TAMPA, Florida (April 4, 2019) – Sabrina Ionescu, of The University of Oregon, has been awarded the 2019 Wade Trophy and headlines the 2019 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team, announced today by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced this evening.
The prestigious Wade Trophy, regarded as "The Heisman of Women's Basketball,” is presented annually to the NCAA Division I Player of the Year by the WBCA.
For the second year in a row, Ionescu was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year while also being a first team All-Conference selection for the third-straight year. This season, she has led the Ducks to their first women’s Final Four. The California native averaged 19.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game while totaling 305 assists this year. She holds Oregon’s single-game assist record with 17 and is the NCAA Division I record-holder for career triple-doubles among men and women.
“On behalf of the WBCA, I am honored to present women’s basketball’s highest honor, the Wade Trophy, to Sabrina Ionescu," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. "Sabrina had a remarkable season and a historic career at Oregon. She is a highly skilled and complete player.
“Sabrina leads her team with passion, a high basketball IQ and profound work ethic. She is a leader who has represented Oregon with class, captivated fans and influenced the next generation of student-athletes.”
The Wade Trophy — now in its 42nd 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 by WBCA to the best player in NCAA Division I women’s college basketball since 2001.
Here are the 2019 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-Americans:
Name |
School |
Kalani Brown |
Baylor University |
Bridget Carleton |
Iowa State University |
Napheesa Collier |
University of Connecticut |
Asia Durr |
University of Louisville |
Megan Gustafson |
University of Iowa |
Sabrina Ionescu |
University of Oregon |
Teaira McCowan |
Mississippi State University |
Arike Ogunbowale |
University of Notre Dame |
Katie Lou Samuelson |
University of Connecticut |
Alanna Smith |
Stanford University |
Here are the student-athletes who received 2019 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America honorable mention:
Name |
School |
Bella Alarie |
Princeton University |
Kristine Anigwe |
University of California - Berkeley |
Kenisha Bell |
University of Minnesota |
Allazia Blockton |
Marquette University |
Chennedy Carter |
Texas A&M University |
Kaila Charles |
University of Maryland |
Lauren Cox |
Baylor University |
Sophie Cunningham |
University of Missouri |
Crystal Dangerfield |
University of Connecticut |
Rennia Davis |
University of Tennessee |
Reyna Frost |
Central Michigan University |
Kiah Gillespie |
Florida State University |
Vivian Gray |
Oklahoma State University |
Mart'e Grays |
DePaul University |
Tyasha Harris |
University of South Carolina - Columbia |
Ruthy Hebard |
University of Oregon |
Natisha Hiedeman |
Marquette University |
Becca Hittner |
Drake University |
Emese Hof |
University of Miami |
Anriel Howard |
Mississippi State University |
Rhyne Howard |
University of Kentucky |
Presley Hudson |
Central Michigan University |
Megan Huff |
University of Utah |
Paris Kea |
University of North Carolina |
Kiara Leslie |
North Carolina State University |
Marina Mabrey |
University of Notre Dame |
Darby Maggard |
Belmont University |
Tiana Mangakahia |
Syracuse University |
Tynice Martin |
West Virginia University |
Aari McDonald |
University of Arizona |
Beatrice Mompremier |
University of Miami |
Maci Morris |
University of Kentucky |
Michaela Onyenwere |
University of California - Los Angeles |
Teniya Page |
Penn State University |
Mikayla Pivec |
Oregon State University |
Caliya Robinson |
University of Georgia |
Satou Sabally |
University of Oregon |
Jessica Shepard |
University of Notre Dame |
Destiny Slocum |
Oregon State University |
Hallie Thome |
University of Michigan |
Brianna Turner |
University of Notre Dame |
Jackie Young |
University of Notre Dame |
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.