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Okananwa Tabbed ACC Sixth Player of the Year, Richardson Earns All-ACC Honors

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DURHAM — Duke freshman Oluchi Okananwa has been tabbed the 2024 ACC Sixth Player of the Year, while junior Reigan Richardson earned a nod to the All-ACC Second Team, as the league unveiled its women's basketball postseason awards Tuesday during the ACC Network's ACC PM show.

Okananwa, who also garnered a spot on the All-ACC Freshman Team, becomes the first Duke women's player to be named the league's Sixth Player of the Year since the award's inception in 2008. She is also the 25th Blue Devil to be selected to the All-ACC Freshman team.