State Farm Wade Trophy 12
The State Farm Wade Trophy Committee along with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS) announced today the 12 finalists in contention for The State Farm Wade Trophy.
The candidates were selected by a vote of committee members comprised of leading basketball coaches, journalists and basketball administrators. Members of the committee will select the winner of The State Farm Wade Trophy from the 10-member Division I State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team and will be announced at the State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team Press Conference and The State Farm Wade Trophy Announcement during the WBCA National Convention on Saturday, April 5, 2008, at 8:45 a.m. (CDT).
The State Farm Wade Trophy Finalists (alphabetical order):
Matee Ajavon, G, Rutgers University, Senior.
Essence Carson, G, Rutgers University, Senior.
Tina Charles, C, University of Connecticut, Sophomore.
Sylvia Fowles, C, Louisiana State University, Senior.
Crystal Langhorne, C, University of Maryland, Senior.
Erlana Larkins, F, University of North Carolina, Senior.
Angel McCoughtry, F, University of Louisville, Junior.
Renee Montgomery, G, University of Connecticut, Junior.
Courtney Paris, C, University of Oklahoma, Junior.
Candace Parker, G/F/C, University of Tennessee, Senior (redshirt junior, graduates in 2008).
Kristi Toliver, G, University of Maryland, Junior.
Candice Wiggins, G, Stanford University, Senior.
The State Farm Wade Trophy, now in its 31st year is named after the late, legendary three-time national champion Delta State University coach, Lily Margaret Wade. This most prestigious award, regarded as “The Heisman of Women’s Basketball”, debuted in 1978 as the first-ever women's national player of the year award in college basketball.
Last year’s State Farm Wade Trophy winner was Tennessee’s Candace Parker. Louisiana State University's Seimone Augustus (2005 and 2006) and Old Dominion's Nancy Lieberman (1979 and 1980) are the award’s only two-time recipients.
The candidates were selected by a vote of committee members comprised of leading basketball coaches, journalists and basketball administrators. Members of the committee will select the winner of The State Farm Wade Trophy from the 10-member Division I State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team and will be announced at the State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team Press Conference and The State Farm Wade Trophy Announcement during the WBCA National Convention on Saturday, April 5, 2008, at 8:45 a.m. (CDT).
The State Farm Wade Trophy Finalists (alphabetical order):
Matee Ajavon, G, Rutgers University, Senior.
Essence Carson, G, Rutgers University, Senior.
Tina Charles, C, University of Connecticut, Sophomore.
Sylvia Fowles, C, Louisiana State University, Senior.
Crystal Langhorne, C, University of Maryland, Senior.
Erlana Larkins, F, University of North Carolina, Senior.
Angel McCoughtry, F, University of Louisville, Junior.
Renee Montgomery, G, University of Connecticut, Junior.
Courtney Paris, C, University of Oklahoma, Junior.
Candace Parker, G/F/C, University of Tennessee, Senior (redshirt junior, graduates in 2008).
Kristi Toliver, G, University of Maryland, Junior.
Candice Wiggins, G, Stanford University, Senior.
The State Farm Wade Trophy, now in its 31st year is named after the late, legendary three-time national champion Delta State University coach, Lily Margaret Wade. This most prestigious award, regarded as “The Heisman of Women’s Basketball”, debuted in 1978 as the first-ever women's national player of the year award in college basketball.
Last year’s State Farm Wade Trophy winner was Tennessee’s Candace Parker. Louisiana State University's Seimone Augustus (2005 and 2006) and Old Dominion's Nancy Lieberman (1979 and 1980) are the award’s only two-time recipients.
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