WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Anigwe Named To Wade Watch
Only Underclassman Selected As A Candidate for 2017 Wade Trophy
ATLANTA - California forward Kristine Anigwe was named to the “Wade Watch” as a candidate for the 2017 Wade Trophy, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced on Thursday. The 6’4” sophomore was the only underclassman out of the 25 players announced by the WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America Selection Committee.
The Wade Trophy – now in its 40th year - is the oldest and most prestigious national player of year award in women’s college 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.
Anigwe, who was named to the watch list for the NaismithTrophy on Wednesday, is averaging 18.5 points and 9.7 rebounds per game this season with four double-doubles. A WBCA All-America Honorable Mention in 2016, Anigwealready has three games this year with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, highlighted by a 28-point, 12-rebound performance against UC Riverside on November 18. The Phoenix, Ariz. product now has 14 career games with 20 points and 10 rebounds, tied for the most by any player in Division I over the last two seasons.
“I think she is making some extraordinary things look ordinary,” said Cal head coach Lindsay Gottlieb. “I also think we have raised the bar on what we expect from her. She’s super talented, like all of them, but we try to get her better each day.”
The 2016 USBWA Freshman of the Year, Anigwe has scored double-figures in 36 of her 37 career games and leads all underclassmen in Division I basketball with 18 career double-doubles.
Former Connecticut star Maya Moore is the only underclassman to ever win the Wade Trophy, earning the honor as a sophomore at the end of the 2008-09 season. The last Pac-12 player to win the Wade was Stanford’s Candice Wiggins in 2007-08.
Anigwe and the Bears will be back in action on Sunday at 1 p.m. PT, visiting Nebraska. The Bears beat the Cornhuskers in overtime, 87-80, last season at Haas Pavilion, the first meeting ever between the teams. With a win in Lincoln, Cal would improve to 7-0 on the year, matching the best start in program history.
Click here for a full list of all 25 candidates for the 2017 Wade Trophy.
Only Underclassman Selected As A Candidate for 2017 Wade Trophy
ATLANTA - California forward Kristine Anigwe was named to the “Wade Watch” as a candidate for the 2017 Wade Trophy, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced on Thursday. The 6’4” sophomore was the only underclassman out of the 25 players announced by the WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America Selection Committee.
The Wade Trophy – now in its 40th year - is the oldest and most prestigious national player of year award in women’s college 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.
Anigwe, who was named to the watch list for the NaismithTrophy on Wednesday, is averaging 18.5 points and 9.7 rebounds per game this season with four double-doubles. A WBCA All-America Honorable Mention in 2016, Anigwealready has three games this year with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, highlighted by a 28-point, 12-rebound performance against UC Riverside on November 18. The Phoenix, Ariz. product now has 14 career games with 20 points and 10 rebounds, tied for the most by any player in Division I over the last two seasons.
“I think she is making some extraordinary things look ordinary,” said Cal head coach Lindsay Gottlieb. “I also think we have raised the bar on what we expect from her. She’s super talented, like all of them, but we try to get her better each day.”
The 2016 USBWA Freshman of the Year, Anigwe has scored double-figures in 36 of her 37 career games and leads all underclassmen in Division I basketball with 18 career double-doubles.
Former Connecticut star Maya Moore is the only underclassman to ever win the Wade Trophy, earning the honor as a sophomore at the end of the 2008-09 season. The last Pac-12 player to win the Wade was Stanford’s Candice Wiggins in 2007-08.
Anigwe and the Bears will be back in action on Sunday at 1 p.m. PT, visiting Nebraska. The Bears beat the Cornhuskers in overtime, 87-80, last season at Haas Pavilion, the first meeting ever between the teams. With a win in Lincoln, Cal would improve to 7-0 on the year, matching the best start in program history.
Click here for a full list of all 25 candidates for the 2017 Wade Trophy.
