Mikayla Blakes of Vanderbilt women's basketball was named the USBWA Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Year, the organization announced Tuesday. Blakes will be honored at the Final Four.

Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes (1) celebrates after defeating Tennessee at Memorial Gym in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. / Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ...

Mikayla Blakes may not be able to score any more baskets, but she’s still scoring. The Vanderbilt freshman postseason awards continued to grow with, arguably, Blakes’ biggest award yet. Blakes ...

Vanderbilt fought back from that deficit to force overtime, but Mikayla Blakes, Khamil Pierre and Leilani Kapinus all fouled ...

Vanderbilt also boasts a road win over Alabama. Freshman Mikayla Blakes has been one of the most electric players in the country and broke the NCAA freshman single-game scoring record as well as the ...

Sofilkanich is from New Jersey, an area Vanderbilt has had success recruiting with players like Justine Pissott and Mikayla Blakes. The 6-3 forward averaged 19.7 points and 8.4 rebounds this ...

Mikayla Blakes’ latest honor is her biggest yet. The Vanderbilt guard was Tuesday named the winner of the 2024-25 Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Year Award by the U. S. Basketball ...

The Commodores' latest commitment comes from former TCU guard Frankie Collins, while the women's team remains quiet in the ...

But after missed free throws, Vanderbilt guard Leilani Kapinus ... when star Commodores freshman Mikayla Blakes and Kapinus fouled out. Khamil Pierre, who was the Commodores' second-leading ...