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Michigan's Naz Hillmon, Kim Barnes Arico finalists for top Naismith Trophy awards

Michigan senior forward Naz Hillmon has been named one of 10 finalists for the Naismith Trophy women's player of the year.

Hillmon, the first four-time first-team all-Big Ten selection in Michigan women's basketball history, is joined by Iowa's Caitlin Clark as the award's Big Ten candidates.

Clark, a sophomore, is considered a favorite for the award, which has been won once by a Big Ten player — by Iowa's Megan Gustafson in 2019. The award has been presented annually since 1983.

Other candidates for the 2022 award are: South Carolina's Aliyah Boston, Stanford's Cameron Brink, N.