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MEYER WINS BECKY HAMMON MID-MAJOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD
4/1/2026 10:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
 HOPEWELL, N.J. - South Dakota State senior Brooklyn Meyer has been named the 2026 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year.
The Becky Hammon Award, in its seventh season, recognizes the best mid-major player in the country. The award is named for Rapid City native and current Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon.
Meyer, a Larchwood, Iowa native, capped off her career with one of the most dominant seasons in program history. Her 22.6 points per game this season is the second-highest mark in program history and the highest in SDSU's Division I era. She scored 767 points this season, the most in a single season in program history. For the second season in a row, she broke the Jackrabbits' record for field goal percentage, finishing this season with an elite 64.6% on more than 13 attempts per game. Meyer scored 29 points against Washington in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, matching the Jackrabbits' single-game NCAA Tournament record.
Meyer led the Jackrabbits to a fourth consecutive Summit League Tournament title in her senior campaign and was named Tournament MVP. The Jackrabbits went 22-7 overall and made their 14th NCAA Tournament appearance since 2009.
Meyer ranks third in program history in career points (2,097), fifth in career rebounds (850), and is tied for second in career blocks (174). Her career field goal percentage of 60.9% shattered the previous program record of .572 set by Melissa Pater (1999-02).
Meyer is the second Summit League player to win the Becky Hammon Award, joining South Dakota's Ciara Duffy (2019-20).
Award Eligibility
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, and SEC. Additionally, players from Oregon State and Washington State remained ineligible this year.
The 25-player preseason watch list was announced in October, with the 15-player midseason watch list announced in January. The 10 semifinalists were announced in February, and five finalists were announced in March. The list is fluid, and players could play their way on or off it over the course of the season.
About Becky Hammon
Hammon was a three-time All-American at Colorado State and led the Rams to the 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 and was named to the W25 in 2021.
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 and the only woman to be a member of an NBA All-Star coaching staff. Currently, Hammon is the head coach of the Las Vegas Aces and has won the 2022, 2023 and 2025 WNBA Championships.
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The Becky Hammon Award, in its seventh season, recognizes the best mid-major player in the country. The award is named for Rapid City native and current Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon.
Meyer, a Larchwood, Iowa native, capped off her career with one of the most dominant seasons in program history. Her 22.6 points per game this season is the second-highest mark in program history and the highest in SDSU's Division I era. She scored 767 points this season, the most in a single season in program history. For the second season in a row, she broke the Jackrabbits' record for field goal percentage, finishing this season with an elite 64.6% on more than 13 attempts per game. Meyer scored 29 points against Washington in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, matching the Jackrabbits' single-game NCAA Tournament record.
Meyer led the Jackrabbits to a fourth consecutive Summit League Tournament title in her senior campaign and was named Tournament MVP. The Jackrabbits went 22-7 overall and made their 14th NCAA Tournament appearance since 2009.
Meyer ranks third in program history in career points (2,097), fifth in career rebounds (850), and is tied for second in career blocks (174). Her career field goal percentage of 60.9% shattered the previous program record of .572 set by Melissa Pater (1999-02).
Meyer is the second Summit League player to win the Becky Hammon Award, joining South Dakota's Ciara Duffy (2019-20).
Award Eligibility
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, and SEC. Additionally, players from Oregon State and Washington State remained ineligible this year.
The 25-player preseason watch list was announced in October, with the 15-player midseason watch list announced in January. The 10 semifinalists were announced in February, and five finalists were announced in March. The list is fluid, and players could play their way on or off it over the course of the season.
About Becky Hammon
Hammon was a three-time All-American at Colorado State and led the Rams to the 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 and was named to the W25 in 2021.
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 and the only woman to be a member of an NBA All-Star coaching staff. Currently, Hammon is the head coach of the Las Vegas Aces and has won the 2022, 2023 and 2025 WNBA Championships.
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