University of North Carolina Athletics
Ustby Named A Top 10 Candidate For The 2025 Cheryl Miller Award
February 5, 2025 | Women's Basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Cementing her legacy as one of the top forwards in North Carolina women's basketball history, the accolades for Alyssa Ustby grows with the fifth-year Tar Heel named a Top 10 Candidate for the 2025 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award on Wednesday.
No stranger to the award, Ustby earns a spot on the top 10 list for the third year in-a-row and was one of the five finalists in 2024. In her final season in Chapel Hill, Ustby is nearly averaging a double-double with 11.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per outing.
In Atlantic Coast Conference play, Ustby is shooting the ball at an efficient rate by draining 45.5% of her shots from the field and 36.4% from beyond the arc. Against Stanford, she tied her career-high with four made triples against the Cardinal.
Etching her name in the history books, Ustby currently sits at No. 17 overall in scoring at Carolina with a total of 1,710 career points. She also has the chance to become the all-time leading rebounder in school history, currently at No. 3 with 1,181 total rebounds.
The final five for the 2025 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year award will be announced in March.
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting in both of the remaining rounds starting on Friday, February 7, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
The No. 13 Tar Heels return to Chapel Hill following their next game at Clemson this weekend, hosting Virginia Tech on Feb. 13 from Carmichael Arena at 7 p.m. ET.
No stranger to the award, Ustby earns a spot on the top 10 list for the third year in-a-row and was one of the five finalists in 2024. In her final season in Chapel Hill, Ustby is nearly averaging a double-double with 11.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per outing.
In Atlantic Coast Conference play, Ustby is shooting the ball at an efficient rate by draining 45.5% of her shots from the field and 36.4% from beyond the arc. Against Stanford, she tied her career-high with four made triples against the Cardinal.
Etching her name in the history books, Ustby currently sits at No. 17 overall in scoring at Carolina with a total of 1,710 career points. She also has the chance to become the all-time leading rebounder in school history, currently at No. 3 with 1,181 total rebounds.
The final five for the 2025 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year award will be announced in March.
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting in both of the remaining rounds starting on Friday, February 7, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
The No. 13 Tar Heels return to Chapel Hill following their next game at Clemson this weekend, hosting Virginia Tech on Feb. 13 from Carmichael Arena at 7 p.m. ET.
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