HOPEWELL, N.J. ^__ Alabama A&M junior forward Dariauna Lewis earned yet another preseason honor for her play during the 2019-20 season as she is selected as one of 25 players to be named on the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award watch list.

The Becky Hammon Award was first awarded in 2020, with South Dakota's Ciara Duffy being named the inaugural winner​. This year's preseason watch list includes representation from 23 teams and 15 conferences.

Award Eligibility & Schedule to be eligible for this award, players must compete in one of the 26 conferences deemed to be "mid-major." The following conferences are considered high-major for the purposes of this award, and thus ineligible: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, and SEC.

In January, 15 players will be named to the midseason watch list. The 10 semifinalists will be announced in February, with five finalists being announced in early March. The winner will be announced in late March. The list is fluid and players may play their way on or off the list over the course of the season.

Lewis will now add the Becky Hammon Watch List to her accolade list as she was also named preseason first team All-SWAC earlier this month. The forward returns this season after averaging 17.5 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.7 blocks per game, all leading the team. The Omaha, Nebraska native also set a new single-season program record for total rebounds in a season with 275 and accounted for 10 double-double games last year.

About Becky Hammon
 
Hammon was a three-time All-American during her career at Colorado State and led the Rams tithe 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. 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.

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