McCoughtry Added to the Wooden Midseason List
February 05, 2007 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 5, 2007
Louisville, Ky. - The John R. Wooden Award Committee today announced the Midseason All-American Team for the Women's Wooden Award (see attached). Louisville sophomore Angel McCoughtry was one of five newcomers added to the list. The midseason list includes the top 20 players to this point in the season who will contend for this year's player of the year award. This list is based on individual player performance and team records through the first half of the season.
"With such an exciting year filled with outstanding performances it's a tough chore to narrow the list to 20 players," said Mike Solum, director of the John R. Wooden Award. "The level of play has gone to new heights and we're excited to watch what the second half has in store. We're looking forward to seeing which of these players continue to elevate their games as we determine the nation's elite candidates."
McCoughtry joins four newcomers that have been selected to the midseason list that were not included on the preseason top 30. This group includes Katie Gearlds (Purdue), Chrissy Givens (Middle Tennessee), Bernice Mosby (Baylor) and Waner (Duke). McCoughtry leads the BIG EAST in scoring (21.7) and rebounding (11.5) and steals (74) this season. McCoughtry broke the school scoring record this season with 41 points against Eastern Illinois.
The 2007 Award ceremony, which will include the presentation of the Men's and Women's Wooden Award, the Wooden Award All-American Teams, and the Legends of Coaching Award to recipient Gene Keady of Purdue University, will be held at The Los Angeles Athletic Club on April 7, 2007. The top five male and female finalists will be invited to Los Angeles for the awards ceremony and will receive a contribution from The Los Angeles Athletic Club for their university's general scholarship fund.
About the John R. Wooden Award
Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award is the most prestigious individual honor in college basketball. It is bestowed upon the nation's best player at an institution of higher education who has proven to his or her university that he or she is making progress toward graduation and maintaining a cumulative 2.0 GPA. Previous winners include such notables as Larry Bird ('79), Michael Jordan ('84), Tim Duncan ('97), Andrew Bogut ('05), and last year's recipients, Seimone Augustus ('06) and J.J. Redick.
Since its inception, the John R. Wooden Award has contributed close to a million dollars to universities' general scholarship fund in the names of the All-American recipients as well as sent over 1,000 underprivileged children to week-long college basketball camps in the award's name. Additionally, the John R. Wooden Award partners with Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) each year to host the Wooden Award Special Olympics Southern California Basketball Tournament. The day-long tournament, which brings together Special Olympic athletes and the All-American selections, takes place at The Los Angeles Athletic Club on the Friday prior to the John R. Wooden Award Ceremony.
