ATLANTA (Feb. 19, 2020) — The WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America Selection Committee has added 10 additional student-athletes to the “Wade Watch” list of candidates for the 2020 Wade Trophy, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today.
Joining the preseason list of 30 Wade Trophy hopefuls are Te’a Cooper of Baylor, Elissa Cunane of North Carolina State, Japreece Dean of UCLA, Kathleen Doyle of Iowa, Dana Evans of Louisville, Vivian Gray of Oklahoma State, Jazmine Jones of Louisville, Micaela Kelly of Central Michigan, Lindsey Pulliam of Northwestern, and Jocelyn Willoughby of Virginia.
The Wade Trophy — now in its 43nd 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 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 2020 Wade Trophy will be announced April 2 in New Orleans — site of the 2020 WBCA Convention and NCAA Women’s Final Four.
Here is the complete 40-member 2020 “Wade Watch” list:
|
Player |
Institution |
Position |
Height |
Current Year |
|
Bella Alarie |
Princeton |
Forward |
6-4 |
Sr. |
|
Janelle Bailey |
North Carolina |
Center |
6-4 |
Jr. |
|
DiJonai Carrington |
Stanford |
Guard |
5-11 |
Sr. |
|
Chennedy Carter |
Texas A&M |
Guard |
5-7 |
Jr. |
|
Kalia Charles |
Maryland |
Guard |
6-1 |
Sr. |
|
Te’a Cooper |
Baylor |
Guard |
5-8 |
Grad. |
|
Lauren Cox |
Baylor |
Forward |
6-4 |
Sr. |
|
Elissa Cunane |
NC State |
Center |
6-5 |
So. |
|
Crystal Dangerfield |
UConn |
Guard |
5-5 |
Sr. |
|
Rennia Davis |
Tennessee |
Guard |
6-2 |
Jr. |
|
Japreece Dean |
UCLA |
Guard |
5-7 |
Sr. |
|
Kathleen Doyle |
Iowa |
Guard |
5-9 |
Sr. |
|
Chelsea Dungee |
Arkansas |
Guard |
5-11 |
RS Jr. |
|
Dana Evans |
Louisville |
Guard |
5-6 |
Jr. |
|
Kiah Gillespie |
Florida State |
Forward |
6-2 |
RS Sr. |
|
Haley Gorecki |
Duke |
Guard |
6-0 |
Grad. |
|
Vivian Gray |
Oklahoma State |
Forward |
6-1 |
Jr. |
|
Ae’Rianna Harris |
Purdue |
Forward |
6-1 |
Sr. |
|
Tyasha Harris |
South Carolina |
Guard |
5-10 |
Sr. |
|
Ruthy Hebard |
Oregon |
Forward |
6-4 |
Sr. |
|
Becca Hittner |
Drake |
Guard |
6-0 |
Sr. |
|
Rhyne Howard |
Kentucky |
Guard |
6-2 |
So. |
|
Sabrina Ionescu |
Oregon |
Guard |
5-11 |
Sr. |
|
Jazmine Jones |
Louisville |
Guard |
6-0 |
Sr. |
|
Micaela Kelly |
Central Michigan |
Guard |
5-6 |
Jr. |
|
Tynice Martin |
West Virginia |
Guard |
5-11 |
RS Sr. |
|
Aari McDonald |
Arizona |
Guard |
5-6 |
Jr. |
|
Beatrice Mompremier |
Miami (FL) |
Forward |
6-4 |
RS Sr. |
|
Michaela Onyenwere |
UCLA |
Forward |
6-0 |
Jr. |
|
Destiny Pitts |
Minnesota |
Guard |
5-10 |
Jr. |
|
MiKayla Pivec |
Oregon State |
Guard |
5-10 |
Sr. |
|
Lindsey Pulliam |
Northwestern |
Guard |
5-10 |
Jr. |
|
Sara Rhine |
Drake |
Forward |
6-1 |
RS Sr. |
|
Satou Sabally |
Oregon |
Forward |
6-4 |
Jr. |
|
Destiny Slocum |
Oregon State |
Guard |
5-7 |
RS Jr. |
|
Megan Walker |
UConn |
Forward |
6-1 |
Jr. |
|
Christyn Williams |
UConn |
Guard |
5-11 |
So. |
|
Kiana Williams |
Stanford |
Guard |
5-8 |
Jr. |
|
Peyton Williams |
Kansas State |
Forward |
6-4 |
Sr. |
|
Jocelyn Willoughby |
Virginia |
Guard |
6-0 |
Sr. |
About the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association
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 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 www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.
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