4 Added to 2022-23 Wade Watch List at Midseason Point

ATLANTA (Feb. 8, 2023) — The WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America Selection Committee has added four student-athletes to the “Wade Watch” list of candidates for the 2023 Wade Trophy, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today.

Joining the preseason list of 16 Wade Trophy hopefuls are Mackenzie Holmes of Indiana, Ta’Niya Latson of Florida State, Taylor Mikesell of Ohio State, and Diamond Miller of Maryland.

Latson is the first freshman player selected to a “Wade Watch” list in the 46-year history of the award. Freshmen first became eligible for the honor during the 2021-22 season. However, no freshman player was selected to the 2021-22 watch list or to the preseason list for the 2022-23 season.

The Wade Trophy 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 Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001.

The WBCA will announce the four finalists for the honor in mid-March. The winner of the 2023 Wade Trophy will be announced in late March or early April on a date to be determined.

Here is the complete 20-member 2022-23 “Wade Watch” list:

Name

Institution

Position

Height

Current Year

Grace Berger

Indiana

G

6-0

5th Yr.

Aliyah Boston

South Carolina

F

6-5

Sr.

Cameron Brink

Stanford

F

6-4

Jr.

Caitlin Clark

Iowa

G

6-0

Jr.

Monika Czinano

Iowa

F/C

6-3

5th Yr.

Azzi Fudd

Connecticut

G

5-11

Soph.

Rori Harmon

Texas

G

5-6

Soph.

Mackenzie Holmes

Indiana

F

6-3

Senior

Ashley Joens

Iowa State

G/F

6-1

Sr.

Haley Jones

Stanford

G

6-1

Sr.

Elizabeth Kitley

Virginia Tech

C

6-6

Sr.

Ta’Niya Latson

Florida State

G

5-8

Fr.

Taylor Mikesell

Ohio State

G

5-11

Senior

Olivia Miles

Notre Dame

G

5-10

Soph.

Diamond Miller

Maryland

G

6-3

Senior

Aneesah Morrow

DePaul

F

6-1

Soph.

Angel Reese

LSU

F

6-3

Soph.

Jacy Sheldon

Ohio State

G

5-10

Sr.

Maddy Siegrist

Villanova

F

6-1

Sr.

Hailey Van Lith

Louisville

G

5-7

Jr.

About the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association
The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women’s and girls’ basketball at all levels of competition. Founded in 1981, 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 coaches to those 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 WBCA.org for more details about the association.