Fleming Named to Becky Hammon Mid-Major P-O-Y Watch List
January 06, 2021 | Women's Basketball
First-year Falcon phenom is one of 15 players -- and the only freshman -- to make the list
Bowling Green State University women's basketball standout Lexi Fleming has been named to the midseason watch list for the 2021 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award. The list of 15 student-athletes was announced on Wednesday morning (Jan. 6) by Her Hoop Stats.
Fleming, a native of Cincinnati, is the lone freshman to make the watch list. She is one of five Mid-American Conference student-athletes chosen to the list, which includes representation from 14 teams and 10 conferences.
Fleming currently leads the Falcons in scoring, with 19.5 points per game, and also has 4.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 3.0 steals per contest. She has started all eight games in her inaugural season as a Falcon, and has scored in double figures in all eight games. Fleming is shooting nearly 50 percent from the field (53 of 107; .495) and over 40% from three-point range (17 of 42; .405), and she has gotten to the free-throw line 44 times, making 75% of her shots from the stripe.
In the Falcons' three MAC games to date, Fleming is averaging 22.0 points per game, including a career-high 26 points in the win over Miami (Dec. 22) and 19 more in the Falcons' 89-55 victory at Ball State Saturday night (Jan. 2). Fleming is shooting 55.8% from the field and 60% from the arc in conference play.
Fleming and the Falcons are off to a 7-1 start to the season, and BGSU takes a 3-0 MAC record into this afternoon's 1:00 p.m. game at Western Michigan.
The complete list of student-athletes named to the midseason watch list follows...
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The Becky Hammon Award
The Becky Hammon Award was first awarded in 2020, with South Dakota's Ciara Duffy being named the inaugural winner . This year's midseason watch list, as mentioned, includes representation from 14 teams and 10 conferences.
Award Eligibility & Schedule
To be eligible for this award, players must compete in one of the 26 conferences deemed to be "mid-major." The following conferences are considered high-major for the purposes of this award, and thus ineligible: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, and SEC. In November, the 25 members of the preseason watch list were announced. The 10 semifinalists will be announced in February, with five finalists being announced in early March. The winner will be announced in late March. The list is fluid and players may play their way on or off the list over the course of the season.
About Becky Hammon
Hammon was a three-time All-American during her career at Colorado State and led the Rams to the Sweet 16 in 1999, the program's only appearance to date. She was signed by the New York Liberty in 1999 and traded to the San Antonio Stars in 2007, where she played the rest of her career.
Hammon retired in 2014 as a six-time All-Star and a two-time All-WNBA First Team honoree. In 2016 she was named one of the top 20 players in WNBA history. Hammon became the second female coach in NBA history when she began coaching for the San Antonio Spurs in 2014. Additionally, Hammon is the only woman to be a head coach in the NBA Summer League as well as the only woman to be a member of an NBA All-Star coaching staff.
About Her Hoop Stats
Her Hoop Stats was founded in 2017 to unlock better insight about women's basketball at all levels. It began as a statistics site focused on providing consistent, reliable, and easy-to-access data about women's basketball for both mobile and desktop environments. Her Hoop Stats has expanded to become a leading independent voice in the women's game, providing content through a newsletter, podcast, and social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram).
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Fleming, a native of Cincinnati, is the lone freshman to make the watch list. She is one of five Mid-American Conference student-athletes chosen to the list, which includes representation from 14 teams and 10 conferences.
Fleming currently leads the Falcons in scoring, with 19.5 points per game, and also has 4.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 3.0 steals per contest. She has started all eight games in her inaugural season as a Falcon, and has scored in double figures in all eight games. Fleming is shooting nearly 50 percent from the field (53 of 107; .495) and over 40% from three-point range (17 of 42; .405), and she has gotten to the free-throw line 44 times, making 75% of her shots from the stripe.
In the Falcons' three MAC games to date, Fleming is averaging 22.0 points per game, including a career-high 26 points in the win over Miami (Dec. 22) and 19 more in the Falcons' 89-55 victory at Ball State Saturday night (Jan. 2). Fleming is shooting 55.8% from the field and 60% from the arc in conference play.
Fleming and the Falcons are off to a 7-1 start to the season, and BGSU takes a 3-0 MAC record into this afternoon's 1:00 p.m. game at Western Michigan.
The complete list of student-athletes named to the midseason watch list follows...
- Lexi Fleming, Bowling Green, G, Fr.
- Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo, G, So.
- Micaela Kelly, Central Mich., G, Sr.
- IImar'I Thomas, Cincinnati, F, Sr.
- Kierstan Bell, FGCU, G, So.
- Jill Townsend, Gonzaga, G, Sr.
- Macee Williams, IUPUI, F/C, Sr.
- Blanca Millan, Maine, G, R-Sr.
- Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tenn. St., G, R-Jr.
- Cece Hooks, Ohio, G, Sr.
- Erica Johnson, Ohio, G, R-Jr.
- Nancy Mulkey, Rice, C, Sr.
- Hannah Sjerven, South Dakota, C, Sr.
- Kionna Jeter, Towson, G, R-Sr.
- Chelsey Perry, UT Martin, F, Sr.
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The Becky Hammon Award
The Becky Hammon Award was first awarded in 2020, with South Dakota's Ciara Duffy being named the inaugural winner . This year's midseason watch list, as mentioned, includes representation from 14 teams and 10 conferences.
Award Eligibility & Schedule
To be eligible for this award, players must compete in one of the 26 conferences deemed to be "mid-major." The following conferences are considered high-major for the purposes of this award, and thus ineligible: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, and SEC. In November, the 25 members of the preseason watch list were announced. The 10 semifinalists will be announced in February, with five finalists being announced in early March. The winner will be announced in late March. The list is fluid and players may play their way on or off the list over the course of the season.
About Becky Hammon
Hammon was a three-time All-American during her career at Colorado State and led the Rams to the Sweet 16 in 1999, the program's only appearance to date. She was signed by the New York Liberty in 1999 and traded to the San Antonio Stars in 2007, where she played the rest of her career.
Hammon retired in 2014 as a six-time All-Star and a two-time All-WNBA First Team honoree. In 2016 she was named one of the top 20 players in WNBA history. Hammon became the second female coach in NBA history when she began coaching for the San Antonio Spurs in 2014. Additionally, Hammon is the only woman to be a head coach in the NBA Summer League as well as the only woman to be a member of an NBA All-Star coaching staff.
About Her Hoop Stats
Her Hoop Stats was founded in 2017 to unlock better insight about women's basketball at all levels. It began as a statistics site focused on providing consistent, reliable, and easy-to-access data about women's basketball for both mobile and desktop environments. Her Hoop Stats has expanded to become a leading independent voice in the women's game, providing content through a newsletter, podcast, and social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram).
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