Notre Dame freshman Hannah Hidalgo makes Naismith Player of the Year Midseason Team
Only three freshmen made the 2024 Naismith Women’s Player of the Year Midseason Team. Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo is one of them.
Hidalgo is arguably having the best season on the women’s side of anyone not named Caitlin Clark. Here’s a full look at the 30-player midseason player of the year team, with Hidalgo and Clark headlining the list along with USC freshman JuJu Watkins.
2024 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s College POY Midseason Team
| Georgia Amoore | Senior | G | Virginia Tech |
| Raegan Beers | Sophomore | F | Oregon State |
| Lauren Betts | Sophomore | C | UCLA |
| Madison Booker | Freshman | F | Texas |
| Cameron Brink | Senior | F | Stanford |
| Paige Bueckers | Senior | G | UConn |
| Kamilla Cardoso | Senior | C | South Carolina |
| Caitlin Clark | Senior | G | Iowa |
| Aaliyah Edwards | Senior | F | UConn |
| Yvonne Ejim | Senior | F | Gonzaga |
| Dyaisha Fair | Grad Student | G | Syracuse |
| Hannah Hidalgo | Freshman | G | Notre Dame |
| Mackenzie Holmes | Grad Student | F | Indiana |
| Abbey Hsu | Senior | G | Columbia |
| Kiki Iriafen | Junior | F | Stanford |
| Rickea Jackson | Fifth Year | F | Tennessee |
| Elizabeth Kitley | Grad Student | C | Virginia Tech |
| Ta’Niya Latson | Sophomore | G | Florida State |
| Ayoka Lee | Senior | C | Kansas State |
| Cotie McMahon | Sophomore | F | Ohio State |
| Aneesah Morrow | Junior | G | LSU |
| Charisma Osborne | Grad Student | G | UCLA |
| Te-Hina Paopao | Senior | G | South Carolina |
| Alissa Pili | Senior | F | Utah |
| Angel Reese | Junior | F | LSU |
| Kiki Rice | Sophomore | G | UCLA |
| Saniya Rivers | Junior | G | NC State |
| Jacy Sheldon | Grad Student | G | Ohio State |
| Jaylyn Sherrod | Grad Student | G | Colorado |
| Judea “JuJu” Watkins | Freshman | G | USC |
Hidalgo is breaking records left and right. The following full list of records she’s already attained. The numbers in parenthesis are where Hidalgo stands for that particular record with six regular season games left in Notre Dame’s season plus the ACC and NCAA tournaments.
- ACC single-season freshman steals (118)
- ACC Rookie of the Week awards (11)
- Notre Dame single-game freshman scoring (35)
- Notre Dame single-season freshman scoring (578)
- Notre Dame single-game steals* (12)
- Notre Dame single-season steals (118)
- Notre Dame consecutive 20-point games (10)
- Notre Dame freshman 30-point games (5)
*indicates a tied record
Hidalgo is averaging 25.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 5.1 steals per game. She has hit the 20-plus point mark in 22 of Notre Dame’s 24 games, and she has recorded at least 3 steals in all but one of the Irish’s games. She made up for it that night by scoring 34 points in an 82-67 Irish win over then-No. 8 UConn.
