University of Tennessee Athletics
Harrison, Graves On Wade Watch List
November 25, 2014 | Women's Basketball
ATLANTA - For the second day in a row, a pair of Lady Vol basketball players received national attention.
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Tuesday the 2014-15 "Wade Watch" list of candidates for the prestigious award. Senior Isabelle Harrison and junior Bashaara Graves made the list after making the John R. Wooden Preseason Top 30 roll on Monday.
Tennessee, California, Connecticut and South Carolina each have two players on the list.
Graves, a 6-foot-2 forward from Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville H.S.), a member of the Wade Watch list a year ago, has recorded a double-double in three of four games this season and is posting 14.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per contest.
Harrison, meanwhile, is averaging 12.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in only one game. A first-time member of the Wade Watch list, she has missed UT's last three contests after spraining her right knee in the season-opener vs. Penn.
Now in its 38th year, The Wade Trophy is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University coach, Lily Margaret Wade. During her six seasons as head coach, Wade won three consecutive national championships with the Lady Statesmen and recorded a career record of 157-23.
Regarded as "The Heisman of Women's Basketball," The Wade Trophy is presented annually to the WBCA NCAA Division I Player of the Year by SHAPE America - the Society of Health and Physical Educators and the WBCA. 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.
Here is the list of candidates for the 2015 Wade Trophy in alphabetical order:
Player >> Institution >> Position >> Year
Jillian Alleyne >> Oregon >> Forward >> Junior
Rachel Banham >> Minnesota >> Guard >> Senior
Brittany Boyd >> California >> Guard >> Senior
Crystal Bradford >> Central Michigan >> Guard >> Senior
Nina Davis >> Baylor >> Forward >> Sophomore
Nneka Enemkpali >> Texas >> Forward >> Senior
Bashaara Graves >> Tennessee >> Forward >> Junior
Allisha Gray >> North Carolina >> Guard >> Sophomore
Reshanda Gray >> California >> Forward >> Senior
Dearica Hamby >> Wake Forest >> Forward >> Senior
Sara Hammond >> Louisville >> Forward >> Senior
Isabelle Harrison >> Tennessee >> Center >> Senior
Bria Holmes >> West Virginia >> Guard >> Junior
Brittany Hrynko >> DePaul >> Guard >> Senior
Samantha Logic >> Iowa >> Guard >> Senior
Jewell Loyd >> Notre Dame >> Guard >> Junior
Tiffany Mitchell >> South Carolina >> Guard >> Junior
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis >> Connecticut >> Forward >> Senior
Amber Orrange >> Stanford >> Guard >> Senior
Kelsey Plum >> Washington >> Guard >> Sophomore
Breanna Stewart >> Connecticut >> Forward >> Junior
Rachel Theriot >> Nebraska >> Guard >> Junior
Courtney Walker >> Texas A&M >> Guard >> Junior
Aleighsa Welch >> South Carolina >> Forward >> Senior
Elizabeth Williams >> Duke >> Center >> Senior
About SHAPE America:
The vision of SHAPE America - Society of Health and Physical Educators is "Healthy People - Physically Educated and Physically Active!" Headquartered in Reston, VA 25 miles west of Washington, DC, SHAPE America is the largest organization of professionals involved in school-based health, physical education and physical activity who are dedicated to teaching and promoting active, healthy lifestyles. Founded in 1885, SHAPE America provides a comprehensive array of resources, leadership in the development of standards and guidelines, professional development and advocacy for its members as well as the general public. For more information, visit www.shapeamerica.org.
About the WBCA:
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game as a sport for women and girls. For more information on the WBCA, visit wbca.org.
