SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga's Yvonne Ejim was named to the 25-player watch list for the 2025 Becky Hammon Player of the Year Award presented by Her Hoop Stats on Wednesday.
The fifth-year forward won the most recent Becky Hammon award in 2024 and was a finalist for the award in 2023.
This year's watch list includes representatives from 22 teams and 15 conferences.
Ejim, the reigning winner of the Hammon Award, was one of just four players to average at least 19 points, eight boards and two assists per game last season. Ejim showed up big in the biggest games, dropping a combined 54 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks against Arizona and Stanford.
Below are the 25 watch list members, listed in alphabetical order by school:
25-player watch list for the 2025 Becky Hammon Player of the Year Award
• Chellia Watson, Buffalo, Gr., G
• Emma Ronsiek, Colorado St., Gr., F
• Katie Dinnebier, Drake, Sr., G
• Megan McConnell, Duquesne, Sr., G
• Meghan Andersen, Fairfield, So., RR
• Janelle Brown, Fairfield, Gr., G
• Emani Jefferson, FGCU, R-Sr., S
• Yvonne Ejim, Gonzaga, Gr., F
• Harmoni Turner, Harvard, Sr., G
• Akasha Davis, Lamar, Sr., F/C
• Bella Smuda, Liberty, R-Sr., C
• Adrianna Smith, Maine, Sr., F
• DeeDee Hagemann, Memphis, Sr., G
• Anastasiia Boldyreva, Middle Tenn., Sr., C
• Katelyn Young, Murray St., Gr., F
• Diamond Johnson, Norfolk St., Gr., G
• Kierra Wheeler, Norfolk St., Sr., F
• Ny'Ceara Pryor, Sacred Heart, Jr., G
• Grace Larkins, South Dakota, Sr., G
• Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota St., Sr., F
• Paige Meyer, South Dakota St., Sr., G
• Delanie Crawford, Tulsa, Sr., G
• Jordyn Jenkins, UTSA, R-Sr., F
• Rachael Rose, Wofford, Sr., G
• Allyson Fertig, Wyoming, Sr., C
