Canada Selected to Wade Watch List
December 01, 2016 | Women's Basketball
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ATLANTA – UCLA junior guard Jordin Canada has been selected to the "Wade Watch" list and was among 25 players listed as candidates for the 2017 Wade Trophy, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced today.
The Wade Trophy — now in its 40th year — is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women's basketball. It is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade, who won three consecutive national championships with the Lady Statesmen. First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the The Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001.
The "Wade Watch" list of candidates for The Wade Trophy is composed of 25 players selected by the WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Selection Committee. The committee will review the list in January to determine if additional players will be added based on their play during the first half of the 2016-17 season.
| Player | Institution | Position | Height | Year |
| Lindsay Allen | Notre Dame | Guard | 5-8 | Sr. |
| Kristine Anigwe | California | Forward/Center | 6-4 | So. |
| Jordin Canada | UCLA | Guard | 5-6 | Jr. |
| Alaina Coates | South Carolina | Center | 6-4 | Sr. |
| Nia Coffey | Northwestern | Forward | 6-1 | Sr. |
| Nina Davis | Baylor | Forward | 5-11 | Sr. |
| Diamond DeShields | Tennessee | Guard | 6-1 | Jr. |
| Makayla Epps | Kentucky | Guard | 5-10 | Sr. |
| Katelynn Flaherty | Michigan | Guard | 5-7 | Jr. |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | Louisville | Forward | 6-2 | Jr. |
| Brionna Jones | Maryland | Center | 6-3 | Sr. |
| Alexis Jones | Baylor | Guard | 5-9 | Sr. |
| Erica McCall | Stanford | Forward | 6-3 | Sr. |
| Kelsey Mitchell | Ohio State | Guard | 5-8 | Jr. |
| Mariya Moore | Louisville | Forward | 6-0 | Jr. |
| Kia Nurse | Connecticut | Guard | 6-0 | Jr. |
| Alexis Peterson | Syracuse | Guard | 5-7 | Sr. |
| Kelsey Plum | Washington | Guard | 5-8 | Sr. |
| Leticia Romero | Florida State | Guard | 5-8 | Sr. |
| Shakayla Thomas | Florida State | Forward | 5-11 | Jr. |
| Brianna Turner | Notre Dame | Forward | 6-3 | Jr. |
| Victoria Vivians | Mississippi State | Guard | 6-1 | Jr. |
| Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | Maryland | Guard | 5-11 | Sr. |
| Sydney Wiese | Oregon State | Guard | 6-1 | Sr. |
| A'ja Wilson | South Carolina | Forward | 6-5 | Jr. |
Canada earned All-America honors last season after leading the Bruins to the Sweet 16 while averaging a team-high 16.1 points and 5.7 assists. This season she has already been named to the watch list for the Nancy Lieberman Award and the Naismith Trophy and was selected to the Preseason All-Pac-12 team. Canada currently averages 18.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game. On Nov. 18, she recorded the sixth triple-double in UCLA history in the win over Southern, tallying 11 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists. She has one Pac-12 Player of the Week honor under her belt already this season, and last week, she was named MVP of the Riviera Division at the Cancun Challenge after scoring a season-high 27 points in the win over Toledo and adding 13 points with six assists in the win over Iowa.
