Oklahoma State forward Achol Akot reacts during an NCAA tournament game against Princeton in Los Angeles on March 21, 2026. Now with North Carolina, the Ottawa native was named to the Cheryl Miller Award pre-season watch list Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh, File)
Ottawa’s Achol Akot on watch list for top NCAA women’s basketball forward
Oct 28, 2026 | 12:29 PM
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SPRINGFIELD — Ottawa’s Achol Akot was named to the pre-season watch list for the 2027 Cheryl Miller Award, which honours the top small forward in NCAA Division I women’s basketball, on Wednesday.
The six-foot-one senior is entering her first season with 12th-ranked North Carolina after transferring from Oklahoma State.
The 22-year-old Akot averaged 12.4 points and 7.2 rebounds in 2025-26, shooting 63.3 per cent from the field to rank sixth nationally.
She earned an honourable mention on the All-Big 12 team after recording 21 games with double-digit points and six double-doubles in 34 starts.
