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John R. Wooden Award Announces 2020-21 Midseason Top 25 Watch List
POSTED: January 7, 2021 -- 5:26 p.m. CT
The Los Angeles Athletic Club announced the John R. Wooden Award® Midseason Top 25 Watch List Wednesday, January 6, on ESPNU. Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts based on their performances during the 2020-21 season thus far, the list comprises of 25 student-athletes who are front-runners for the sport's most prestigious honor.
On the 2021 Wooden Award™ Midseason Top 25, two players make their debut on the Wooden Watch™: Caitlin Clark (Iowa) and Haley Jones (Stanford). Four schools have multiple players on the list, led by Connecticut (Paige Bueckers, Olivia Nelson-Ododa, and Christyn Williams), and followed by Arkansas (Chelsea Dungee and Destiny Slocum), South Carolina (Aliyah Boston and Zia Cooke), and Stanford (Jones and Kiana Williams).
The SEC leads all conferences with nine selections, followed by the Big Ten and Pac-12 with four selections each, the Big 12 and Big East with three each, and the ACC with two selections.
The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2021 John R. Wooden Award Women's Player of the Year. Players not chosen to the preseason or midseason list are still eligible for the Wooden Award™ National Ballot. The National Ballot consists of 15 top players who have proven to their universities that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the Wooden Award. Voters will rank in order 10 of those 15 players when voting opens prior to the NCAA Tournament and will allow voters to take into consideration performance during early round games. The Wooden Award All American Team™ will be announced the week of the “Elite Eight” round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner of the 2021 John R. Wooden Award will be presented following the NCAA Tournament in April.
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The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2020 John R. Wooden Award Women's Player of the Year presented by Wendy's. Players not chosen to the preseason list are still eligible for the Wooden Award™ late season list, and the National Ballot. The National Ballot consists of 15 top players who have proven to their universities that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the Wooden Award. Nearly 1,000 voters will rank in order 10 of those 15 players when voting opens prior to the NCAA Tournament and will allow voters to take into consideration performance during early round games. The Wooden Award All American Team™ will be announced the week of the “Elite Eight” round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner of the 2020 John R. Wooden Award will be presented by Wendy's during the ESPN College Basketball Awards on Friday, April 10, 2020.
John R. Wooden Award Announces 2020-21 Midseason Top 25 Watch List
Name |
School |
Conference |
Height |
Class |
Position |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliyah Boston | South Carolina | SEC | 6'5" | Soph | Forward | |
| Paige Bueckers | Connecticut | Big East | 5'11" | Frosh | Guard | |
| Caitlin Clark | Iowa | Big Ten | 6'0" | Fr | Guard | |
| Charli Collier | Texas | Big 12 | 6'5" | Jr | Forward / Center | |
| Zia Cooke | South Carolina | SEC | 5'9" | Soph | Guard | |
| Elissa Cunane | NC State | ACC | 6'5" | Jr | Center | |
| Rennia Davis | Tennessee | SEC | 6'2" | Sr | Guard / Forward | |
| Chelsea Dungee | Arkansas | SEC | 5'11" | Sr | Guard | |
| Dana Evans | Louisville | ACC | 5'6" | Sr | Guard | |
| Arella Guirantes | Rutgers | Big Ten | 5'11" | Sr | Guard | |
| Naz Hillmon | Michigan | Big Ten | 6'2" | Jr | Forward | |
| Rhyne Howard* | Kentucky | SEC | 6'2" | Jr | Guard / Forward | |
| Rickea Jackson | Mississippi State | SEC | 6'2" | Soph | Forward | |
| Ashley Joens | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6'0" | Jr | Guard / Forward | |
| Haley Jones | Stanford | Pac-12 | 6'1" | Soph | Guard | |
| N'dea Jones | Texas A&M | SEC | 6'2" | Sr | Forward | |
| Aari McDonald | Arizona | Pac-12 | 5'6" | Sr | Guard | |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | UConn | Big East | 6'5" | Jr | C/G | |
| Michaela Onyenwere | UCLA | Pac-12 | 6'0" | Sr | F | |
| Lindsey Pulliam | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5'10" | Sr | Guard | |
| Destiny Slocum | Arkansas | SEC | 5'7" | Sr | Guard | |
| Nalyssa Smith | Baylor | Big12 | 6'2" | Jr | Forward | |
| Unique Thompson | Auburn | SEC | 6'3" | Sr | Forward | |
| Christyn Williams | UConn | Big East | 5'11" | Jr | Guard | |
| Kiana Williams | Stanford | Pac-12 | 5'8" | Sr | Guard |
* - indicates player selected as 2020 Wooden Award All American
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