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Stailee Heard Named To Ann Meyers Drysdale Midseason List
February 03, 2025 | Cowgirl Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS – Oklahoma State's Stailee Heard has been named to the United States Basketball Writers Association Ann Meyers Drysdale Midseason Watch List it was announced today.
Members of the association's board of directors chose the players for consideration for the National Player of the Year. All Division I players remain eligible for the award.
The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award winner is to be announced at the NCAA Women's Final Four in Tampa, from April 4-6. The formal presentation of the trophy will follow at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
A sophomore guard, Heard has led the Cowgirls to an 18-4 mark on the year. She currently ranks 10th in the Big 12 in scoring at 16.6 points per game and is fourth with her 7.9 rebounds per outing. Additionally, Heard is ninth in field-goal percentage at 50.6 percent from the floor and 12th with her 1.91 steals per contest.
Heard has a pair of 30-point outings on the year and is fourth among league players with her eight double-doubles on the year.
On Dec. 9, the Sapulpa, Okla., native was named the Big 12 Player of the Week and last month she garnered USBWA National Player of the Week honors.
Over a three-game stretch earlier this year, Heard made 13 consecutive 3-pointers, which set school and Big 12 records. Her string was one shy of matching the NCAA record held by three players.
The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award is presented annually to the women's national player of the year by the USBWA. Named for the legendary UCLA guard, the award was first presented in the 1987-88 season and formally named in Meyers Drysdale's honor in the 2011-12 season. Ann Meyers Drysdale played at UCLA from 1974-78, which pre-dates the USBWA All-America selections. She was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.
Members of the association's board of directors chose the players for consideration for the National Player of the Year. All Division I players remain eligible for the award.
The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award winner is to be announced at the NCAA Women's Final Four in Tampa, from April 4-6. The formal presentation of the trophy will follow at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
A sophomore guard, Heard has led the Cowgirls to an 18-4 mark on the year. She currently ranks 10th in the Big 12 in scoring at 16.6 points per game and is fourth with her 7.9 rebounds per outing. Additionally, Heard is ninth in field-goal percentage at 50.6 percent from the floor and 12th with her 1.91 steals per contest.
Heard has a pair of 30-point outings on the year and is fourth among league players with her eight double-doubles on the year.
On Dec. 9, the Sapulpa, Okla., native was named the Big 12 Player of the Week and last month she garnered USBWA National Player of the Week honors.
Over a three-game stretch earlier this year, Heard made 13 consecutive 3-pointers, which set school and Big 12 records. Her string was one shy of matching the NCAA record held by three players.
The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award is presented annually to the women's national player of the year by the USBWA. Named for the legendary UCLA guard, the award was first presented in the 1987-88 season and formally named in Meyers Drysdale's honor in the 2011-12 season. Ann Meyers Drysdale played at UCLA from 1974-78, which pre-dates the USBWA All-America selections. She was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.
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