6 Hawkeyes Receive All-Big Ten Recognition

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s basketball team had six players receive All-Big Ten recognition. The announcement was made Tuesday by the Big Ten Conference.

Sophomore Ava Heiden was tabbed first-team all-conference by both head coaches and voting media. Heiden extended Iowa's streak to 10 consecutive seasons with first-team All-Big Ten honoree.

Senior Hannah Stuelke was a second-team honoree by the coaches and media. Sophomore Chit-Chat Wright was on the coaches’ third-team and honorable mention by the media.

Senior Kylie Feuerbach was tabbed to the all-defensive team by coaches and media for the first time in her career. Freshman Addie Deal was named to the coaches’ all-freshman team. Senior Taylor McCabe was Iowa’s sportsmanship award recipient.

Heiden leads Iowa in points per game (17.6), field goal percentage (65.1), and nine double-doubles. Her field goal percentage ranks fourth nationally and second in the conference. Heiden also leads all power players in points per game improvement over the last two seasons.

Stuelke earned the 2022-23 Sixth Player of the Year along with a pair of second-team All-Big Ten honors in her sophomore and junior seasons as a Hawkeye. This season, she leads the team and is second in the conference with 8.7 rebounds per game and is averaging 13.9 points per game. Stuelke became the seventh Hawkeye in program history to record 1,500+ points and 850+ rebounds in her career.

Wright leads the Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage (46.2) and ranks fifth nationally. This season she took over the starting point guard position and is averaging 13.9 points per game and 4.8 assists per game.

Feuerbach was touted as Iowa’s best defender all season long drawing the toughest guard matchup for the Hawkeye defense that allows just over 65 points per game. Feuerbach has recorded 29 steals and 11 blocks this season.

Deal picked up her first All-Big Ten nod after averaging 5.4 points per game and 1.2 rebounds per game. She also earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice this season in back-to-back weeks which was a team-best.

McCabe was a steady starter for Jan Jensen’s Hawkeyes that recorded a record of 24-5 and 15-3 in the Big Ten which clinched a 2-seed in the Big Ten Tournament later this week. McCabe will finish her career tied for the best 3-point field goal percentage in school history.

2025-26 ALL-BIG TEN
FIRST TEAM
C Ava Heiden (coaches*; media)

SECOND TEAM
PF Hannah Stuelke (coaches; media)

THIRD TEAM
PG Chit-Chat Wright (coaches)

HONORABLE MENTION
PG Chit-Chat Wright (media)

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
SG Kylie Feuerbach (coaches; media)

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
SG Addie Deal (coaches)

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
SG Taylor McCabe

UP NEXT
The nationally ranked Hawkeyes return to the court on Friday, March 6 at 5:30 p.m. (CT) in the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis. The contest will air on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.