Three Huskies Earn Big Ten End-Of-Season Honors
March 03, 2026 | Women's Basketball
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Washington women's basketball's Sayvia Sellers, Avery Howell, and Brynn McGaughy were all recognized in the Big Ten's annual awards Tuesday morning.
Sellers was a unanimous member of the All-Big Ten First Team, as selected by the conference coaches. The media recognized Sellers on the All-Big Ten Second Team.
Howell was named an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention on both ballots. McGaughy was selected to the eight-member Big Ten All-Freshman team by both the Big Ten coaches and media. The Big Ten coaches unanimously selected McGaughy on their ballot.
All three helped lead Washington to a 20-win season and its most conference wins since 2016-17. Sellers averaged 19.3 points per game on an impressive .471/.336/.842 shooting split in conference play. The junior guard currently ranks ninth in the conference in points per game. Sellers leads the team in assists (66) in Big Ten games. A two-time USBWA Player of the Week and member of the Naismith Trophy Late-Season Team, Sellers has been the Huskies' top scorer in a team-high 15 games, including three against ranked opponents.
Sellers becomes the 22nd player in Washington history to be recognized as First-Team All-Conference and becomes the first Husky to do so since 2019-20.
Howell has had an impressive sophomore season with Washington and has nearly averaged a double-double in conference play. She finished the Big Ten regular season with 14.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game while recording a 50.5% field goal percentage in league play. She ranks second in 3-pointers per game (2.6) and fourth in rebounds (9.2) in the conference. Her seven double-doubles rank fourth in the Big Ten and include a 22-point, 16-rebound performance to help Washington upset No. 6 Michigan on Jan. 1 and earn her USBWA Player of the Week honors.
It has been a season of awards for Howell, who finished her summer as the MVP of GLOBL Jam and a member of the U19 Women's World Cup 2025 All-Second Team.
McGaughy is the 16th Husky to be recognized as a member of the All-Freshman Team. She has impressed during conference play this season, averaging 8.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. She has four 15-point games, including 19 against No. 2 UCLA. Defensively, she is seventh in the league with 1.1 blocks per game.
The Huskies (20-9, 10-8 Big Ten) are the No. 8 seed in this week's 2026 Allstate Big Ten Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Washington will face No. 9-seed USC (17-12, 9-9 Big Ten) in the second round on Thursday at 9:00 a.m. PST on Big Ten Network.
Continue to check GoHuskies.com and follow the team's social media accounts (@UW_WBB) for the most up-to-date information on Washington women's basketball.
Sellers was a unanimous member of the All-Big Ten First Team, as selected by the conference coaches. The media recognized Sellers on the All-Big Ten Second Team.
Howell was named an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention on both ballots. McGaughy was selected to the eight-member Big Ten All-Freshman team by both the Big Ten coaches and media. The Big Ten coaches unanimously selected McGaughy on their ballot.
All three helped lead Washington to a 20-win season and its most conference wins since 2016-17. Sellers averaged 19.3 points per game on an impressive .471/.336/.842 shooting split in conference play. The junior guard currently ranks ninth in the conference in points per game. Sellers leads the team in assists (66) in Big Ten games. A two-time USBWA Player of the Week and member of the Naismith Trophy Late-Season Team, Sellers has been the Huskies' top scorer in a team-high 15 games, including three against ranked opponents.
Sellers becomes the 22nd player in Washington history to be recognized as First-Team All-Conference and becomes the first Husky to do so since 2019-20.
Howell has had an impressive sophomore season with Washington and has nearly averaged a double-double in conference play. She finished the Big Ten regular season with 14.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game while recording a 50.5% field goal percentage in league play. She ranks second in 3-pointers per game (2.6) and fourth in rebounds (9.2) in the conference. Her seven double-doubles rank fourth in the Big Ten and include a 22-point, 16-rebound performance to help Washington upset No. 6 Michigan on Jan. 1 and earn her USBWA Player of the Week honors.
It has been a season of awards for Howell, who finished her summer as the MVP of GLOBL Jam and a member of the U19 Women's World Cup 2025 All-Second Team.
McGaughy is the 16th Husky to be recognized as a member of the All-Freshman Team. She has impressed during conference play this season, averaging 8.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. She has four 15-point games, including 19 against No. 2 UCLA. Defensively, she is seventh in the league with 1.1 blocks per game.
The Huskies (20-9, 10-8 Big Ten) are the No. 8 seed in this week's 2026 Allstate Big Ten Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Washington will face No. 9-seed USC (17-12, 9-9 Big Ten) in the second round on Thursday at 9:00 a.m. PST on Big Ten Network.
Continue to check GoHuskies.com and follow the team's social media accounts (@UW_WBB) for the most up-to-date information on Washington women's basketball.
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