turnover rate improving from the bottom 32% nationally last season to the top 28% this season..
Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota St., Jr., F
2024-25 Stats: 16.6 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.1 SPG
Meyer has led the Jackrabbits in points, rebounds and blocks this year, stepping up with 20-plus points against Duke and Oregon. Even with a good portion of the season so far against strong power-conference opponents, Meyer’s scoring efficiency has seen a bump this year, averaging 1.29 points per scoring attempt (PPSA), moving her into the top 2% of players nationally.
Kayla Cooper, UAlbany, Gr., F
2024-25 Stats: 17.3 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 2.9 APG, 1.8 SPG
Cooper has used her graduate season to lift UAlbany to what may be its best season since the heights of the mid-2010s. Her ability to limit foul trouble, which hampered her productivity last season, has given her more chances to boost the Great Danes’ offense.
Maya McDermott, UNI, Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 20.9 PPG, 4.6 APG, 1.5 SPG
McDermott is having a career year for the Panthers, surpassing her previous highs in scoring and assist averages by 4.6 and 1.1, respectively. McDermott’s 0.19 offensive win shares per 40 minutes is a career-high and ranks 19th in the country.
Jordyn Jenkins, UTSA, R-Sr., F
2024-25 Stats: 19.7 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 1.4 BPG
After missing much of the last season and playing just 12 games, Jenkins is back and even better than her strong 2022-23 season. She has managed to stay out of foul trouble and cut down on turnovers compared to two seasons ago, and the attention given to her by opposing defenses has opened things up for the improved roster around her.
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, and SEC. Additionally, players from Oregon State and Washington State are ineligible this year as membership in the Pac-12 evolves.
The 10 semifinalists will be announced in February, followed by the five finalists announced in early March. The winner will be announced around the Final Four. The list is fluid, and players may play their way on or off over the course of the season.
About Becky Hammon
Hammon was a three-time All-American 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 and the only woman to be a member of an NBA All-Star coaching staff. Currently, Hammon is the head coach of the Las Vegas Aces and won the 2022 and 2023 WNBA Championships.
About Her Hoop Stats
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