Covington Named to the Wade Watch List
August 22, 2006 | Women's Basketball
Aug. 22, 2006
Louisville, Ky. - Louisville senior forward Jazz Covington was named to the renowned preseason "Wade Watch" list for the State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year for the 2006-07 season. The list is comprised of 25 student-athletes who are members of an NCAA Division I institution and are selected based on the following criteria: game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on their team and overall playing ability. The national awards committee who selects these candidates is comprised of leading basketball coaches, journalists and basketball administrators.
"We are excited for Jazz that she has been mentioned for such a prestigious award," said head coach Tom Collen. "She has established herself as one of the best players in the history of our program and with her many accomplishments, she continues to help shape the future of our program."
Covington finished her junior season averaging 13.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. She averaged 15.3 points and 6.8 rebounds in BIG EAST play. Covington earned first team All-BIG EAST honors last season.
The State Farm Wade Trophy, now in its 29th year and named after the late, legendary three-time national champion Delta State University coach, Lily Margaret Wade, debuted in 1978 as the first-ever women's national player of the year award in college basketball. This highly prestigious award, regarded as the "Heisman of Women's Basketball", is organized by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), in conjunction with the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS).
The 2007 State Farm Wade Trophy winner will be announced during the WBCA National Convention held in conjunction with the NCAA Women's Final Four in Cleveland, Ohio, March 30-April 3, 2007.
