Gonzales named semifinalist for Becky Hammon Player of the Year Award

HOPEWELL, N.J. – BYU sophomore guard Shaylee Gonzales was named one of 10 semifinalists for the 2022 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award presented by Her Hoop Stats.

This year’s semifinalists include representatives from 10 schools and 10 conferences. In October, 25 players were named to the preseason watch list. The 15-player midseason watch list was announced in January, and the five finalists will be announced in early March. The winner will be announced around the Final Four.

Gonzales leads the No. 19 Cougars with 18.9 points per game, 5.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.3 steals. She has topped 20 points in 12 games this year, including a career-high 35 points against St. Mary’s on the road. Gonzales has scored in double figures in 24 of 25 games played this season in a year where BYU has a record of 23-2. 

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 and was recently named to the W25.

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. Currently, Hammon is the head coach of the Las Vegas Aces.

2022 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Semifinalists
Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo, G, So.
Shaylee Gonzales, BYU, G, So.
Jasmine Dickey, Delaware, G/F, Sr.
Kierstan Bell, FGCU, G, Jr.
Macee Williams, IUPUI, F/C, Sr.
Sam Breen, Massachusetts, F, Gr.
Katelyn Young, Murray St., F, So.
Abby Meyers, Princeton, G, Sr.
Stephanie Visscher, Stephen F. Austin, G, Sr.
Meral Abdelgawad, Western Kentucky, G, Sr.