Kelsey Plum Named Finalist For 2017 Wade Trophy
March 23, 2017 | Women's Basketball
ATLANTA -- Senior Kelsey Plum of the University of Washington women's basketball team has been named one of four finalists for the 2017 Wade Trophy, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced Thursday (March 23).
The prestigious award, regarded as "The Heisman of Women's Basketball," is presented annually to the NCAA Division I Player of the Year by the WBCA. The winner will be announced Saturday (April 1) in Dallas.
In the final regular-season game of her career, Plum scored a Pac-12 record 57 points to pass Jackie Stiles and become the all-time leading scorer in women's college basketball history. The Poway, Calif. native also passed Stiles' single-season scoring record on March 20. Plum, the espnW and Pac-12 Player of the Year, became just the third player in NCAA history to reach 1,000 points in a single season.
The Wade Trophy — now in its 40th year — is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women's 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.
First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the The Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001.
Joining Plum on the list of candidates for the 2017 Wade Trophy are Napheesa Collier (Connecticut), Kelsey Mitchell (Ohio State) and A'ja Wilson (South Carolina).
The prestigious award, regarded as "The Heisman of Women's Basketball," is presented annually to the NCAA Division I Player of the Year by the WBCA. The winner will be announced Saturday (April 1) in Dallas.
In the final regular-season game of her career, Plum scored a Pac-12 record 57 points to pass Jackie Stiles and become the all-time leading scorer in women's college basketball history. The Poway, Calif. native also passed Stiles' single-season scoring record on March 20. Plum, the espnW and Pac-12 Player of the Year, became just the third player in NCAA history to reach 1,000 points in a single season.
The Wade Trophy — now in its 40th year — is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women's 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.
First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the The Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001.
Joining Plum on the list of candidates for the 2017 Wade Trophy are Napheesa Collier (Connecticut), Kelsey Mitchell (Ohio State) and A'ja Wilson (South Carolina).
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