ATLANTA — Hannah Hidalgo’s list of 2025-26 preseason accolades just keeps growing. On Thursday, the junior guard was named to the Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year Watchlist. She was a finalist for the award last season.
The junior guard has already been named the ACC Preseason Player of the Year and is an AP Preseason All-American heading into this year.
Hidalgo is coming off of another record-breaking campaign last year. She averaged 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.
The ACC is well-represented on the list, as 10 of the 50 players to earn the nod hail from the conference.
Hidalgo and Fighting Irish start the season at 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.