Naz Hillmon (Jan. 24)
Big Ten Honor Roll -- Senior forward Naz Hillmon earned a spot on the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll after helping Michigan to its fourth straight win. Hillmon recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 21 points on 8-for-13 shooting and 11 rebounds in just 23 minutes against Wisconsin (Jan. 20). She also recorded two assists and two steals in the 83-44 win. This marks Hillmon's third time on the honor roll this season. » Big Ten Release
Maddie Nolan (Jan. 17)
Big Ten Honor Roll -- Junior guard Maddie Nolan was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll for the first time in her career after averaging 18.0 points per game to help Michigan to a 2-0 week, including the program's first win at Maryland. In U-M's 69-49 win at No. 8 Maryland (Jan. 16), Nolan hit a career-best seven triples en route to tying her career high of 21 points. She became the fourth different Wolverine to hit at least seven three-pointers in a game, with her effort tied for the fourth-best single-game mark. Nolan also grabbed five boards and had three assists in the game. Nolan recorded 15 points, six boards, three steals and two assists in Michigan's 74-57 victory at Penn State (Jan. 13) to kick off the week. Nolan made 10 three-pointers over the two-game span on 55.5 percent shooting from distance. » Big Ten Release
Naz Hillmon (Jan. 3)
Co-Big Ten Player of the Week -- Senior forward Naz Hillmon was named the Co-Big Ten Player of the Week after helping Michigan to a 90-71 win over No. 25-ranked Ohio State (Dec. 31). It is her second weekly honor of the season and the sixth of her career. Hillmon racked up the 40th double-double of her career in the win over the Buckeyes, going for 29 points on 9-for-14 shooting from the floor with 15 rebounds. She also dished out a pair of assists in 34 minutes of action. Hillmon is the second player in program history to record at least 40 double-doubles in a career with her sixth double dip of the season. » Big Ten Release
Laila Phelia, and Team (Dec. 21)
USWBA National Freshman of the Week -- Guard Laila Phelia earned the national nod after Michigan recorded its first top-five victory in program history in a 74-68 overtime win over No. 5 Baylor on Sunday (Dec. 19). Phelia recorded her fourth double-figure scoring effort of her freshman campaign, tying her career high with 12 points against the Bears. She also hit a pair of triples to double her season total, while also recording five boards and two steals. » USBWA Release
USBWA National Team of the Week, NCAA Team of the Week -- The Wolverines were named the team of the week twice on Tuesday after taking down No. 5 Baylor for their first top-five win in program history. U-M entered the top 10 of the Associated Press poll for the first time, coming in at No. 9. » USBWA Release
Laila Phelia, Leigha Brown (Dec. 20)
Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week -- Guard Laila Phelia earned the nod after Michigan recorded its first top-five victory in program history in a 74-68 overtime win over No. 5 Baylor on Sunday (Dec. 19). Phelia is the first Wolverine to earn Freshman of the Week honors since Naz Hillmon won it six times during her freshman season (2018-19). Phelia recorded her fourth double-figure scoring effort of her freshman campaign, tying her career high with 12 points against the Bears. She also hit a pair of triples to double her season total, while also recording five boards and two steals. » Big Ten Release
Big Ten Honor Roll -- Leigha Brown was named the MVP of the game against Baylor, going for a game-high 25 points. She also had five boards, four assists and two steals in the contest, with 12 of her 25 points coming in the fourth quarter and overtime. » Big Ten Release
Naz Hillmon (Dec. 13)
Big Ten Honor Roll -- Senior forward Naz Hillmon was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll after helping Michigan to a 2-0 week with wins over Wisconsin and Minnesota to start conference action with a 2-0 mark. Hillmon averaged 23.0 points per game on 57.6 percent shooting to go with 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game over the stretch. In Michigan's win at Wisconsin (Dec. 9), Hillmon turned in a game-high 21 points with six boards and a season-high five assists. Hillmon followed that up with 25 points, eight boards and three assists in a victory over Minnesota (Dec. 12). She now has five 20-point games this season and 42 for her career.
Naz Hillmon (Nov. 29)
Big Ten Player of the Week -- Senior forward Naz Hillmon was named the Big Ten Player of the Week after helping Michigan to a 3-0 week. It is Hillmon's first weekly honor of the season and the fifth of her career. Hillmon strung together three double-doubles as Michigan got wins over Oakland, No. 16 Oregon State and Mississippi State. In Michigan's win over Oakland (Nov. 22), Hillmon went for 25 points on 11-for-13 shooting with 11 rebounds in just 24 minutes of action. She followed that up with a 20-point, 13-rebound, four-steal performance in a victory over No. 16 Oregon State (Nov. 26) and an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double against Mississippi State (Nov. 27). Her three double-doubles pushed her into second place all-time at Michigan (38) and she became the third member of the 1,600-point and 800-rebound club. Hillmon was also named the MVP of the Daytona Beach Invitational.
Emily Kiser (Nov. 22)
Big Ten Honor Roll -- Senior forward Emily Kiser was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll after helping Michigan to a 2-0 week with wins over UMass Lowell (Nov. 16) and Central Michigan (Nov. 20). Kiser recorded the first double-double of her career in the win over the River Hawks, going for 13 points and 11 rebounds in 30 minutes of action. She also drew three charges, dished out three assists and blocked three shots. Kiser followed that up with a career day at CMU, leading a short-handed Wolverine squad to a 24-point victory with a career-best 16 points, eight boards, three assists, two blocks and a drawn charge in 32 minutes. Kiser is fourth in the Big Ten in both rebounding (10.0 rpg) and blocks (1.8 bpg).
Naz Hillmon (Nov. 15)
Big Ten Honor Roll -- Senior Naz Hillmon was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll after averaging 24.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in a pair of Michigan wins to start the season. Hillmon turned in the sixth 30-point game of her career in the opening win over IUPUI (Nov. 9), going for 30 points and 15 rebounds. She followed that up with a 19-point performance on 9-for-10 shooting against St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 13), with five rebounds. Through the first week of play, she is leading the Big Ten in scoring and is fifth in rebounding.
Leigha Brown, Naz Hillmon (Nov. 9)
Wooden Award Watch List, Wade Trophy Watch List -- Seniors Naz Hillmon and Leigha Brown were each named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List and the Wade Trophy Watch List. The Wade Trophy -- now in its 45th year -- is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women's basketball. Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award Program recognizes the Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player for men and women, the Wooden Award All-American Teams for men and women and the annual selection of the Wooden Award Legends of Coaching recipient.
Brown finds herself on a pair of watch lists for the first time in her career after appearing in 18 contests last season for the Wolverines. She was named to the All-Big Ten second team by both the coaches and media, along with earning a Player of the Week honor (Jan. 4) during the 2020-21 campaign. In her first season in Ann Arbor, Brown averaged 18.2 points and 4.5 rebounds in 33.5 minutes per game. She scored in double figures in all but one game with nine 20-point performances. She racked up three 20-point games during Michigan's NCAA Tournament run, highlighted by a 28-point showing against Florida Gulf Coast, averaging 24.7 points per game over the three tourney contests.
Hillmon, a finalist for the 2021 Wade Trophy and a WBCA All-American, is coming off a junior season where she started all 22 games and averaged 23.9 points and 11.4 rebounds in 33.8 minutes per contest, while shooting 62.3 percent from the field. She racked up 15 double-doubles on the season, ranking 11th nationally, while ranking among the nation's best in field-goal percentage (second), scoring average (seventh) and rebounding average (15th). She scored in double figures in all but one game, with three 30-point games and 15 20-point games. Hillmon recorded the first 50-point game in Michigan history with a 50-point, 16-rebound performance at Ohio State (Jan. 21).
Michigan is one of six teams with multiple players on the Wade Trophy Watch List and one of 12 schools with multiple players on the Wooden Preseason Top 50.
Naz Hillmon (Oct. 28)
Katrina McClain Award Watch List -- For the third consecutive season, senior Naz Hillmon was named to the watch list for the Katrina McClain Award after finishing as a finalist the last two seasons. The award recognizes the top power forward in women's NCAA Division I college basketball, named after the two-time All-American and 1987 National Player of the Year. Hillmon, the 2021 Big Ten Player of the Year, was recently named the 2021-22 preseason Big Ten Player of the Year and a unanimous pick to the All-Big Ten team. She is coming off a junior season where she started all 22 games and averaged 23.9 points and 11.4 rebounds in 33.8 minutes per contest while shooting 62.3 percent from the field. She racked up 15 double-doubles on the season, ranking 11th nationally, while ranking among the nation's best in field-goal percentage (second), scoring average (seventh) and rebounding average (15th). The list will be narrowed down to 10 in mid-February and then five finalists will be selected in March to be presented to McClain and the selection committee.
Amy Dilk (Oct. 25)
Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List -- For the second consecutive year, senior Amy Dilk was named to the watch list for the Nancy Lieberman Award. The award recognizes the top point guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball, named after the 1996 Hall of Famer. Dilk is coming off a junior season where she appeared in 19 games with 18 starts, averaging 7.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 28.1 minutes per contest. Dilk scored in double figures seven times throughout the season and had 11 games with at least four assists. The list will be narrowed down to 10 in mid-February and then five finalists will be selected in March to be presented to Lieberman and the selection committee.
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