Notre Dame PG Hannah Hidalgo makes Wooden Award Late Season Top 20
One of the best players in women’s college basketball calls South Bend, Ind., home. Notre Dame freshman point guard Hannah Hidalgo was named to the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 on Tuesday night.
The Wooden Award is annually awarded to the best player in college basketball, as chosen by a poll of national experts. The winner will be announced on April 12.
A Notre Dame player has never won the Wooden Award. Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is the reigning recipient. UConn’s Paige Bueckers won it two years ago.
Hidalgo is fresh off leading Notre Dame to a road win over then-No. 8 UConn. The Irish dominated the fourth quarter in an 82-67 takedown of the Huskies at Gampel Pavilion. Hidalgo had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
“It’s truly a blessing how God blessed me here today on the court to come out and beat them on their home court,” Hidalgo said after Notre Dame’s win. “I’m proud of my team. They did a great job and helped us get a big win.”
Hidalgo is averaging 24.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 5.1 steals per game. She leads the nation with 97 steals. The all-time Notre Dame record for a single season is 114 set by Skylar Diggins. Hidalgo has a chance to inch closer to that mark with a road game at Georgia Tech on Thursday followed by a home game against Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Here is a look at the full Wooden Award Late Season Top 20.
Women’s basketball Wooden Award Late Season Top 20
| Name | School | Conference | Height | Class | Position |
| Georgia Amoore | Virginia Tech | ACC | 5-6 | Sr. | G |
| Lauren Betts | UCLA | Pac-12 | 6-7 | Soph | C |
| Madison Booker | Texas | Big 12 | 6-1 | Fr. | F |
| Cameron Brink | Stanford | Pac-12 | 6-4 | Sr. | F |
| Paige Bueckers | Connecticut | Big East | 6-0 | Jr. | G |
| Kamilla Cardoso | South Carolina | SEC | 6-7 | Sr. | C |
| Caitlin Clark | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-0 | Sr. | G |
| Aaliyah Edwards | Connecticut | Big East | 6-3 | Sr. | F |
| Hannah Hidalgo | Notre Dame | ACC | 5-6 | Fr. | G |
| Mackenzie Holmes | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-3 | Sr. | F |
| Elizabeth Kitley | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-6 | Sr. | C |
| Ta’Niya Latson | Florida State | ACC | 5-8 | Soph | G |
| Ayoka Lee | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6-6 | Sr. | C |
| Aneesah Morrow | LSU | SEC | 6-1 | Jr. | G |
| Te-Hina Paopao | South Carolina | SEC | 5-9 | Sr. | G |
| Alissa Pili | Utah | Pac-12 | 6-2 | Sr. | F |
| Angel Reese | LSU | SEC | 6-3 | Jr. | F |
| Jacy Sheldon | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-10 | Sr. | G |
| Jaylyn Sherrod | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-7 | Sr. | G |
| JuJu Watkins | USC | Pac-12 | 6-2 | Fr. | G |
