Ali Patberg Named To Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List
2/4/2020 10:55:00 AM | Women's Basketball
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Indiana redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg is one of 20 players in the country named to the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch list.
The Los Angeles Athletic Club has announced its John R. Wooden Award® Presented by Wendy's® Women's Late Season Top 20 Watch List on ESPNU. Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts based on their performances during the first half of the 2019-20 season, the list is comprised of 20 student-athletes who are currently the front-runners for the sport's most prestigious honor and the John R. Wooden Award All American Team®.
Patberg is currently leading the No. 18 Hoosiers with 13.7 points per game and 5.1 assists per game while shooting 49.5 percent from the floor. She has scored in double figures 17 times including the last six-straight games. The Columbus, Ind. native most recently led Indiana with 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in a win over Purdue to claim the Barn Burner Trophy on Monday. Patberg is also averaging 4.8 rebounds per game and shooting 78 percent at the free throw line.
All 20 players were named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 in January. 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.
About the John R. Wooden Award
Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award Program hosts the most prestigious honors in college
basketball recognizing The Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player for men and women, The Wooden Award All American Teams for men and women and the annual selection of the Wooden Award Legend of Coaching recipient. Honorees have proven to their university that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the John R. Wooden Award as set forth by Coach Wooden and the Wooden Award Steering Committee, including making progress towards graduation and maintaining at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA. Previous winners include Larry Bird ('79), Michael Jordan ('84), Tim Duncan ('97), Kevin Durant ('07), Candace Parker ('07; '08), Maya Moore ('09; '11), Chiney Ogwumike ('14), and last year's recipients, Sabrina Ionescu of Oregon and Zion Williamson of Duke.
Since its inception, the John R. Wooden Award has contributed nearly one million dollars to the universities' general scholarship fund in the names of the Wooden Award All American recipients and has sent more than 1,000 underprivileged children to week-long college basketball camps. Additionally, the John R. Wooden Award partners with the Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) each year to host the Wooden Award Special Olympics Southern California Basketball Tournament. The day-long tournament brings together Special Olympics athletes and Wooden Award All Americans and coaches in attendance. It is hosted at the Los Angeles Athletic Club during the John R. Wooden Award Weekend.
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John R. Wooden Award
Presented by Wendy's
2019-20 Late Season Top 20
|
Name |
School |
Conference |
Height |
Class |
Position |
|
Aliyah Boston |
South Carolina |
SEC |
6-5 |
Fr. |
F |
|
Chennedy Carter |
Texas A&M |
SEC |
5-7 |
Jr. |
G |
|
Kaila Charles |
Maryland |
Big Ten |
6-1 |
Sr. |
G |
|
Lauren Cox |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
6-4 |
Sr. |
F |
|
Elissa Cunane |
NC State |
ACC |
6-5 |
So. |
C |
|
Crystal Dangerfield |
Connecticut |
American |
5-5 |
Sr. |
G |
|
Rennia Davis |
Tennessee |
SEC |
6-2 |
Jr. |
G/F |
|
Chelsea Dungee |
Arkansas |
SEC |
5-11 |
Jr. |
G |
|
Dana Evans |
Louisville |
ACC |
5-6 |
Jr. |
G |
|
Kiah Gillespie |
Florida State |
ACC |
6-2 |
Jr. |
F |
|
Tyasha Harris |
South Carolina |
SEC |
5-10 |
Sr. |
G |
|
Ruthy Hebard |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
6-4 |
Sr. |
F |
|
Rhyne Howard |
Kentucky |
SEC |
6-2 |
So. |
G |
|
Sabrina Ionescu# |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
5-11 |
Sr. |
G |
|
Aari McDonald |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
5-6 |
Jr. |
G |
|
Michaela Onyenwere |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
6-0 |
Jr. |
F |
|
Indiana |
Big Ten |
5-11 |
Jr. |
G |
|
|
Mikayla Pivec |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
5-10 |
Sr. |
G |
|
Satou Sabally |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
6-4 |
Jr. |
F |
|
Megan Walker |
Connecticut |
American |
6-1 |
Jr. |
F |
# indicates player selected as the 2019 Wooden Award Player of the Year
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