University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Osborne Named to Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List
January 04, 2023 | Women's Basketball
LOS ANGELES – Senior Charisma Osborne has made the cut for the John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy's Midseason Top 25 Watch List, as announced by the Los Angeles Athletic Club on Wednesday.
Osborne currently ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in points per game (18.0 PPG) and has a team-leading 85 rebounds on the year (6.1 RPG). The senior is shooting a career-best 43.9% from the field in her 14 games this season and is 21 points shy of 1,500 career points. The shooting guard has sunk a team-leading 25 three pointers and 47 free throws during her 2022-23 campaign. Osborne is one of four Pac-12 student-athletes to make the midseason list.
Wooden Award Presented by Wendy's 2022-23 Midseason Top 25
*indicates player selected as 2021-22 Wooden Award All American
**indicates player selected as 2021-22 Wooden Award Winner
About the John R. Wooden Award
Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award Program hosts the most prestigious honors in college basketball recognizing The Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player for men and women, The Wooden Award All America Teams for men and women and the annual selection of the Wooden Award Legend of Coaching recipient. Honorees have proven to their university that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the John R. Wooden Award as set forth by Coach Wooden and the Wooden Award Steering Committee, including making progress towards graduation and maintaining at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
Since its inception, the John R. Wooden Award has contributed nearly one million dollars to the universities' general scholarship fund in the names of the Wooden Award All American recipients and has sent more than 1,000 underprivileged children to week-long college basketball camps. Additionally, the John R. Wooden Award partners with the Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) each year to host the Wooden Award Special Olympics Southern California Basketball Tournament. The day-long tournament brings together Special Olympics athletes and Wooden Award All Americans and coaches in attendance. It is hosted at the Los Angeles Athletic Club during the John R. Wooden Award Weekend. The Legends of Coaching Award will be presented to Coach Dawn Staley, the 2023 recipient, along with the Wooden Award Men's and Women's Players of the Year on April 7, 2023. For up-to-date information on the Wooden Award, please go to www.woodenaward.com and follow the Wooden Award on Facebook at www.facebook.com/woodenaward and @WoodenAward on Twitter and Instagram.
Osborne currently ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in points per game (18.0 PPG) and has a team-leading 85 rebounds on the year (6.1 RPG). The senior is shooting a career-best 43.9% from the field in her 14 games this season and is 21 points shy of 1,500 career points. The shooting guard has sunk a team-leading 25 three pointers and 47 free throws during her 2022-23 campaign. Osborne is one of four Pac-12 student-athletes to make the midseason list.
Wooden Award Presented by Wendy's 2022-23 Midseason Top 25
| Name | School | Conference | Height | Class | Position |
| Aliyah Boston** | South Carolina | SEC | 6-5 | Sr. | F |
| Cameron Brink | Stanford | Pac-12 | 6-4 | Jr. | F |
| Caitlin Clark* | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-0 | Jr. | G |
| Zia Cooke | South Carolina | SEC | 5-9 | Sr. | G |
| Monika Czinano | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-3 | Sr. | F/C |
| Aaliyah Edwards | Connecticut | Big East | 6-3 | Jr. | F |
| Azzi Fudd | Connecticut | Big East | 5-11 | So. | G |
| Mackenzie Holmes | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-3 | Sr. | F |
| Jordan Horston | Tennessee | SEC | 6-2 | Sr. | G |
| Ashley Joens | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-1 | Sr. | G/F |
| Haley Jones | Stanford | Pac-12 | 6-1 | Sr. | G |
| Deja Kelly | North Carolina | ACC | 5-8 | Jr. | G |
| Emily Kiser | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-3 | Sr. | F |
| Elizabeth Kitley | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-6 | Sr. | C |
| Ta'Niya Latson | Florida State | ACC | 5-8 | Fr. | G |
| Taylor Mikesell | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-11 | Sr. | G |
| Olivia Miles | Notre Dame | ACC | 5-10 | So. | G |
| Diamond Miller | Maryland | Big Ten | 6-3 | Sr. | G |
| Aneesah Morrow | DePaul | Big East | 6-1 | So. | F |
| Charisma Osborne | UCLA | Pac-12 | 5-9 | Sr. | G |
| Alissa Pili | Utah | Pac-12 | 6-2 | Jr. | F |
| Angel Reese | LSU | SEC | 6-3 | So. | F |
| Maddy Siegrist | Villanova | Big East | 6-1 | Sr. | F |
| Hailey Van Lith | Louisville | ACC | 5-7 | Jr. | G |
| Madi Williams | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 6-0 | Sr. | F |
*indicates player selected as 2021-22 Wooden Award All American
**indicates player selected as 2021-22 Wooden Award Winner
About the John R. Wooden Award
Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award Program hosts the most prestigious honors in college basketball recognizing The Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player for men and women, The Wooden Award All America Teams for men and women and the annual selection of the Wooden Award Legend of Coaching recipient. Honorees have proven to their university that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the John R. Wooden Award as set forth by Coach Wooden and the Wooden Award Steering Committee, including making progress towards graduation and maintaining at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
Since its inception, the John R. Wooden Award has contributed nearly one million dollars to the universities' general scholarship fund in the names of the Wooden Award All American recipients and has sent more than 1,000 underprivileged children to week-long college basketball camps. Additionally, the John R. Wooden Award partners with the Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) each year to host the Wooden Award Special Olympics Southern California Basketball Tournament. The day-long tournament brings together Special Olympics athletes and Wooden Award All Americans and coaches in attendance. It is hosted at the Los Angeles Athletic Club during the John R. Wooden Award Weekend. The Legends of Coaching Award will be presented to Coach Dawn Staley, the 2023 recipient, along with the Wooden Award Men's and Women's Players of the Year on April 7, 2023. For up-to-date information on the Wooden Award, please go to www.woodenaward.com and follow the Wooden Award on Facebook at www.facebook.com/woodenaward and @WoodenAward on Twitter and Instagram.
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