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Jordin Canada Named to Wade Watch List
March 11, 2016 | Women's Basketball
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ATLANTA – The Wade Trophy Committee has named 30 student-athletes to the 2015-16 “Wade Watch” list, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced today. UCLA sophomore point guard Jordin Canada has made the cut.
Canada, who was named the 2015 Freshman of the Year, earned her first All-Pac-12 honors in 2016. She was also named to the five-person All-Defensive Team and was later named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team. The sophomore appears in the top 20 in seven different statistical categories, including sixth in the Pac-12 in scoring (16.1 ppg). She leads the league in assists (6.0 apg) and is second in both steals (2.5 spg) and in assist/turnover ratio (2.0).
The Wade Trophy is presented to the nation's most outstanding NCAA® Division I women's basketball player each year – one who not only excels athletically, but also serves as a positive role model both on and off the court. The acclaimed Wade Watch list, from which the Wade Trophy recipient is chosen, consists of players selected on the basis of game and season statistics, leadership, character, overall playing ability and the positive impact on her respective team.
The WBCA will officially announce The Wade Trophy winner during the WBCA National Convention, held in conjunction with the NCAA® Women's Final Four® in Indianapolis.
The WBCA purchased sole ownership and all rights to The Wade Trophy from the Society of Health and Physical Educators, doing business as SHAPE America, in January 2016. The two organizations had partnered to present the prestigious award since 2000. The WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Selection Committee determines the recipient.
The Wade Trophy, named after the late, legendary head coach Lilly Margaret Wade, a three-time national champion at Delta State University, debuted in 1978 as the first-ever women's national player of the year award in college basketball.
The “Wade Watch” hopefuls are:
|
Player |
Institution |
Position |
Year |
|
Jillian Alleyne |
University of Oregon |
Forward |
Senior |
|
Ameryst Alston |
Ohio State University |
Guard |
Senior |
|
Rachel Banham |
University of Minnesota |
Guard |
RS Senior |
|
Imani Boyette |
University of Texas |
Center |
Senior |
|
Adut Bulgak |
Florida State University |
Center |
Senior |
|
UCLA |
Guard |
Sophomore |
|
|
Alaina Coates |
University of South Carolina |
Center |
Junior |
|
Nia Coffey |
Northwestern University |
Forward |
Junior |
|
Nina Davis |
Baylor University |
Forward |
Junior |
|
Diamond DeShields |
University of Tennessee |
Guard |
RS Sophomore |
|
Makayla Epps |
University of Kentucky |
Guard |
Junior |
|
Moriah Jefferson |
University of Connecticut |
Guard |
Senior |
|
Niya Johnson |
Baylor University |
Guard |
Senior |
|
Brionna Jones |
University of Maryland |
Center |
Junior |
|
Jonquel Jones |
George Washington University |
Forward |
Senior |
|
Brittney Martin |
Oklahoma State University |
Guard |
Senior |
|
Kelsey Mitchell |
Ohio State University |
Guard |
Sophomore |
|
Tiffany Mitchell |
University of South Carolina |
Guard |
Senior |
|
Adrienne Motley |
University of Miami |
Guard |
Junior |
|
Kelsey Plum |
University of Washington |
Guard |
Junior |
|
Aerial Powers |
Michigan State University |
Forward |
Junior |
|
Azurà Stevens |
Duke University |
Forward |
Sophomore |
|
Breanna Stewart |
University of Connecticut |
Forward |
Senior |
|
Morgan Tuck |
University of Connecticut |
Forward |
Senior |
|
Brianna Turner |
University of Notre Dame |
Forward |
Sophomore |
|
Victoria Vivians |
Mississippi State University |
Guard |
Sophomore |
|
Courtney Walker |
Texas A&M University |
Guard |
Senior |
|
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough |
University of Maryland |
Guard |
Junior |
|
Courtney Williams |
University of South Florida |
Guard |
Senior |
|
A'ja Wilson |
University of South Carolina |
Forward |
Sophomore |
