Berea College’s Aaliyah Hampton has been selected as one of the top women’s basketball players in the South Region by D3Hoops.com.
Hampton is among five second-team, All-South Region selections. Hampton also becomes the 2nd Berea College basketball player (men and women) to receive the D3Hoops Freshman of the Year award as well.
Players were nominated for D3hoops awards by the sports information directors at the various schools, who were contacted multiple times as the season wound down to remind them to make their players eligible.
There were 769 players nominated nationwide. The ballot was then made available to SIDs, who voted for a predetermined number of players in their region. It’s the 19th season D3Hoops.com has named All-Region teams.
The former Christian County Lady Colonel adds onto a remarkable freshman year by also becoming the South Region Freshman of the Year. Hampton is the first women’s basketball player at Berea College to receive this honor.
The 5-9 freshman averaged 19.8 points per game this season while shooting 45.1 percent from the field and 45.1 percent from 3-point range. The USA South coaches selected Hampton as the conference’s Player of the Year as well as the Rookie of the Year and gave her first All-USA South recognition.
(INFORMATION FOR THIS STORY CAME FROM BEREA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS)
