Mizzou’s Grace Slaughter, former Grain Valley standout, makes winnowed watch list
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- Grace Slaughter on Cheryl Miller midseason small forward watch list.
- Slaughter leads Missouri, averaging 19.3 points and 7.2 rebounds.
- Fan voting opens Feb. 6 and will factor into finalist selection.
Grain Valley High School alum and Missouri Tigers forward Grace Slaughter is on the shortlist for an award honoring the best small forward women’s basketball player in the country.
And voting amongst college basketball fans could put her over the top.
Slaughter is one of 10 players on the Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year award’s mid-season watch list, as unveiled on Wednesday. She was also on the preseason watch list for the award in October.
A Mizzou junior, Slaughter joins the likes of Texas forward Madison Booker, Ole Miss forward Cotie McMahon and LSU forward Mikaylah Williams on this week’s narrowed list of 10.
Slaughter has steadily improved her game in Columbia and is the Tigers’ leading scorer this season. She ranks 23rd in the country and fifth in the SEC, averaging 19.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.
She has grown into the role of efficient shooter, knocking down 47.1% from the field and 42.3% from deep. She’s already scored her 1,000th career point and ranks 23rd on the program’s all-time scoring list.
The reigning SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Slaughter was All-Southeastern Conference as a freshman. She’s proven to be an essential roster holdover for first-year MU head coach Kellie Harper, helping the Tigers to a 15-9 record (3-6 SEC, good for 12th in the league standings).
The Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year’s mid-season watch list will be cut from 10 players to five in March. Ultimately, a selection committee made up of coaches, basketball personnel, media, sports information directors and Hall of Famers will choose the winner.
Fan voting for the Cheryl Miller award opens Friday, Feb. 6 and will be factored into the committee’s finalist-selection process.
