AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn graduate forward DeYona Gaston has earned a spot on the Katrina McClain Award Midseason Top 10, it was announced Thursday by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
The Katrina McClain Award, now in its eighth year, recognizes the top power forwards in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball. It is named after the two-time All-American, 1987 National Player of the Year and 2012 Hall of Famer.
Gaston is averaging 22.0 points per game, which ranks third in the SEC and eighth nationally. She has 11 games this year with 20-plus points and four games this year with 30-plus, including 31 in the Tigers’ last game at No. 2 South Carolina on Sunday. The 6-2 forward from Houston set a Neville Arena record for an Auburn player with 36 points in the win over Virginia-Lynchburg Nov. 8, then nearly matched that with 35 points vs. Alabama State.
Gaston has five double-doubles so far this season, including a 29-point, 12-rebound performance vs. Norfolk State on Dec. 29. For her efforts against UL-Lafayette (29 points) and Alabama State (35 points), she was named SEC Player of the Week Dec. 23.
Earlier this week, she was named to the watch list for the 2025 Women’s College All-Star Game.
Fans are encouraged to participate in fan voting in both of the remaining rounds starting on Friday, Feb. 7, at hoophallawards.com. The fan vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In March, the Top 10 list will be narrowed to five, and in late March, the final finalists will be presented to McClain and the Hall of Fame’s selection committees, where winners will be selected.
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