2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Maya McDermott
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Johnston HS
- Hometown:
- Johnston, Iowa
SENIOR (2024-25): Preseason All-MVC First Team ... 2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award Midseason Watch List ... 2025 Women's College Basketball All-Star Game Midseason Watch List ... MVC Player of the Week (Nov. 25) ... USBWA National Player of the Week (Nov. 26) ... AP Women's Basketball National Player of the Week Runner Up (Nov. 26) … All-MVC First Team … Played and started in all 34 games for the Panthers posting 30.9 minutes per game … Averaged 18.3 points, 4.4 assists, and 3.0 rebounds per game …Shot 43.3% from the floor, 38.6% from beyond the arc, and 90.6% from the free throw line … Ended her career with the second-most career points (1,933), third-most career field goals (692), fourth-most three pointers (231), the ninth-best career three-point percentage (35.6%), eighth-most free throws (318), second-best free throw percentage (90.3%), third-most assists (479), seventh-most minutes (3,507), and is tied for the most games played in program history (159) … Scored the second-most points in a single season (622) with a program record 231 single-season field goals … Set career highs with 37 points (Nov. 20 vs. No. 8 Iowa State), 15 field goals (Feb. 15 at Murray State), seven three pointers (Feb. 1 at Drake), and tied a career-high with one block (Feb. 1 at Drake) … Recorded 29 double-figure point performances including 15 20+-point and three 30+-point outings.
JUNIOR (2023-24): MVC Honor Roll ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... First Team Preseason All-MVC ... 2024 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award Watch List ... Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention Team ... All-MVC First Team ... 2024 MVC All-Tournament Team … Averaged 16.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game … Played in 31 games, starting 30 and averaging 28.2 minutes per game … Shot 42/5% from the field (185-435), 33.3% from beyond the arc (56-168), and a UNI single-season record 96.4% from the free throw line (80-83) … Led both the conference and the nation in free-throw percentage and led the conference in assist/turnover ratio (2.82) … Recorded career highs in points (36 at Murray State 2/17/24), field goals made (13 vs. Drake 3/16/24), three-pointers made (6 at Murray State), rebounds (8 at South Dakota 11/29/23), and minutes (40 vs. Drake) … Recorded a total of 506 points, the ninth-best season in UNI history on 185 field goals the seventh-best mark in program history … Recorded her 1,000th point against Belmont.
SOPHOMORE (2022-23): MVC Honor Roll ... MVC Most Improved Player... All-MVC Second Team... MVC Player of the Week (1/16/23)... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team... Played and started in 33 games averaging 26.8 minutes a game... Averaged 14.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists a game... Shot 45.8% from the field (167-365), 37.7% from three-point range (60-159) and 90.9% from the free throw line (90-99)... Recorded career highs in points (23 vs. Saint Louis), field goals made (8 vs. Tulane), three-pointers made (5 vs. Colorado State), free throws made (11 at Southern Illinois), and rebounds (7 at Illinois State)... Had the third-best season at the free throw line in program history with a 90.9% accuracy.
FRESHMAN (2021-22): Played in all 34 games averaging 12.2 minutes per game … Finished the season with 185 points, 41 rebounds, 59 assists, 24 steals and one block … Shot 38.6% from the field (66-171), 30.1% (51-156) from the three-point arc, and 81.2% (52-64) from the free throw line … Recorded a season-high 15 points against Graceland (12/6) while shooting 6-of-12 from the floor, and 3-of-4 at the charity stripe … Tied career-highs in rebounds (5) and steals (5) against Graceland, and matched career-best with 10 assists at St. Thomas (12/1) … Ended season with the eighth highest career free throw percentage in program history.
FRESHMAN (2020-21): Played in 27 games and averaged 10.5 minutes per game...Named to the MVC All-Freshman Team...Also earned MVC Newcomer of the Week (1/25) recognition...Ended the season with 136 points, 31 rebounds, 43 assists, and seven steals...Shot 41.0% (43-of-105) from the field, 36.5% (23-of-63) from the three-point line, and 84.4% (27-of-32) from the charity stripe...Recorded a career-high 20 points at Indiana State (1/22) while shooting 6-of-6 overall, 3-of-3 on three-pointers, and 5-of-5 on free throws...Dished out a career-high nine assists against Evansville (2/28) while nearly posting a double-double...Ranked third on the team in assists...Fourth in career free throw percentage (84.4%) at the end of the season featuring an 18-of-18 streak to close freshman year.
HIGH SCHOOL: McDermott was a four-year All-State honoree and a team captain at Johnston High School...She helped lead Johnston to the Class 5A state championship in the 2019-20 season...Also selection as captain of the All-Tournament Team after posting class-record 21 assists...She scored 437 points as a senior and had 128 assists and 99 rebounds…In her junior year, she led the Dragons with 475 points (19.0 PPG) and 139 assists which was good enough for fourth in the state for all classes…Broke the school record with 437 career assists to go along with 1,615 career points...In 2018-19, Johnston finished the year with a 22-3 record and lost in overtime of the Iowa Class 5A state semifinals to eventual champion West Des Moines Valley...In her freshman year, she hit a hook shot and a three-point buzzer-beater to force overtime and help the Dragons eventually win to earn a trip to the state tournament...She was a four-year soccer player and led Johnston with 14 goals as a junior.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Mike and Jill McDermott... Majoring in Digital Media Leadership.
