Paige Bueckers Headlines 2025 Naismith Women's College Player of the Year Midseason 30

The Atlanta Tipoff Club has announced the midseason 30 for the 2025 Naismith Women's College Player of the Year, led by Connecticut star Paige Bueckers.

Bueckers will look to become the 10th women's player to win the award multiple times in her career, previously being bestowed the honor in 2021.

Naismith Women's College Player of the Year Midseason 30

Paige Bueckers, G, Connecticut

JuJu Watkins, G, USC

Georgia Amoore, G, Kentucky

Raegen Beers, C, Oklahoma

Lauren Betts, C, UCLA

Mikayla Blades, G, Vanderbilt

Madison Booker, F, Texas

Talaysia Cooper, G, Tennessee

Audi Crooks, C, Iowa State

Yvonne Ejim, F, Gonzaga

Rori Harmon, G, Texas

Hannah Hidalgo, G, Notre Dame

Kiki Iriafen, F, USC

Aziaha James, G, North Carolina State

Flau'jae Johnson, G, LSU

Gianna Kneepkens, G, Utah

Ta'Niya Latson, G, Florida State

Ayoka Lee, C, Kansas State

Cotie McMahon, F, Ohio State

Olivia Miles, G, Notre Dame

Aneesah Morrow, G, LSU

Te-Hina Paopao, G, South Carolina

Khamil Pierre, F, Vanderbilt

Sedona Prince, C, TCU

JJ Quinerly, G, West Virginia

Kiki Rice, G, UCLA

Sarah Strong, F, Connecticut

Harmoni Turner, G, Harvard

Hailey Van Lith, G, TCU

Bueckers is in the midst of another incredibly efficient season for a UConn team that is undefeated in Big East play (13-0). She’s averaging 18.8 points on 53.1 percent shooting (41.5 percent from three), along with 4.4 assists per game in 23 starts. 

There’s no shortage of competition for the award, led by UCLA superstar Lauren Betts. The junior center is averaging career-highs in scoring average (19.6), rebounds (9.7), assists (2.9) and blocks (2.9) for a Bruins team that is the only remaining undefeated team in Division I (23-0), including a dominant 77-62 win over South Carolina on Nov. 24. 

Sophomore Hannah Hidalgo has Notre Dame ranked second in the AP Top 25 poll. She ranks second in the nation in scoring average (25.9) and is tied for the Division I lead in steals per game (4.0). 

USC standout JuJu Watkins is one of 10 players in the country averaging at least 20 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.

There are just over two weeks remaining in the regular season before conference tournaments begin across the country, followed by the start of the 2025 NCAA tournament on March 21.