Will Caitlin win B1G Player of the Year? ESPN currently has her the #1 Player in the B1G, #9 Overall in the Country

[Franisdaman]

Ranking the top 25 Players in Women's College Basketball 2020-21


January 13, 2021

1. Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
2. Dana Evans, Louisville
3. Haley Jones, Stanford
4. Aari McDonald, Arizona
5. Charli Collier, Texas
6. Paige Bueckers, UConn
7. Michaela Onyenwere, UCLA
8. Elissa Cunane, NC State
9. Caitlin Clark, IOWA

• Iowa Hawkeyes | G | 6-foot-0 | freshman
• 2020-21 stats: 25.6 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 6.5 APG

Sure, Clark was the fourth-rated recruit in the 2020 class, but did anyone outside of Iowa City expect this kind of scoring output this soon? Confident in an up-tempo offense perfectly suited to her play-fast style, Clark was Iowa's catalyst from day one with 27 points in her debut. Less than two months into her career, Clark, along with Michigan's Naz Hillmon, is a front-runner for Big Ten player of the year. She has already had four 30-point games and a triple-double, quite a bar for the rest of long career. -- Charlie Creme


OTHERS, from the B1G:

11. Naz Hillmon, Michigan

• Michigan Wolverines | F | 6-foot-2 | junior
• 2020-21 stats: 25.7 PPG, 11.6 RPG, 64.2 FG

She assumed the mantle of Kelsey Griffin, Megan Gustafson and other Big Ten frontcourt players responsible for regularly putting up ridiculous numbers. Among those who have played more than three game this season, she ranks in the top 10 nationally in points, rebounds and field goal percentage. She has put up at least 20 points in all but one game and at least 10 rebounds in all but two games. -- Graham Hays

13. Arelia Guirantes, Rutgers

• Rutgers Scarlet Knights | G | 5-foot-11 | redshirt senior
• 2020-21 stats: 22.5 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 5.4 APG

She leads Rutgers in minutes, points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. So there's that. Rutgers is thus far struggling to provide consistent support in Big Ten games, but the guard who could have gone to the WNBA after last season continues to improve her stock. Forget the team leads, she ranks in the top five in the conference in all of the aforementioned statistics -- and she's a more than respectable 12th in the league in rebounding. -- Graham Hays

22. Ashley Owusu, Maryland

• Maryland Terrapins | G | 6-foot-0 | sophomore
• 2020-21 stats: 18.8 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 4.9 APG

Despite winning Big Ten freshman of the year, Owusu still had something to learn about consistency. She started just half of Maryland's games in 2019-20. Consider the lesson mastered. Owusu is now the catalyst on the second-highest scoring team in the country and has scored in double figures in every Terps game this season. She has become even more important and has played even better since star freshman Angel Reese went down with a foot injury in the fourth game, dropping Maryland to a seven-player rotation. -- Charlie Creme

Full Story: https://www.espn.com/womens-college...s-women-college-basketball-2020-21-version-20

 

[hawkaeg80]

I think Hillmon wins it.

 

[Franisdaman]

I think Hillmon wins it.

hope you are wrong!

how cool would it be to have Luka & Caitlin sweeping the B1G Player of the Year awards?

 

[BraydonRoberts5]

Iowa players have already won it 3 years in a row. If Clark wins it this year, there's a great chance Iowa players could win it for a stretch of 6-7 years.

That said, I also think Hillmon is probably the favorite given that Michigan is better.

 

[trail888]

IF she can get a supporting cast on this team she has a chance. It's too much of a one man show with not enough defense.

 

[UpstreamHawkeye]

Hillmon already had a game this year where she got over 20 rebounds. I can't imagine Clark can achieve that feat.

 

[anon_i8nzeu2gbf0ba]

Unlikely.