Norfolk State guard Diamond Johnson has been introduced as one among 10 semifinalists for the Becky Hammon Mid Main Participant of the 12 months award.
Johnson is in her first season at Norfolk State, transferring to the staff from North Carolina State.
After being pressured to overlook the primary 10 video games of the season attributable to an eligibility concern as a non-graduate multi-transfer, a Choose granted her and related transfers a waiver in December.
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Johnson is averaging 20.6 factors, 5.8 rebounds, and 4.1 steals by way of 12 video games with the Spartans. The staff has a 10-2 document together with her within the lineup, together with a 6-1 document towards the MEAC.
She and teammate Kierra Wheeler have been featured on the award’s preseason watch record and the midseason watch record.
In its five-year existence, the Spartans guard is seeking to change into the primary HBCU participant to win the Becky Hammon Mid Main Participant of the 12 months award.
