Approximately one month into the season, let’s check in on the SEC by handing out some one-month awards, celebrating players from different classes who have started the season strong.
Freshman: Taliah Scott (Arkansas)
Although she has not gotten as much shine as freshmen playing for starrier squads, Taliah Scott might be the best of an impressive bunch. Instantly, she has been a prolific offensive engine for a 7-2 Arkansas team that, until a rough Sunday afternoon showing against No. 2 UCLA, had exceeded expectations.
While modern basketball analysis, understandably, values efficient offensive production, raw production, even if not optimally efficient, still matters—and that’s what Scott has provided. Through the first nine games of her college career, she’s scored no less than 17 points, exceeding 20 points in six of nine games. She’s fourth in the nation in total points produced with 184. And even when her shot is not falling, she manages to put points on the board, ranking sixth nationally in free throws attempted and second in free throws made. For example, Scott made only six of her 21 field goal attempts against UCLA, yet she got to the line for nine free throws, helping her finish with a game-high 23 points.
Honorable mention: Mikaylah Williams (LSU),…
