Video announcement: https://youtu.be/tgvD1Mo0yP0
ATLANTA (April 2, 2020) – Sabrina Ionescu, of The University of Oregon, has been awarded the 2020 Wade Trophy and headlines the 2020 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.
Ionescu, the 2019 Wade Trophy recipient, became the first player in men’s or women’s college basketball history to record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists in her career. She earned her third consecutive Pac-12 Player of the Year honor and matched her single-season record eight triple-doubles. Ionescu finishes her college career as the NCAA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles and No. 4 in career assists. She was named Player of the Year by the USBWA and ESPN.com and is a finalist for the Citizen Naismith Trophy and Nancy Lieberman Award, which she has won the last two years.
Ionescu joins Lieberman, Seimone Augustus, Brittney Griner, Breanna Stewart and Maya Moore as two-time Wade Trophy winners. Moore is the award’s only three-time recipient.
“Congratulations to Sabrina Ionescu on winning women’s basketball’s highest player honor, the Wade Trophy, for the second straight year and to the entire 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team,” said WBCA Executive Director Danielle M. Donehew. “Sabrina had another historic season at Oregon and elevated her game and, in so doing, our sport as well. She is an incredibly talented student-athlete, leader and ambassador for women’s basketball. Her mastery of so many skills coupled with her tremendous determination to succeed has excited the national media and fans alike, and has inspired the next generation of student-athletes.”
The Wade Trophy — now in its 43rd 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 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-Americans:
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Name |
School |
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Chennedy Carter |
Texas A&M University |
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Lauren Cox |
Baylor University |
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Kathleen Doyle |
University of Iowa |
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Dana Evans |
University of Louisville |
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Tyasha Harris |
University of South Carolina |
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Ruthy Hebard |
University of Oregon |
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Sabrina Ionescu |
University of Oregon |
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Aari McDonald |
University of Arizona |
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Satou Sabally |
University of Oregon |
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Megan Walker |
University of Connecticut |
Here are the student-athletes who received 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America honorable mention:
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Name |
School |
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Bella Alarie |
Princeton University |
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Grace Berger |
Indiana University |
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Aliyah Boston |
University of South Carolina |
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Brittany Brewer |
Texas Tech University |
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Jessika Carter |
Mississippi State University |
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Bre Cavanaugh |
Fordham University |
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Kaila Charles |
University of Maryland |
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Te’a Cooper |
Baylor University |
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Elissa Cunane |
North Carolina State University |
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Crystal Dangerfield |
University of Connecticut |
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Rennia Davis |
University of Tennessee |
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Nicki Ekhomu |
Florida State University |
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Kiah Gillespie |
Florida State University |
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Haley Gorecki |
Duke University |
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Vivian Gray |
Oklahoma State University |
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Arella Guirantes |
Rutgers University |
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Naz Hillmon |
University of Michigan |
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Becca Hittner |
Drake University |
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Rhyne Howard |
University of Kentucky |
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Rickea Jackson |
Mississippi State University |
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Keri Jewett-Giles |
Florida Gulf Coast University |
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Ashley Joens |
Iowa State University |
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Stella Johnson |
Rider University |
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Jazmine Jones |
University of Louisville |
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Dorka Juhasz |
Ohio State University |
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Antoinette Miller |
University of Cincinnati |
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Beatrice Mompremier |
University of Miami (FL) |
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Olivia Nelson-Ododa |
University of Connecticut |
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Erica Ogwumike |
Rice University |
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Michaela Onyenwere |
University of California – Los Angeles |
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Ali Patberg |
Indiana University |
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Chelsey Perry |
University of Tennessee at Martin |
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Mikayla Pivec |
Oregon State University |
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Lindsey Pulliam |
Northwestern University |
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Destiny Slocum |
Oregon State University |
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NaLyssa Smith |
Baylor University |
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Chante Stonewall |
DePaul University |
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Ilmar’I Thomas |
University of Cincinnati |
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Alexis Tolefree |
University of Arkansas |
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Kiana Williams |
Stanford University |
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Christyn Williams |
University of Connecticut |
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Jocelyn Willoughby |
University of Virginia |
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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.
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