The 50 women's college basketball Mid-Major players to watch in 2024-25

By Donnie Woods, 10/30/24, 11:00AM CDT

1. Yvonne Ejim, Gonzaga
2023-24 Stats: 19.7 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.0 BPG, 1.4 SPG

Honors:

2024 World Exposure Report Mid- Major First Team All- American
2024 World Exposure Report Mid Major Player of the Year
2024 World Exposure Report Mid Major International Player of the Year
2024AP ALL-AMERICAN HONORABLE MENTION
2024 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
2024 BECKY HAMMON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2024 WCC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2024 WCC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2024 ALL-WCC FIRST TEAM
6X WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK IN 2023-24
KATRINA MCCLAIN POWER FOWARD OF THE YEAR FINALIST
2024 ALL-ACADEMIC WCC TEAM
2023 World Exposure Report Mid Major All-American Honorable Mention
2023 BECKY HAMMON PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALIST
2023 CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
2023 ALL-ACADEMIC WCC TEAM
2023 ALL-WCC FIRST TEAM
3X WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK IN 2022-23
2022 WCC SIXTH WOMAN OF THE YEAR
2022 ALL-WCC SECOND TEAM
2021 WCC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
2021 ALL-WCC FRESHMAN TEAM

2. Ny'Ceara Pryor, Sacred Heart
2023-24 Stats: 19.7 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.0 BPG, 1.4 SPG

Honors:
2024 World Exposure Report Mid- Major Third Team All- American
2024 Named NEC Player of the Year
2024 Named First Team All-NEC
2024 Named MET Player of the Week twice
2024 Tabbed NEC Player of the Week for a record 10 times
2024 Selected to the Preseason All-NEC Team
2023 World Exposure Report Mid Major Freshman of the Year
2023 World Exposure Report Mid Major All-American Honorable Mention
2023 Named NEC Player of the Year
2023 Named NEC Defensive Player of the Year
2023 Named NEC Rookie of the Year
2023 Earned First Team All-NEC and NEC All-Rookie Team
2023 Earned MET Rookie of the Year
2023 Earned All-MET First Team
2023 Named the 2023 NEC Tournament MVP
2023 Conference Rookie of the Week honors (13x)
2023 Led the nation in steals (122) and steals per game (3.7)

3. Diamond Johnson, Norfolk St.
2023-24 Stats: 20.2 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 2.9 APG, 3.8 STLS

Honors:
2024 MEAC Newcomer of the Year
2024 All-MEAC First Team
2024 All-MEAC Defensive
2024 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year semifinalist
2024 MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
2024 BOXTOROW HBCU All-America First Team selection
2023 All-ACC Second Team Selection
2023 Named regional finalist for the WBCA All-America Team
2022 ACC Sixth Player of the Year Selection
2022 Nancy Lieberman Award Top 10 Finalist
2021 Second Team All-Big Ten Selection
2021 Big Ten All-Freshman Team

4. Katie Dinnebier, Drake
2023-24 Stats: 18.1 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 6.9 APG
Honors:
2024 World Exposure Report Mid- Major Honorable Mention All- American
2024 MVC Player of the Year
2024 Becky Hammon Finalist Mid Major Player of the Year
2023 All MVC Third Team
2023 All MVC Defensive Team
2023 All MVC Tournament Team
2022 MVC All Freshman Team

5. Meghan Anderson, Fairfield

2023-24 Stats: 15.1 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 1.5 APG

Honors:
2024 World Exposure Report Mid- Major Honorable Mention All- American
2024 World Exposure Report Mid Major Freshman of the Year
2024 MAAC Rookie of the Year
2024 All-Met Rookie of the Year
2024 All-MAAC First Team
2024 ECAC First Team
2024 All-Met Second Team
2024 USBWA National Player of the Year Watch List
2024 Becky Hammon National Mid-Major Player of the Year Semifinalist
2024 USBWA Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week (1/9)
2024 2X MAAC Player of the Week (12/26; 1/8)
2024 11X MAAC Rookie of the Week (11/13; 11/27; 12/11; 12/18; 12/26; 1/2; 1/8; 1/15; 1/29; 2/26; 3/4)

6. Emma Ronsiek, Colorado St
2023-24 Stats: 16.8 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.2 BPGHonors:
2025 Mountain West Co-Preseason Player of the Year
2025 Becky Hammon Mid- Major Player of the Year Watchlist
2024 World Exposure Report Honorable Mention All- American
2024 All Big East First Team
2023 All Big East Honorable Mention
2022 All Big East First Team
2021 Big East All Freshman Team

7. Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State
2023-24 Stats: 16.8 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 1.8 APG

Honors:
2024 World Exposure Report Mid- Major Honorable Mention All- American
2024 Summit League Player of the Year
2024 Summit League Defensive Player of the Year
2024 All-Summit League First Team
2024 Summit League All-Defensive Team
2024 Summit League All-Tournament Team
2024 Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (11/27/23, 1/29/24, 2/19/24, 3/4/24)

8. Romi Levy, South Florida
2023-24 Stats: 14.7 PPG and 4.8 RPG

Honors:
2025 Voted AAC Preseason Players of the Year
2025 Voted AAC Preseason All- Conference First Team
2024 AAC Newcomer of the Year
2024 AAC All Conference Second Team
2024 ACC All Newcomer Team
2024 6x Honor Roll (Jan. 8, Jan. 29, Feb. 5, Feb. 19, Feb. 26, Mar. 3)
2021 SEC All Freshman Team

9. Katelyn Young, Murray St.
2023-24 Stats: 19.5 PPG and 7.9 RPG

Honors:
2024 World Exposure Report Mid- Major Honorable Mention All- American
2024 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watchlist
2024 All-MVC First Team
2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watchlist
2023 All-MVC First Team
2023 World Exposure Report at Mid-Major All-American Honorable Mention
2022 OVC Player of the Year
2022 All-OVC first team
2022 8x OVC Player of the Week
2022 OVC All-Tournament team
2022 AP All-American
2022 Semi-finalist for Becky Hammond Mid-Major Player of the Year
2021 All-OVC First Team
2021 All-OVC Newcomer Team
2021 OVC Freshman of the Week seven times and OVC Player of the Week once

10. Akasha Davis, Lamar
2023-24 Stats: 15.1 PPG and 10.7 RPG

Honors:
2024 World Exposure Report Mid- Major Honorable Mention All- American
2024 Southland Conference First Team
2023 Southland Conference First Team
2024 Southland Conference Player of the Year
2024 Southland Conference All-Defensive Team
2024 Southland Conference Tournament Team
2024 Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball All-Texas First Team
2024 Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball Defender of the Year
2024 Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball Junior of the Year
2024 Becky Hammond Mid-Major Watch List
2024 4x Southland Conference Player of the Week
2023 Southland Conference Tournament Team
2023 3x Southland Conference Player of the Week
2022 5x WAC Freshman of the Week (11/15/2021, 12/14/2021, 12/20/2021. 1/24/2022, 2/7/2022)
2022 WAC Freshman of the Year
2022 Second Team All-WAC

11. Kierra Wheeler, Norfolk State
2023-24 Stats: 17.6 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 50% FG

Honors:
2024 World Exposure Report Mid- Major Honorable Mention All- American
2024 MEAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year
2024 All-MEAC First Team
2024 MEAC All-Defensive Team
2024 MEAC All-Tournament Team
2024 Preseason All-MEAC First Team
2024 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Midseason Watch List
2024 BOXTOROW HBCU Player of the Year
2024 7x MEAC Weekly Honors
2023 MEAC Most Outstanding Player of the MEAC Tournament
2023 All-MEAC Second Team
2023 MEAC All-Defensive Team

12. Jordyn Jenkins, UTSA
2023-24 Stats: 17.1 PPG and 6.8 RPG

Honors:
2023 World Exposure Report Mid Major All-American Honorable Mention
2023 Conference USA Player of the Year
2023 C-USA Newcomer of the Year
2023 C-USA First-Team All-Conference
2023 4x C-USA Player of the Week
2023 Dave Campbell’s All-Texas First-Team
2022 Pac-12 Co-Most Improved Player
2022 All Pac-12

13. Sammie Puisis, South Florida
2023-24 Only Played 1 game due to Injury

Honors:
2024 Ann Myers-Drysdale Preseason Watch List
2024 Becky Hammon Award Preseason Watch List
2023 AAC Newcomer of the Year
2023 AAC All-Conference Second Team
2023 AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 9, 2023, Jan. 16, 2023, Feb. 6, 2023, Feb. 27)
2023 AAC Player of the Week (Dec. 5, 2022)

14. Rachael Rose, Wofford
2023-24 Stats: 22.7 PPG, 2.2 SPG, 5.6 APG

Honors:
2024 World Exposure Report Mid- Major Honorable Mention All- American
2024 SoCon Player of the Year
2024 All-Southern Conference First Team
2024 Southern Conference All-Tournament Team
2024 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Finalist
2024 7x SoCon Player of the Week
2024 3x SoCon Player of the Month
2024 Ann Meyers Drysdale USBWA National Player of the Year Watch List
2023 World Exposure Report Mid- Major Honorable Mention All- American
2023 SoCon Player of the Year
2023 All-SoCon First Team
2023 SoCon All-Tournament Team
2023 2x SoCon Player of the Month
2023 1x SoCon Player of the Week
2022 8x Big South Freshman of the Week
2022 Big South Freshman of the Year
2022 Big South All-Freshman Team
2022 Honorable Mention All-Big South

15. Peyton McDaniel, JMU
2023-24 Stats: 15.4 PPG and 7.2 RPG

Honors:
2024 Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year
2024 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2024 Sun Belt All-Tournament Team
2024 Second Team All-Sun Belt
2023 Sun Belt All-Tournament Team
2023 Sun Belt Sixth Woman of the Year
2023 Sun Belt Player of the Week (1/24)
2022 Preseason All-CAA Second Team
2021 CAA Rookie of the Year
2021 CAA All-Rookie Team
2021 3x CAA Rookie of the Week (12/14/20, 1/4/21, 1/18/21)

16. Janelle Brown, Fairfield
2023-24 Stats: 13.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 3.6 APG, 2.5 SPG

Honors:
2024 MAAC Player of the Year
2024 World Exposure Report Mid- Major Third Team All- American
2024 MAAC Championship MVP
2024 All-Met First Team
2024 All-ECAC Second Team
2024 3X MAAC Player of the Week (11/27; 12/4; 12/11)
2023 All-MAAC Third Team

17. Ally Becki, Ball State
2023-24 Stats: 13 PPG and 4.8 APG

Honors:
2024 Preseason All-Mid-American Conference
2024 All-MAC First Team
2024 All-MAC Defense Team
2024 3x MAC Player of the Week
2024 Finished the season ranked 42nd in the nation in assists (164)
2023 Preseason All-Mid-American Conference
2023 Second Team All-MAC
2022 All-Mid-American Conference Tournament Team
2022 Third Team All-Mid-American Conference
2022 Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team

18. Chellia Watson, Buffalo
2023-24 Stats: 23.0 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 3.3 APG

Honors:
2024 Honorable Mention All-America
2024 First Team All-MAC
2024 Preseason All-Conference First Team
2024 Led the MAC in Scoring and finished 4th in the national in PPG
2024 Ranked Top 10 Nationally in Total Points (759), Field Goals (297), and Field Goals Made Per Game (9.0)
2022 All-Big South First Team

19. Anastasiia Boldyreva, Middle Tennessee State
2023-24 Stats: 14.5 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 61.0% FG

Honors:
2024 World Exposure Report International Player of the Year Finalist
2024 CUSA Defensive Player of the Year
2024 CUSA First Team All-Conference
2024 CUSA All-Defensive Team
2024 CUSA All-Tournament Team
2024 1x Ann Meyers Drysdale USBWA National Player of the Week
2024 2x CUSA Player of the Week
2022 CUSA All-Freshman Team
2022 2x CUSA Freshman of the Week

20. Emani Jefferson, FGCU
2023-24 Stats: 16.6 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 3.8 APG, 2.0 STLS

Honors:
2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award Watch List
2024 World Exposure Report Mid- Major Honorable Mention All- American
2024 WBCA All-American Honorable Mention
2024 ASUN Player of the Year
2024 ASUN Defensive Player of the Year
2024 ASUN Newcomer of the Year
2024 ASUN First Team
2024 (3x) ASUN Player of the Week
2024 (4x) ASUN Newcomer of the Week
2021 Horizon League All-Freshman team
2021 (2x) Horizon League Freshman of the Week

21. Macy McGlone, Eastern Illinois
2023-24 Stats: 17.8 PPG, 11.9 RPG, 1.8 BPG

Honors:
2024 World Exposure Report Mid- Major Honorable Mention All- American
2024 - OVC Player of the Year
2024 - OVC Defender of the Year
2024 - 1st Team All-OVC
2023 - 1st Team All-OVC
2023 - OVC All-Newcomer Team

22. DeeDee Hagemann, Memphis
2023-24 Stats: 12.3 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 5.2 APG

Honors:
2024 All-Big Ten Second Team
2023 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
2022 All-Big Ten Freshman Team
2022 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention

23. Mama Dembele, South Florida
2023-24 Stats: 10.2 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 42.8% FG

Honors:
2024 All-SEC Defensive Team
2021 All-SEC Freshman Team

24. Harmoni Turner, Harvard
2023-24 Stats: 19.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 4.3 APG

Honors:
2024 First-Team All-Ivy
2024 USBWA National Player of the Week (Nov. 21)
2024 (3x) Ivy League Player of the Week
2024 San Digo Classic Tournament MVP
2023 First Team All-Ivy
2023 (3x) Ivy League Player of the Week
2022 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
2022 All-Ivy Second Team

25. Grace Larkins, South Dakota
2023-24 Stats: 16.5 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 4.9 APG

Honors:
2024 First Team All-Summit League
2023 First Team All-Summit League
2023 All-Summit League Defensive Team
2022 Summit League Sixth Woman of the Year

26. Allyson Fertig, Wyoming
2023-24 Stats: 14.2 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 1.7 BPG

Honors:
2024 All-Mountain West Team
2023 Mountain West Tournament All-Tournament Team
2023 All-Mountain West Team
2022 Mountain West Freshman of the Year
2022 Mountain West All-Freshman Team
2022 (5x) MW Freshman of the Week

27. Addie Budnik, Richmond
2023-24 Stats: 11.9 PPG and 4.0 RPG

Honors:
2024 Most Outstanding Player in the A-10 Championship Tournament
2024 A-10 Defensive Player of the Year
2024 A-10 All-Conference Second Team
2024 Named to A-10 Preseason All-Conference First Team
2024 Named to 2024 Katrina McClain Award Watch List
2023 A-10 All-Conference Second Team
2023 A-10 All-Championship Team
2023 (1x) A-10 Player of the Week
2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List
2023 Named to A-10 Preseason All-Conference First Team
2022 A-10 Second Team All-Conference Selection
2021 World Exposure Report All-American Honorable Mention
2021 World Exposure Report Freshman of the Year Finalist
2021 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year
2021 VaSID State Rookie of the Year
2021 A-10 All-Rookie Team
2021 (3x) A-10 Rookie of the Week

28. Colbi Maples, Cleveland State
16.6 PPG and 4.0 APG

Honors:
2024 World Exposure Report Mid- Major Honorable Mention All- American
2024 Horizon League Player of the Year
2024 All-Horizon League First Team
2024 All-Defensive Team
2024 (2x) Horizon League Player of the Week
2024 Horizon All-Tournament Team

29. Taryn Barbot, College of Charleston
2023-24 Stats: 14.6 PPG and 2.1 SPG

Honors:
2025 CAA Preseason Player of the Year
2024 CAA Rookie of the Year
2024 All-CAA Second Team
2024 All-Rookie Team
2024 (6x) CAA Rookie of the Week

30. Jakayla Johnson, ULM
2023-24 Stats: 16.2 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 46.2% FG

Honors:
2025 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2024 All-Sun Belt Third Team
2024 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Third Team

31. Tommisha Lampkin, North Texas
2023-24 Stats: 15.7 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 61.4 % FG

Honors:
2025 Named Preseason AAC Co-Player of the Year
2025 Named Preseason AAC First Team All-Conference
2024 First Team All-American Athletic Conference
2024 Dave Campbell's All-Texas Third Team

32. Paige Meyer, South Dakota St.
2023-24 Stats: 15.2 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 4.0 APG

Honors:
2024 All-Summit League First Team
2024 Summit League Tournament MVP
2024 Summit League All-Tournament Team
2023 Summit League All-Tournament Team
2023 All-Summit League Second Team
2022 All-Summit League Second Team
2022 Summit League All-Newcomer Team

33. Destiny Leo, Cleveland State
2023-24 Stats: 20.7 PPG and 52.1% FG

Honors:
2024 Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year
2024 Female Collegiate Athlete of the Year honors at the Greater Cleveland Sports Awards
2023 Horizon League Player of the Year
2023 All-League First Team
2023 Horizon League Tournament MVP
2023 World Exposure Report Mid Major All-American Honorable Mention
2022 First Team All-Horizon League
2021 Horizon League Sixth Player of the Year
2021 Horizon League All-Freshman Team

34. Aislynn Hayes, Marshall
2023-24 Stats: 14.5 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 41.4% FG

Honors:
2025 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team

35. Delanie Crawford, Tulsa
2023-24 Stats: 19.0 PPG and 5.7 RPG

Honors:
2024 American Athletic Conference Most Improved Player
2024 WBCA Coaches’ All-America Honorable Mention
2024 WBCA All-American Region 3 finalist
2024 (1x) American Player of the Week
2024 AAC Second team all-conference

36. Vittoria Blasigh, South Florida
2023-24 Stats: 13.5 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.0 APG

Honors:
2024 AAC Freshman of the Year
2024 AAC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 20, Dec. 11, Jan. 1, Jan. 15, Feb. 5, & Feb. 26)

37. Bella Smuda, Liberty
2023-24 Stats: 15.0 PPG and 10.0 RPG

Honors:
2024 First team All-CUSA
2024 CUSA All-Defensive Team
2024 CUSA All-Tournament Team
2024 CUSA Player of the Week on Feb. 5
2024 Betty Chancellor Classic All-Tournament Team
2021 ASUN All-Freshman Team (unanimous selection)
2021 (3x) Freshman of the Week (Jan. 18, Feb. 1 & Feb. 15)

38. Megan McConnell, Duquesne
2023-24 Stats: 13.1 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 43.1% FG

Honors:
2024 Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
2024 Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team
2024 A-10 Player of the Week (Jan. 29)
2023 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
2023 A-10 Player of the Week (Feb. 20)
2021 A-10 Freshman of the Week (Dec. 14)

39. Kayla Cooper, Albany
2023-24 Stats: 15.9 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 1.6 APG

Honors:
2025 American East Preseason All-Conference Team
2024 First Team America East All-Conference
2023 First Team America East All-Conference
2023 America East All-Championship Tournament Team
2023 American East Preseason All-Conference Team
2023 (3x) American East Player of the Week
2022 Second Team America East All-Conference
2022 (1x) American East Player of the Week
2021 America East All-Rookie Team
2021 (2x) America East Rookie of the Week

40. Amiya Joyner, East Carolina
2023-24 Stats: 12.9 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 2.3 APG

Honors:
2024 AAC Player of the Week (Dec. 26)
2023 World Exposure Report Mid-Major Freshman of the Year Finalist
2023 AAC All-Tournament Team
2023 AAC Third-Team All Conference
2023 Female Newcomer of the Year at the 2023 Goldsby's
2023 AAC Freshman of the Year

41. Edyn Battle, Jacksonville
2023-24 Stats: 20.3 PPG and 2.5 APG

Honors:
2025 Preseason All-ASUN team unanimous selection
2024 ASUN Newcomer of the Year
2024 First Team All-ASUN

42. Deja Lee, UC Irvine
2023-24 Stats: 13.9 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 2.2 APG

Honors:
2024 Big West Player of the Year
2024 Big West Championship MVP
2024 All-Big West First Team
2023 All-Big West Honorable Mention

43. Mya Kone, Florida International
2023-24 Stats: 11.4 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 1.3 BPG

Honors:
2025 CUSA Preseason Player of the year
2024 CUSA Sixth Player of the Year
2024 Conference USA First-Team

44. Kseniia Kozlova, JMU
2023-24 Stats: 11.7 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 0.4 APG

Honors:
2024 Sun Belt All-Tournament Team
2024 Second Team All-Sun Belt
2023 Sun Belt Player of the Week (12/27)
2022 Hawk Classic Tournament MVP
2022 Hawk Classic Tournament Team

45. Mickayla Perdue, Cleveland State
2023-24 Stats: 17.3 PPG and 1.5 RPG

Honors:
2024 Horizon League Newcomer of the Year
2024 All-Horizon League First Team
2024 (2x) Horizon League Player of the Week
2023 World Exposure Report Division 2 Honorable Mention Third Team All-American
2023 (2x) World Exposure Report Division 2 Player of the Week (Jan. 30 and Mar. 6th)

46. Debora dos Santos, San Francisco
2023-24 Stats: 15.3 PPG and 10.6 RPG

Honors:
2024 World Exposure Report International Player of the Year Finalist
2024 All-WCC First Team
2024 (1x) WCC Player of the Week
2021 World Exposure Report NJCAA D1 Third Team All-American
2021 Freshman of the Year and WJAC MVP