MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Megan Walstad of the Milwaukee women's basketball team was named to the 2022 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year preseason watch list, presented by Her Hoop Stats.
 
Walstad is one of 25 players to be named to the watch list that features players from 22 schools and 13 conferences. Macee Williams of IUPUI was also named to the watch list. To be eligible for this award, players must compete in one of the 26 conferences deemed to be "mid-major."
 
Walstad, a member of the 2020-21 First Team All-Horizon League team, enters her third season in the Panthers' post. The redshirt sophomore led the team in scoring (12.0 points per game), field goal percentage (50.0), and blocks (50) while ranking second in rebounds (8.7 per game). She was named three-time Horizon League Player of the Week, which was tied for most in the league.
 
The award is named after Becky Hammon, a three-time All-American from Colorado State who led the Rams to the Sweet 16 in 1999, the program's only appearance to date. Following a decorated 16-year WNBA career, Hammon became the second female coach in NBA history 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.
 
In January, 15 players will be named to the midseason watch list and 10 semifinalists will be announced in February. The five finalists will be announced in early March with the winner unveiled in late March.
 
Her Hoop Stats was founded in 2017 to unlock better insight about women's basketball at all levels.