WBCA Announces PreSeason "Wade Watch" List

ATLANTA, GA -- The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced the 2009-2010 preseason "Wade Watch" list for The State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year. The 25-member list is made up of top NCAA Division I student-athletes who best embody the spirit of Lily Margaret Wade according to the following criteria: game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on their team and overall playing ability.

The ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten and Pac-10 each have four student-athletes on the list, followed by the Big 12 (3), SEC (2), Atlantic-10 (1), Mountain West (1), Sun Belt (1) and West Coast (1).

2009-2010 State Farm Wade Trophy Preseason List

The preseason candidates for The State Farm Wade Trophy are listed in alphabetical order:

Jayne Appel, Senior, F/C, Stanford
Jessica Breland, Senior, F, North Carolina
Tina Charles, Senior, C/F, Connecticut
Alysha Clark, Senior, F, Middle Tennessee
Allyssa DeHaan, Senior, C, Michigan State
Alexis Gray-Lawson, Senior, G, California - Berkeley
Tiffany Hayes, Sophomore, G, Connecticut
Allison Hightower, Senior, G, LSU
Ashley Houts, Senior, G, Georgia
Jantel Lavender, Junior, C, Ohio State
Danielle McCray, Senior, G/F, Kansas
Jacinta Monroe, Senior, F/C, Florida State
Maya Moore, Junior, F, Connecticut
Jené Morris, Senior, G, San Diego State
Deirdre Naughton, Senior, G, DePaul
Kayla Pedersen, Junior, F, Stanford
Ta'Shia Phillips, Junior, C, Xavier
Jeanette Pohlen, Junior, G, Stanford
Samantha Prahalis, Sophomore, G, Ohio State
Andrea Riley, Senior, G, Oklahoma State
Danielle Robinson, Junior, G, Oklahoma
Jenna Smith, Senior, C, Illinois
Carolyn Swords, Junior, C, Boston College
Courtney Vandersloot, Junior, G, Gonzaga
Monica Wright, Senior, G, Virginia

Congrats to each player named to the list.

Personally, as someone who covers C-USA, I believe senior guard Jareica Hughes from Texas-El Paso or perhaps Southern Miss senior forward Pauline Love should be on the list as well. Perhaps one or both of them will be added to the list when the list is updated at midseason.

The 2010 State Farm Wade Trophy winner will be announced at the WBCA National Convention, held in conjunction with the NCAA Women's Final Four, in San Antonio, Texas, April 2-6.