Michigan State University Athletics
VanSlooten Named to Cheryl Miller Award Watch List
10/29/2025 12:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State women's basketball senior forward Grace VanSlooten was named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List. She was one of 20 players named to the watch list that honors the top small forwards in Division I.
She is one of four Big Ten players named to the watch list, along with Maryland's Yarden Garzon, Michigan's Olivia Olson and UCLA's Gabriela Jaquez. VanSlooten was also named to the Preseason All-Big Ten team earlier this month.Â
In her first season with the Spartans, VanSlooten earned second-team All-Big Ten honors. She was first on the team in scoring, averaging 15.5 points per game. She scored a career-high 480 points her junior season. Â She was tied for 15th in the Big Ten in rebounding, averaging 7.3 rebounds per game. In a win against, Vanderbilt at the Acrisure Classic on Nov. 27, she scored her 1,000th career point.
The Cheryl Miller Award, in its ninth year, honors the top small forwards in women's Division I women's college basketball. It is named after the three-time Naismith Player of the Year and Class of 1995 Hall of Famer.
MSU opens the 2025-26 season the regular season hosting Mercyhurst on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
2026 Cheryl Miller Award Candidates
Bella Fontleroy, Baylor
Jadyn Donovan, Duke
Jordan Obi, Kentucky
Skylar Jones, Louisville
Mikaylah Williams, LSU
Adrianna Smith, Maine
Yarden Garzon, Maryland
Olivia Olson, Michigan
Grace VanSlooten, Michigan State
Grace Slaughter, Missouri
Nyla Harris, North Carolina
Sahara Williams, Oklahoma
Stailee Heard, Oklahoma State
Cotie McMahon, Ole Miss
Tierra Simon, Richmond
Maryam Dauda, South Carolina
Zee Spearman, Tennessee
Madison Booker, Texas
Gabriela Jaquez, UCLA
Caroline Ducharme, UConn
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She is one of four Big Ten players named to the watch list, along with Maryland's Yarden Garzon, Michigan's Olivia Olson and UCLA's Gabriela Jaquez. VanSlooten was also named to the Preseason All-Big Ten team earlier this month.Â
In her first season with the Spartans, VanSlooten earned second-team All-Big Ten honors. She was first on the team in scoring, averaging 15.5 points per game. She scored a career-high 480 points her junior season. Â She was tied for 15th in the Big Ten in rebounding, averaging 7.3 rebounds per game. In a win against, Vanderbilt at the Acrisure Classic on Nov. 27, she scored her 1,000th career point.
The Cheryl Miller Award, in its ninth year, honors the top small forwards in women's Division I women's college basketball. It is named after the three-time Naismith Player of the Year and Class of 1995 Hall of Famer.
MSU opens the 2025-26 season the regular season hosting Mercyhurst on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
2026 Cheryl Miller Award Candidates
Bella Fontleroy, Baylor
Jadyn Donovan, Duke
Jordan Obi, Kentucky
Skylar Jones, Louisville
Mikaylah Williams, LSU
Adrianna Smith, Maine
Yarden Garzon, Maryland
Olivia Olson, Michigan
Grace VanSlooten, Michigan State
Grace Slaughter, Missouri
Nyla Harris, North Carolina
Sahara Williams, Oklahoma
Stailee Heard, Oklahoma State
Cotie McMahon, Ole Miss
Tierra Simon, Richmond
Maryam Dauda, South Carolina
Zee Spearman, Tennessee
Madison Booker, Texas
Gabriela Jaquez, UCLA
Caroline Ducharme, UConn
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