Tag: Freshman of the Year

USC’s JuJu Watkins named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, leads all-freshman team

There was never a doubt about this.

USC women’s basketball superstar JuJu Watkins was recently named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and was also named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team for the 2023-24 season.

The No. 2 scorer in the nation with 27.8 points per game set another USC record with a 51-point outing in a road upset of Stanford several weeks ago.

She is also second on the Trojans in rebounding with 7.2 per game, and she’s averaging 2.6 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.

The Women of Troy travel to Las Vegas for the Pac-12 Tournament and will play Arizona after their first round bye.

USC teammates McKenzie Forbes and Rayah Marshall were also named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and Defensive Honorable Mention this season. The Trojans are competing for a potential No. 1 seed at the NCAA Tournament this week in Las Vegas. If they reach the Pac-12 Tournament final, they have a chance to land a No. 1 seed. If they win the Pac-12 Tournament, they are very likely to get a No. 1 seed.

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Arkansas centerfielder named a finalist for Freshman of the Year

Arkansas centerfielder Reagan Johnson was revealed as one of ten finalists for the 2023 TUCCI/NFCA National Freshman of the Year award. 

Arkansas softball centerfielder, Reagan Johnson, was revealed as one of ten finalists for the 2023 TUCCI/NFCA National Freshman of the Year award. 

Johnson is the first Razorback selected to the Top 10 list since Mary Haff was in 2018. Johnson currently leads all freshmen with 72 hits, just nine short of Danielle Gibson’s school record of 81 in 2022.

She has been dynamic in the leadoff spot, batting .377, leading the team with 22 multi-hit games and 20 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases (100% success rate). Another school record she is chasing is triples, with four, just one away from tying the single-season record.

Her run in the postseason could be historic, and the Razorbacks will need it as their postseason run begins Thursday night against Alabama in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal round. 

Alabama’s Brandon Miller named SEC Player and Freshman of the Year

SEC coaches vote Brandon Miller as the SEC’s 2022-2023 Player and Freshman of the year

No player in the Southeastern Conference had a better season in 2022-2023 than the Alabama Crimson Tide’s Brandon Miller. For his outstanding efforts, Miller has been named the SEC men’s basketball Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year by the coaches in the conference.

From start to finish, Miller has been the best player in the conference so it is awesome to see him rewarded as such. The Tide will need him to have an outstanding couple of days this weekend if they want to claim the SEC Tournament championship and a one-seed in March Madness.

In 31 games this season, Miller averaged 33.5 minutes, 19.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.8 assists and shot 45.3% from the field. He will certainly be a lottery pick and is on his way to being a superstar in the NBA. Alabama has been fortunate to have him so fans should enjoy what are expected to be his last few games in Crimson and hope for a deep run in March.

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