2019-20 Michigan Women's Basketball Awards and Honors
2/24/2020 1:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
• Winter Academic All-Big Ten Selections Announced (5/11/20)
• Hillmon Named WBCA All-Region (3/25/20)
Naz Hillmon (March 12)
Katrina McClain Award Top Five -- Sophomore Naz Hillmon made the top five for the Katrina McClain Award, given to the nation's top power forward. Hillmon joins Baylor's Lauren Cox, Florida State's Kiah Gillespie, Oregon's Ruthie Hebard and Princeton's Bella Alarie as finalists. Hillmon has recorded 11 double-doubles on the season, averaging 17.4 points and 8.7 rebounds in 33.2 minutes per game on 56.7 percent shooting. She leads the Big Ten in offensive rebounds (4.3 per game), while ranking in the top five in the conference in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage.
The winner of the 2020 Katrina McClain Power Forward Award will be presented at The College Basketball Awards in Los Angeles on April 10, along with the other four members of the Women's Starting Five.
Fans will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite finalists when the Starting Five Fan Voting goes live on Friday, March 13 via www.hoophallawards.com.
Naz Hillmon (Feb. 24)
Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll -- Sophomore Naz Hillmon was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll after helping Michigan to a 2-0 week with double-doubles in both games. In an 80-59 home win over Illinois (Feb. 19), Hillmon was 6-for-8 from the floor en route to 15 points with 10 rebounds. She helped Michigan sweep Michigan State for the first time since the 2014-15 season with 26 points on 10-for-15 shooting to go with 13 boards in the road win. Hillmon now has 10 double-doubles on the season to rank third in the Big Ten. » Big Ten Release
Naz Hillmon (Feb. 13)
Katrina McClain Award Top 10Â -- Sophomore Naz Hillmon was named as one of 10 finalists for the Katrina McClain Award. Named after the two-time All-American and 1987 National Player of the Year, the annual award in its third year recognizes the top power forwards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. Hillmon has started all 23 games for the Wolverines, tallying eight double-doubles while leading the team in points (17.5 ppg), rebounds (8.9 rpg) and minutes (33.8 mpg). She is shooting 56.9 percent from the floor, good for second in the Big Ten and 22nd nationally. Hillmon has scored in double figures in all but one game, highlighted by a 30-point, 10-rebound performance against Iowa. Fan voting for the award starts Feb. 14 on hoophallawards.com.
Naz Hillmon (Feb. 10)
Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll -- Sophomore Naz Hillmon was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll after recording her eighth double-double of the season in Michigan's win over Purdue (Feb. 6). She went for 19 points on 7-for-15 shooting with 12 rebounds. Her bucket with 17 seconds remaining provided the final margin of three points in the 66-63 victory. » Big Ten Release
Naz Hillmon (Feb. 3)
Big Ten, ESPNW Player of the Week -- Sophomore Naz Hillmon was named the Big Ten and ESPNW Player of the Week after helping Michigan split a pair of games against ranked opponents. Hillmon went for a career-best 30 points on 14-for-19 shooting from the floor and 10 rebounds in Michigan's 78-63 win over No. 18 Iowa (Feb. 2). It was the first 30-point game of her career and marked her seventh double-double of the season. Against No. 23 Northwestern (Jan. 30), Hillmon went for 27 points, eight rebounds and tied a career high with five assists. It marks the first player of the week honor from the Big Ten in her career. » Big Ten Release | ESPNW Release
Akienreh Johnson (Jan. 27)
Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll -- Senior Akienreh Johnson was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll for the first time in her career after helping Michigan to a 71-57 win over Rutgers (Jan. 26). Johnson recorded the first double-double of her career in the victory, going for a career-best 24 points and tying a career high with 11 boards. Johnson was 9-for-13 from the floor and also chipped in two assists and two steals. » Big Ten Release
Amy Dilk (Jan. 6)
Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll -- Sophomore Amy Dilk was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll for the second time this season after putting together a pair of double-figure scoring games to help Michigan to a 2-0 week. In U-M's win against Penn State (Dec. 31), Dilk was on triple-double watch en route to 13 points, eight rebounds and a season-high eight assists. She followed that up with a game-high 23 points on 10-for-13 shooting to help Michigan knock off Michigan State (Jan. 5). She also added five boards and three assists against the Spartans. » Big Ten Release
Naz Hillmon (Dec. 9)
Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll -- Sophomore Naz Hillmon was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll after helping Michigan to a 2-0 record with wins over Syracuse (Dec. 5) and Oakland (Dec. 8). In Michigan's 84-76 overtime win over Syracuse, Hillmon went for 16 points on 8-for-15 shooting, seven boards, four assists and four steals in 41 minutes. She followed that up with 21 points on 9-for-12 shooting, nine boards and two assists in U-M's 79-64 win over Oakland. » Big Ten Release
Naz Hillmon (Nov. 18)
Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll -- Sophomore Naz Hillmon was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll after putting together a pair of double-figure scoring games to help Michigan move to 4-0. Hillmon scored a career-best 28 points on 9-for-12 shooting from the floor and a 10-for-11 showing from the free throw line in Michigan's 80-71 win over Akron (Nov. 16). She also grabbed eight boards and tied her career high with three assists. This came on the heels of a 14-point, nine-board performance in the Wolverines' 88-53 win over Kent State (Nov. 15). Hillmon averaged 21.0 points per game on 76.2 percent shooting over Michigan's two games. » Big Ten Release
Amy Dilk (Nov. 11)
Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll -- Sophomore Amy Dilk was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll after putting together a pair of double-figure scoring games. Dilk tallied the first double-double of her career in Michigan's win over Western Michigan (Nov. 8), finishing with 12 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block in 30 minutes. She just missed another double-double in U-M's win over Bradley (Nov. 10), going for 13 points, nine rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in 33 minutes. » Big Ten Release
Naz Hillmon (Nov. 6)
Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List -- Sophomore Naz Hillmon was one of 50 players named to the Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List. The midseason 30 team will be announced in early February, and then the competition will be narrowed down to 10 national semifinalists on March 3, 2020. Following those results, four finalists will be named on March 20, and the winner of the 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy for Women's Player of the Year will be announced on April 4. Hillmon is coming off a stellar freshman season, leading Michigan last year in scoring (13.1 ppg), rebounding (7.0 rpg) and field-goal percentage (.628). She was a consensus All-Big Ten first teamer, named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the media and the Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year by the coaches. Hillmon had 20 double-figure scoring games as a freshman, reaching the 20-point plateau eight times and recording eight double-doubles. She also won her second gold medal with USA Basketball this past summer, serving as captain of the U19 team that captured the title at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. » Naismith Trophy Release
Naz Hillmon (Oct. 24)
Katrina McClain Award Watch List: Sophomore Naz Hillmon was named to the Katrina McClain Award watch list for the first time in her career. Named after the two-time All-American and 1987 National Player of the Year, the annual award in its third year recognizes the top power forwards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. Hillmon is coming off a stellar freshman season, leading Michigan last year in scoring (13.1 ppg), rebounding (7.0 rpg) and field goal percentage (.628). She was a consensus All-Big Ten first teamer, named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the media and the Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year by the coaches. Hillmon had 20 double-figure scoring games as a freshman, reaching the 20-point plateau eight times and recording eight double-doubles. She also won her second gold medal with USA Basketball this past summer, serving as captain of the U19 team that captured the title at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
