Samuels Named to Naismith Trophy Watch List
11/6/2019 12:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ATLANTA – Seton Hall senior Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) was named to the Women's Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Wednesday.
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Samuels is one of 50 nationwide Watch List candidates for an award which recognizes the best player in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. The midseason 30 team will be announced in early February, and then the competition will be narrowed down to 10 national semifinalists on March 3, 2020.  Following those results, four finalists will be named on March 20, 2020, and the winner of the 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy for Women's Player of the Year will be announced on April 4, 2020.
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"We're so proud of the player and person Shadeen has become," said Seton Hall Head Coach Anthony Bozzella. "These preseason awards and watch lists are a testament to her hard work and dedication to her craft over the years."Â
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Named the 2019-20 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year, Samuels is coming off a breakout junior season for The Hall, winning the BIG EAST scoring title by averaging 20.2 points per game over her 17 league contests. Â The 6'0" forward added 8.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game during BIG EAST action. Â She shot 54.5 percent from the floor and 36.2 percent from 3-point range, also connecting at a 76.7 percent clip from the free throw line. Â Samuels finished in the BIG EAST top-10 in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and minutes played.
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In addition to being named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, she was also honored with the conference's Most Improved Player award thanks to an 11.7 point per game spike in conference scoring. Samuels also increased her rebounding by 1.3 per game, assists by 1.0 per game and field goal percentage by 8.8 percent.
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Earlier this fall, Samuels was named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List, which honors the nation's top small forward.
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Samuels and DePaul's Chante Stonewall are the lone BIG EAST Conference representatives on the Watch List.
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Samuels is one of 50 nationwide Watch List candidates for an award which recognizes the best player in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. The midseason 30 team will be announced in early February, and then the competition will be narrowed down to 10 national semifinalists on March 3, 2020.  Following those results, four finalists will be named on March 20, 2020, and the winner of the 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy for Women's Player of the Year will be announced on April 4, 2020.
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"We're so proud of the player and person Shadeen has become," said Seton Hall Head Coach Anthony Bozzella. "These preseason awards and watch lists are a testament to her hard work and dedication to her craft over the years."Â
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Named the 2019-20 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year, Samuels is coming off a breakout junior season for The Hall, winning the BIG EAST scoring title by averaging 20.2 points per game over her 17 league contests. Â The 6'0" forward added 8.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game during BIG EAST action. Â She shot 54.5 percent from the floor and 36.2 percent from 3-point range, also connecting at a 76.7 percent clip from the free throw line. Â Samuels finished in the BIG EAST top-10 in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and minutes played.
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In addition to being named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, she was also honored with the conference's Most Improved Player award thanks to an 11.7 point per game spike in conference scoring. Samuels also increased her rebounding by 1.3 per game, assists by 1.0 per game and field goal percentage by 8.8 percent.
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Earlier this fall, Samuels was named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List, which honors the nation's top small forward.
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Samuels and DePaul's Chante Stonewall are the lone BIG EAST Conference representatives on the Watch List.
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