Ustby Named To Miller Award Top 10

For the second year in a row, North Carolina's Alyssa Ustby has been named to the Top 10 list for the Cheryl Miller Award, which goes to the nation's top small forward.

The award is given by the Naismith Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and honors Miller, the three-time Naismith Player of the Year and Class of 1995 Hall of Famer.

Ustby, from Rochester, Minn., is averaging 12.6 points and 9.5 rebounds for the No. 20 Tar Heels, who host Miami Thursday night at 8 for an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup at Carmichael Arena.

In conference games only, Ustby leads the ACC with 10.7 rebounds per game. She has four double-doubles in the team's seven league games so far, and earlier this season she registered the program's first triple-double with 16 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists against Syracuse on Jan. 4.

Ustby was named to the Cheryl Miller Award preseason watch list for the third year in a row and is in the top 10 for the second consecutive year. She is one of two ACC players on the top-10 list, along with Louisville's Kiki Jefferson. For a look at the full list, click here.

The field will be narrowed to five finalists in March, with the winner announced at the end of the season as part of the Women's Starting Five.

For more information on the 2024 Cheryl Miller Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophallU and #MillerAward on Twitter and Instagram.

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