Garzon Earns Spot on Cheryl Miller Preseason Award Watch List
10/18/2023 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Sophomore guard Yarden Garzon has been named one of 20 players to the 2024 Cheryl Miller Award watch list, announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Wednesday.
Garzon is coming off an impressive freshman campaign where she was named to the All-Big Ten second team and All-Big Ten freshman team. The Ra'anana, Israel native averaged 11.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.0 assist and shot 45.8 percent from the 3-point line in her rookie campaign. Her performances earned her three Big Ten freshman of the week honors and was also named the USWBA Tamika Catchings national freshman of the week, the program's first, last season.
She led the Big Ten form the 3-point line in 3-point field goal percentage while setting and IU record for 3-pointers made (70) in a freshman season and fourth in a single season. Additionally, she finished second in a single season in 3-point percentage. She scored in double figures 19 times in 2022-23 Garzon also had two double-doubles while finishing in the top 10 in five IU freshman records.
The Hoosiers have placed a player on the Cheryl Miller award preseason watch list for the fourth-consecutive season as Grace Berger appeared on the list from 2021-23.
For more information on the 2024 Cheryl Miller Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com
and follow @hoophall and #MillerAward on X and Instagram.
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Garzon is coming off an impressive freshman campaign where she was named to the All-Big Ten second team and All-Big Ten freshman team. The Ra'anana, Israel native averaged 11.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.0 assist and shot 45.8 percent from the 3-point line in her rookie campaign. Her performances earned her three Big Ten freshman of the week honors and was also named the USWBA Tamika Catchings national freshman of the week, the program's first, last season.
She led the Big Ten form the 3-point line in 3-point field goal percentage while setting and IU record for 3-pointers made (70) in a freshman season and fourth in a single season. Additionally, she finished second in a single season in 3-point percentage. She scored in double figures 19 times in 2022-23 Garzon also had two double-doubles while finishing in the top 10 in five IU freshman records.
The Hoosiers have placed a player on the Cheryl Miller award preseason watch list for the fourth-consecutive season as Grace Berger appeared on the list from 2021-23.
For more information on the 2024 Cheryl Miller Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com
and follow @hoophall and #MillerAward on X and Instagram.
Follow Indiana Women's Basketball on Facebook, X and Instagram
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