Jackson Earns Spot on Cheryl Miller Award Watch List

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State women's basketball's Rickea Jackson has earned a place on the 2022 Cheryl Miller Award Preseason Watchlist, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Wednesday.

This is Jackson's second-consecutive appearance on the preseason watch list for the Cheryl Miller Award, given to the nation's best small forward. The Detroit, Mich. native was named one of 10 finalists for the award last season and on Tuesday earned Preseason All-SEC First Team honors in a vote by the League's 14 head coaches.

Jackson is coming off an impressive sophomore season where she earned WBCA All-America Honorable Mention accolades and was a member of the WBCA All-Region II team.

As a sophomore, Jackson led Mississippi State in scoring at 14.9 points per game and finished third on the team in both rebounds per game (4.4) and assists per game (2.0). Jackson scored at least 15-points in 11 contests last season and eclipsed the 20-point mark in three different outings. Her best performance of the year came at home against Troy when she scored 30-points on 11-of-20 shooting, including 6-for-10 from three.

College basketball fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies in each of the three rounds, which will open on Friday, Oct. 29. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2022 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award will be narrowed to 10 and then in late February to just five. In March, the five finalists will be presented to Ms. Miller and the Hall of Fame's selection committee, where a winner will be selected.

The 2022 Cheryl Miller Award winner will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the other four members of the Women's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award, the Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard Award, the Katrina McClain Power Forward Award, and the Lisa Leslie Center Award, in addition to the Men's Starting Five.

On Monday, Mississippi State's Myah Taylor and Anastasia Hayes were named to the Nancy Lieberman Award preseason watch list, honoring the nation's top point guards.

Mississippi State fans can get their first look at the 2021-22 squad on Monday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. when State hosts Mississippi College in their lone exhibition. The game will not be streamed online. The season will officially tip-off on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. inside the Humphrey Coliseum against Alabama State.

Season tickets for the 2021-22 season are underway. Fans can purchase season tickets at hailstate.com/tickets or by calling the Mississippi State Ticket Office at (662) 325-2600 or (888) Go Dawgs (888-463-2947).

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2022 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award Candidates*
Sam Thomas, Arizona
Taylor Soule, Boston College
Elizabeth Balogun, Duke
Grace Berger, Indiana
Ashley Jones, Iowa State
Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
Emily Engstler, Louisville
Laura Van Kleunen, Marquette
Chloe Bibby, Maryland
Rickea Jackson, Mississippi St.
Alyssa Utsby, North Carolina
Erica Johnson, Ohio
Madi Williams, Oklahoma
Andra Espinoza-Hunter, Seton Hall
Myah Selland, South Dakota State
Haley Jones, Stanford
Mia Davis, Temple
Rae Burrell, Tennessee
Kayla Wells, Texas A&M
Vivian Gray, Texas Tech

*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2021-22 season

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