As Iowa women’s basketball prepares for its 2025-26 season, senior Hannah Stuelke was named to the Katrina McClain Power Forward Preseason Watch List by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Thursday morning.
The 6-foot-2, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native is Iowa’s top returning scorer and rebounder, having averaged 12.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in 32 games played and started during the 2024-25 campaign.
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Entering her senior year with the Hawkeyes, Stuelke has already been named a preseason All-Big Ten First Team honoree and is expected to be an essential part of transitioning leadership qualities to the younger class of Hawkeyes moving forward, such as Addie Deal, Ava Heiden, Layla Hays, Chizadi Wright, Emely Rodriguez, and Journey Houston.
Stuelke is joined by three other Big Ten representatives on the 20-member watch list, including Maryland’s Mir McLean, UCLA‘s Sienna Betts, and Nebraska‘s Natalie Potts.
According to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, fans can support Stuelke’s candidacy by participating in Fan Voting starting Friday, October 31.
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In late January, the watch list of 20 players for both the 2026 Karl Malone and Katrina McClain Awards will be narrowed to 10, and then in late February, to just five. In March, the five finalists will be presented to Karl Malone, Katrina McClain, and the Hall of Fame’s selection committees, who will select the winners.
The Selection Committees for the Karl Malone and Katrina McClain Awards are composed of top men’s and women’s college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.
Iowa has an exhibition game on Oct. 30 against Ashland, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT, and opens the regular season on Nov. 3 against the Southern Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. CT. Both games will take place at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and will stream on Big Ten Plus (subscription required).
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