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Duck Trio on Wade Trophy Watch List
11/07/19 | Women's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. – Sabrina Ionescu, the 2019 winner of the Wade Trophy presented to the best player in college women's basketball, is on the preseason watch list for the award along with teammates Ruthy Hebard and Satou Sabally, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced on Thursday.
With Thursday's announcement, the Oregon trio of Ionescu, Hebard and Sabally is on the preseason watch list for all three of the major national player of the year awards (Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy, Wade Trophy). Junior Erin Boley was also on the Naismith Trophy watch list announced on Wednesday.
The "Wade Watch" list of candidates for the Wade Trophy is composed of players selected by the WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Selection Committee. The committee will review the list in January to determine if additional players will be added based on their play during the first half of the 2019-20 season.
2019-20 Wade Trophy Preseason Watch List
With Thursday's announcement, the Oregon trio of Ionescu, Hebard and Sabally is on the preseason watch list for all three of the major national player of the year awards (Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy, Wade Trophy). Junior Erin Boley was also on the Naismith Trophy watch list announced on Wednesday.
The "Wade Watch" list of candidates for the Wade Trophy is composed of players selected by the WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Selection Committee. The committee will review the list in January to determine if additional players will be added based on their play during the first half of the 2019-20 season.
2019-20 Wade Trophy Preseason Watch List
| Name | Institution | Position | Height | Current Year |
| Bella Alarie | Princeton | Forward | 6-4 | Sr. |
| Janelle Bailey | North Carolina | Center | 6-4 | Jr. |
| DiJonai Carrington | Stanford | Guard | 5-11 | Sr. |
| Chennedy Carter | Texas A&M | Guard | 5-7 | Jr. |
| Kalia Charles | Maryland | Guard | 6-1 | Sr. |
| Lauren Cox | Baylor | Forward | 6-4 | Sr. |
| Crystal Dangerfield | UConn | Guard | 5-5 | Sr. |
| Rennia Davis | Tennessee | Guard | 6-2 | Jr. |
| Chelsea Dungee | Arkansas | Guard | 5-11 | RS Jr. |
| Kiah Gillespie | Florida State | Forward | 6-2 | RS Sr. |
| Haley Gorecki | Duke | Guard | 6-0 | Grad. |
| Ae'Rianna Harris | Purdue | Forward | 6-1 | Sr. |
| Tyasha Harris | South Carolina | Guard | 5-10 | Sr. |
| Ruthy Hebard | Oregon | Forward | 6-4 | Sr. |
| Becca Hittner | Drake | Guard | 6-0 | Sr. |
| Rhyne Howard | Kentucky | Guard | 6-2 | So. |
| Sabrina Ionescu | Oregon | Guard | 5-11 | Sr. |
| Tynice Martin | West Virginia | Guard | 5-11 | RS Sr. |
| Aari McDonald | Arizona | Guard | 5-6 | Jr. |
| Beatrice Mompremier | Miami (FL) | Forward | 6-4 | RS Sr. |
| Michaela Onyenwere | UCLA | Forward | 6-0 | Jr. |
| Destiny Pitts | Minnesota | Guard | 5-10 | Jr. |
| MiKayla Pivec | Oregon State | Guard | 5-10 | Sr. |
| Sara Rhine | Drake | Forward | 6-1 | RS Sr. |
| Satou Sabally | Oregon | Forward | 6-4 | Jr. |
| Destiny Slocum | Oregon State | Guard | 5-7 | RS Jr. |
| Megan Walker | UConn | Forward | 6-1 | Jr. |
| Christyn Williams | UConn | Guard | 5-11 | So. |
| Kiana Williams | Stanford | Guard | 5-8 | Jr. |
| Peyton Williams | Kansas State | Forward | 6-4 | Sr. |
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