Ohio State basketball sophomore guard Jaloni Cambridge became a 2026 Dawn Staley Award finalist this week. One of five finalists for the prestigious award, Cambridge is the only player representing the Big Ten.
The Dawn Staley Award recognizes women's college basketball's top guard each season.
Cambridge appeared on multiple preseason watch lists, including the Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award. She earned spots on the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 and Late Midseason Top 20 lists. Cambridge also made the Naismith Trophy Late Season Team and landed on the national ballot for the Wooden Award.
The Athletic and ESPN both named Cambridge to this year's All-American Second Team, while USA Today gave her an honorable mention. Both Big Ten head coaches and media selected her unanimously for All-Big Ten First Team.
Cambridge scored in the double-digits in all 33 games for Ohio State basketball this year, becoming the 40th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points in February. She joined elite company as the fifth Buckeye in program history to score 700 points in a single season.
She finished the regular season with 751 points, ranking sixth in single-season program records while also ranking seventh in made field goals with 283.
Cambridge won the Big Ten scoring title in both overall play (23.4 points per game) and conference play (26.4 points per game).
In January, the sophomore standout also picked up AP Player of the Week and Big Ten Player of the Week honors.
