Two of the best in the world reside in South Bend, IN.
The No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (26-5, 16-2) are double dipping in the Wooden Award’s Top 15 National Ballot, with guards sophomore Hannah Hidalgo and senior Olivia Miles both receiving the honors.
Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo and Olivia Miles Receive Prestigious Honor
The duo of Hidalgo and Miles are two of the best in the country.
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Hannah Hidalgo & Olivia Miles have been named to the Wooden Award Top 15 National Ballot #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/snhyh4DRKz
— Notre Dame Women’s Basketball (@ndwbb) March 12, 2025
Hidalgo has quickly emerged as one of the best scorers in the country, averaging 24.4 points per game, fourth most in the nation, including a 34-point dazzler against Louisville in early February.
Miles has emerged as an elite passer, averaging 5.8 assists per game, good for 14th in the nation. She has three triple-doubles on the season, against Mercyhurst in the season opener and back-to-back against Loyola Maryland and Virginia in December. Miles has also turned into an elite shooter, making almost 50% of her field goals, including an over 40% 3-point percentage.
Together, the two have helped lead Notre Dame to a projected No. 2 seed, per ESPN bracketologist Charlie Creme’s predictions. The Fighting Irish finished the season off in the ACC Tournament Semifinal, where they lost to the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils (26-7, 14-4). Notre Dame currently has the sixth-best odds to win the National Championship at +650, per DraftKings Sportsbook.
The Fighting Irish are one of four schools with multiple players nominated for the Wooden Award — presented annually to the most outstanding college basketball player in the United States. UConn’s Paige Bueckers and Sarah Strong, LSU’s Aneesah Morrow and Flau’jae Johnson, and TCU’s Sedona Prince and Hailey Van Lith represent the other three schools.
Kentucky’s Georgia Amoore, UCLA’s Lauren Betts, Texas’ Madison Booker, Iowa State’s Audi Crooks, NC State’s Aziaha James, Florida State’s Ta’Niya Latson, and USC’s JuJu Watkins round out the rest of the ballot.
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Watkins is currently the overwhelming favorite to win the award at -500 odds, Hidalgo trails in second at +500.
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