Slocum Named to Naismith Trophy Watch List
November 12, 2018 | Women's Basketball
Guard made her Oregon State debut Friday
CORVALLIS – Oregon State's Destiny Slocum has been named to the Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Monday morning. The list highlights the top 50 candidates for National Player of the Year.
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The midseason 30 team will be announced on Feb. 11, 2019, and then the competition will be narrowed down to 10 national semifinalists on March 4, 2019. The four finalists will be named on March 22, 2019, and the winner of the 2019 Citizen Naismith Trophy for Women's Player of the Year will be announced on April 6, 2019.
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Slocum, who red-shirted last season due to NCAA transfer rules, made her Oregon State debut on Friday, finishing with 15 points and eight assists.
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She was named WBCA National and Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and made the All-Conference Second Team in her freshman campaign with Maryland. She averaged 11.5 points, 6.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds during her time with the Terrapins.
Slocum, a digital communication arts major, shot 40.5 percent from the floor with an average of 30.9 minutes per game in her freshman year. She tallied 21 points, eight assists, four rebounds and three steals in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, including a halftime buzzer-beater from 70-feet. Slocum made the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.0 points and 6.0 assists in the event. She scored in double-figures 17 times on the 2016-17 season and went over five assists on 24 occasions.
The guard was the No. 7 ranked prospect in the nation when she graduated from Mountain View High School in 2016. Slocum was a McDonald's All-American and a two-time Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year. She averaged 24.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists during her senior campaign at Mountain View. Slocum also played point guard for the U.S. Under-19 team, helping lead the Stars and Stripes to a gold medal at the 2015 FIBA World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
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Slocum helped the Beavers open the season with a 79-54 win over Cal Poly on Friday. Oregon State is currently ranked No. 8 in the AP poll, and is set to host Arkansas-Pine Bluff Wednesday morning for its annual Beavers Beyond the Classroom game.
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The midseason 30 team will be announced on Feb. 11, 2019, and then the competition will be narrowed down to 10 national semifinalists on March 4, 2019. The four finalists will be named on March 22, 2019, and the winner of the 2019 Citizen Naismith Trophy for Women's Player of the Year will be announced on April 6, 2019.
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Slocum, who red-shirted last season due to NCAA transfer rules, made her Oregon State debut on Friday, finishing with 15 points and eight assists.
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She was named WBCA National and Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and made the All-Conference Second Team in her freshman campaign with Maryland. She averaged 11.5 points, 6.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds during her time with the Terrapins.
Slocum, a digital communication arts major, shot 40.5 percent from the floor with an average of 30.9 minutes per game in her freshman year. She tallied 21 points, eight assists, four rebounds and three steals in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, including a halftime buzzer-beater from 70-feet. Slocum made the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.0 points and 6.0 assists in the event. She scored in double-figures 17 times on the 2016-17 season and went over five assists on 24 occasions.
The guard was the No. 7 ranked prospect in the nation when she graduated from Mountain View High School in 2016. Slocum was a McDonald's All-American and a two-time Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year. She averaged 24.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists during her senior campaign at Mountain View. Slocum also played point guard for the U.S. Under-19 team, helping lead the Stars and Stripes to a gold medal at the 2015 FIBA World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
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Slocum helped the Beavers open the season with a 79-54 win over Cal Poly on Friday. Oregon State is currently ranked No. 8 in the AP poll, and is set to host Arkansas-Pine Bluff Wednesday morning for its annual Beavers Beyond the Classroom game.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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