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2025 Becky Hammon Preseason Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List
HOPEWELL, N.J. – One day after being named to the Summit League preseason all-Summit League First Team, Senior Grace Larkins can add another preseason honor to the list as she is one of 25 players named to the watch list of The Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award presented by Her Hoop Stats.
Larkins (Sr., Altoona, Iowa) is the fourth Coyotes to be named to the watch list. Ciara Duffy won the inaugural award in 2020 and Hannah Sjerven (2021, 2022) and Chloe Lamb (2022) made the watch list as well. Larkins was on the preseason watch list last season.
Last season, Larkins averaged 16.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 1.6 steals per game while shooting a career-best 47.1% from the field, 34.9% from three, and 85.8% from the free throw line.
Larkins is one of three Summit League players on the preseason watch list. South Dakota State’s Brooklyn Meyer and Paige Meyer also made the watch list.
About the Becky Hammon Award:
The Becky Hammon award is designed to recognize the best mid-major player in women’s basketball. It is named for South Dakota basketball legend Becky Hammon, who became the first full-time female coach in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014. She took over as the head coach of the Las Vegas Aces in 2022 and has won back-to-back WNBA titles in her first two seasons. Hammon spent 16 years playing in the WNBA and her last eight with the San Antonio Stars, where her number was retired in 2016. She was a six-time WNBA All-Star.
About Her Hoop Stats:
Her Hoop Stats was founded in 2017 to unlock better insight about women’s basketball at all levels. The statistics-focused website focuses on providing consistent, reliable, and easy-to-access data about women’s basketball. Her Hoop Stats has expanded to become a leading independent voice in the women’s game providing content through its newsletter, podcast and social media platforms.
