6 Added to Wade Watch List at Midseason Point

ATLANTA (Feb. 10, 2021) — The WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America Selection Committee has added six 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 33 Wade Trophy hopefuls are Kierstan Bell of Florida Gulf Coast, Grace Berger of Indiana, Dyaisha Fair of Buffalo, Anastasia Hayes of Middle Tennessee, Haley Jones of Stanford, and Natasha Mack of Oklahoma State.

The Wade Trophy — now in its 44th 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 2021 Wade Trophy will be announced in April.

Here is the complete 39-member 2020-21 “Wade Watch” list:

Name

Institution

Position

Height

Current Year

Janelle Bailey

North Carolina

C

6-4

Sr.

Kierstan Bell

Florida Gulf Coast

G

6-1

So.

Grace Berger

Indiana

G

6-0

Jr.

Aliyah Boston

South Carolina

F

6-5

So.

Jessika Carter

Mississippi State

F/C

6-5

Jr.

Charli Collier

Texas

F/C

6-5

Jr.

Zia Cooke

South Carolina

G

5-9

So.

Elissa Cunane

NC State

C

6-5

Jr.

Rennia Davis

Tennessee

G/F

6-2

Sr.

Chelsea Dungee

Arkansas

G

5-11

RS Sr.

Dana Evans

Louisville

G

5-6

Sr.

Dyaisha Fair

Buffalo

G

5-5

So.

Vivian Gray

Texas Tech

G

6-1

Sr.

Arella Guirantes

Rutgers

G

5-11

RS Sr.

Anastasia Hayes

Middle Tennessee

G

5-7

RS Jr.

Naz Hillmon

Michigan

F

6-2

Jr

Rhyne Howard

Kentucky

G

6-2

Jr.

Lexie Hull

Stanford

G

6-0

Jr

Rickea Jackson

Mississippi State

F

6-2

Soph.

Ashley Joens

Iowa State

G/F

6-0

Jr.

Haley Jones

Stanford

G

6-1

So.

N'dea Jones

Texas A&M

F

6-2

Sr.

Micaela Kelly

Central Michigan

G

5-6

Sr.

Ayoka Lee

Kansas State

C

6-6

Soph.

Natasha Mack

Oklahoma State

F

6-4

Sr.

Tiana Mangakahia

Syracuse

G

5-6

5th Yr.

Aari McDonald

Arizona

G

5-6

Sr.

Olivia Nelson-Ododa

Connecticut

F

6-5

Jr.

Michaela Onyenwere

UCLA

F

6-0

Sr.

Charisma Osborne 

UCLA 

G

5-9

Soph.

Ashley Owusu

Maryland

G

6-0

Soph.

Ali Patberg

Indiana

G

5-11

Sr.

Lindsey Pulliam

Northwestern

G

5-10

Sr.

Maddy Siegrist

Villanova

F

6-1

Soph.

Destiny Slocum

Arkansas

G

5-7

RS Sr.

NaLyssa Smith

Baylor

F

6-2

Jr.

Evina Westbrook

Connecticut

G

6-0

RS. Jr.

Christyn Williams

Connecticut

G

5-11

Jr.

Kiana Williams

Stanford

G

5-8

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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