Oklahoma State University Athletics
Andrea Riley Named To Preseason Wooden Award List
November 05, 2008 | Cowgirl Basketball
LOS ANGELES —Oklahoma State junior Andrea Riley was announced today as one of 30 preseason candidates for the Women's Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year trophy.
The list is composed of student-athletes who, based on last year's individual performance and team records, are the early frontrunners for the prestigious honor. Last season, Riley was a semifinalist for the award.
Transfers, freshmen and medical redshirts are not eligible for the preseason list. These players and others who excel throughout the season will be evaluated and considered for January's midseason list and the official voting ballot released in March.
In total, 17 seniors, 10 juniors and three sophomores were selected to the Preseason Top 30 List.
The recognition comes one day after Riley was named to the Associated Press preseason All-America team. In August, she was named to the watch list for the State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year.
In mid-January, the Wooden Award Committee will release the Midseason Top 20 list, followed in March by the National Ballot, consisting of approximately 15 top players who have proven to their universities that they are also making progress toward graduation and maintaining a cumulative 2.0 GPA. The Women's Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced the week of the "Elite Eight" round during the NCAA Tournament.
The 33rd annual Wooden Award ceremony, which will include the announcement of the Men's and Women's Wooden Award, and the presentation of the Wooden Award All-American Teams will be held at The Los Angeles Athletic Club in April, 2009.
2008-09 John R. Wooden Award
Preseason Top 30 List - Women's Category
Women's All-American Team - Top 30 Candidates
(Based on a preseason poll. Players listed alphabetically.)
Jessica Adair, George Washington
Jayne Appel, Stanford
Chante Black, Duke
DeWanna Bonner, Auburn
Heather Bowman, Gonzaga
Tina Charles, Connecticut
Marissa Coleman, Maryland
Allyssa DeHaan, Michigan State
Krystal Ellis, Marquette
Rachele Fitz, Marist
Devanei Hampton, California
Ashley Houts, Georgia
Jareica Hughes, UTEP
Jantel Lavender, Ohio State
Shalee Lehning, Kansas State
Rashanda McCants, North Carolina
Angel McCoughtry, Louisville
Renee Montgomery, Connecticut
Maya Moore, Connecticut
Courtney Paris, Oklahoma
Ta'Shia Phillips, Xavier
Epiphanny Prince, Rutgers
Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State
Takia Starks, Texas A&M
Kristi Toliver, Maryland
Kia Vaughn, Rutgers
Ashley Walker, California
Christina Wirth, Vanderbilt
Monica Wright, Virginia
Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh
The list is composed of student-athletes who, based on last year's individual performance and team records, are the early frontrunners for the prestigious honor. Last season, Riley was a semifinalist for the award.
Transfers, freshmen and medical redshirts are not eligible for the preseason list. These players and others who excel throughout the season will be evaluated and considered for January's midseason list and the official voting ballot released in March.
In total, 17 seniors, 10 juniors and three sophomores were selected to the Preseason Top 30 List.
The recognition comes one day after Riley was named to the Associated Press preseason All-America team. In August, she was named to the watch list for the State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year.
In mid-January, the Wooden Award Committee will release the Midseason Top 20 list, followed in March by the National Ballot, consisting of approximately 15 top players who have proven to their universities that they are also making progress toward graduation and maintaining a cumulative 2.0 GPA. The Women's Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced the week of the "Elite Eight" round during the NCAA Tournament.
The 33rd annual Wooden Award ceremony, which will include the announcement of the Men's and Women's Wooden Award, and the presentation of the Wooden Award All-American Teams will be held at The Los Angeles Athletic Club in April, 2009.
2008-09 John R. Wooden Award
Preseason Top 30 List - Women's Category
Women's All-American Team - Top 30 Candidates
(Based on a preseason poll. Players listed alphabetically.)
Jessica Adair, George Washington
Jayne Appel, Stanford
Chante Black, Duke
DeWanna Bonner, Auburn
Heather Bowman, Gonzaga
Tina Charles, Connecticut
Marissa Coleman, Maryland
Allyssa DeHaan, Michigan State
Krystal Ellis, Marquette
Rachele Fitz, Marist
Devanei Hampton, California
Ashley Houts, Georgia
Jareica Hughes, UTEP
Jantel Lavender, Ohio State
Shalee Lehning, Kansas State
Rashanda McCants, North Carolina
Angel McCoughtry, Louisville
Renee Montgomery, Connecticut
Maya Moore, Connecticut
Courtney Paris, Oklahoma
Ta'Shia Phillips, Xavier
Epiphanny Prince, Rutgers
Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State
Takia Starks, Texas A&M
Kristi Toliver, Maryland
Kia Vaughn, Rutgers
Ashley Walker, California
Christina Wirth, Vanderbilt
Monica Wright, Virginia
Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh
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