LOS ANGELES – Hannah Hidalgo was selected to the John R. Wooden Midseason Top 25 Watch List on Wednesday evening as announced by the Los Angeles Athletic Club.
Selected by a poll of national college basketball experts, the list is composed of 25 student-athletes who are frontrunners for the nation’s most prestigious college basketball honors: the Wooden Award All-American Team and the Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player.
Hidalgo has been a finalist for the Wooden Award in each of her last two seasons and has continued to add to her storied career during her junior campaign. The guard leads the country in steals per game (5.86) and ranks second nationally in points per game (25.3).
The junior has made national news a number of times this season, setting the NCAA record for steals in a game with 16 in the win over Akron and posting the only 30-point triple-double in program history with 30 points, 13 steals and 10 assists in a victory against Bellarmine.
Hidalgo has also set the program records for most 20+ point career games (62) and most 30+ point career games (13) along with most points in a game in program history with 44.
The Merchantville, New Jersey product also created another memorable moment on the big stage this season, knocking down the game-winning shot to beat No. 11 USC with 1.9 seconds left in the game.
The next phase of the honor will be the National Ballot, which features 15 top players who have met or exceeded the qualifications for the award.
The winners and the All-Americans of the 2026 John R. Wooden Award will be honored at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on Friday, April 10.