Even as basketball moves more and more towards a positionless game, offenses still rely heavily on their point guards. Notre Dame is blessed to have a lot of talent up top for both the men’s and women’s teams. People nationwide are starting to take notice, too.
For the past two years, one of [autotag]Olivia Miles[/autotag] or [autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag] has been running the Irish’s offense and done very well at it. Now, they finally will join forces for the first time this season, and there might not be a backcourt in women’s basketball that can compete with it.
So it should come as no surprise that both Miles and Hidalgo have been named to the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List. If either of them wins this award, which is given to the top female point guard in the country, they would be the second player in Irish history to win this award after [autotag]Skylar Diggins[/autotag] in 2012 and 2013:
point guard power@HannahHidalgo & @oliviamiles06 have been named to the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List. pic.twitter.com/CTgLggcLDl
— Notre Dame Women's Basketball (@ndwbb) October 28, 2024
On the men’s side, Markus Burton is trying to build up a campaign in which he was named the ACC Rookie of the Year. The Mishawaka native is off to a good start by being named to the watch list for the Bob Cousy Award, which is awarded to the best male point guard in the country. He would be the first Irish player to win it:
The Bob Cousy Award Watch List dropped today!
Who's your pick for the best point guard in CBB this season⁉️👀 pic.twitter.com/K3JpnilTJY
— SLAM University (@slam_university) October 28, 2024
Point guards are not in short supply at Notre Dame. We can say at least that much when it comes to basketball.
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