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King Earns Spot on Cheryl Miller Award Preseason Top-20 Watch List
10/18/2023 12:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Award Presented Annually to Best Small Forward in the Nation
The Cheryl Miller Award - named after the three-time Naismith Player of the Year and Class of 1995 Hall of Famer from USC – is in its seventh season and recognizes the top small forwards in the nation. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates. The Cheryl Miller Award is one of five awards that comprise the Naismith Starting Five each season.
King was an All-BIG EAST First Team selection during the 2022-23 campaign after averaging 15.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game. She led the Golden Eagles in minutes played, three-point percentage, points, assists, and steals per game.
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies in each of the three rounds starting October 20. In late January, the list will be trimmed to 10 names. In late February, the list will be narrowed to five. The winner of the Cheryl Miller Award, as well as presentation details, will be announced towards the end of the season.
The winner will join the other awards in the Naismith Starting Five. Those awards 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.
Previous winners of the Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year are Ashley Joens, Iowa State (2021-23), Satou Sabally, Oregon (2020), Bridget Carleton, Iowa State (2019) and Gabby Williams, UConn (2018).
For more information on the 2024 Cheryl Miller Award, visit www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #MillerAward on X and Instagram.
Keep up with the Marquette women's basketball program through social media by following on X (@MarquetteWBB) and Instagram (@marquettewbb) and `liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteWBB).
2024 Cheryl Miller Award Candidates*
Annesah Morrow           LSU
Rickea Jackson                Tennessee
Alyssa Ustby                    North Carolina
Cotie McMahon        Ohio State
Caroline Ducharme        UConn
Aijha Blackwell                Baylor
Azzi Fudd                          UConn
Lior Garzon                      Oklahoma State
Jordyn Merritt                 Texas Tech
Jakia Brown-Turner       Maryland
Madison Scott                 Ole Miss
Grace VanSlooten          Oregon
Skylar Vann                      Oklahoma
Yarden Garzon                Indiana
Jordan King            Marquette
Morgan Maly                   Creighton
Kiki Jefferson                   Louisville
McKenzie Forbes            USC
Kennedy Todd-Williams Ole Miss
Mara Braun                      Minnesota
*Players will have the ability to play themselves on or off the list until the 5 finalists are selected
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