Aaliyah Chavez, the freshman phenom from Lubbock that is currently attending Oklahoma University, has been named the National Freshman of the Year by ESPN in a press release from Oklahoma Athletics!
According to Oklahoma’s press release, since 2009, only Chavez and UConn’s Paige Bueckers have posted averages of at least 18.0 PPG, 4.0 APG, and 3.5 RPG with no more than 3.0 turnovers per game. Among true freshmen nationwide, she ranks third with 12 games of 20+ points and leads all first-years with six such performances against ranked foes. In those ranked matchups, she averaged 19.1 points, 3.8 assists, and 3.5 rebounds, helping OU notch six wins over top teams.
Oklahoma will start the NCAA Tournament at home next week, and we will have the full details of what time and days and their opponents soon.
