Already one of the most decorated players in college basketball, Hannah Hidalgo picked up another honor on Tuesday as she was named a Preseason AP All-American for the second straight season.
The Merchantville, New Jersey, native is one of four players to ever be named a First Team AP All-American in her first two seasons of play, joining JuJu Watkins, Maya Moore and Courtney Paris.
The junior has already been selected as the ACC Preseason Player of the Year after averaging 23.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.7 steals per game. She was the only player on the men’s or women’s side to average at least 20.0 points per game, 5.0 rebounds per game and 3.0 steals per game while shooting at least .400 from three-point range and .850 from the free throw line since 2000.
Hidalgo and Fighting Irish open the season in Purcell Pavilion with an Oct. 30 exhibition against Purdue Northwest at 7 p.m. and a home opener on Nov. 5 against Fairleigh Dickinson at 7 p.m.