Evans, Jones Named to Wade Trophy Watch List
February 19, 2020 | Women's Basketball
The Wade Trophy is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women’s basketball.
ATLANTA, Ga. – Louisville women's basketball guards Dana Evans and Jazmine Jones have been named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Wade Trophy Midseason Watch List.
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The Wade Trophy — now in its 43nd 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.
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First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001. The WBCA will announce the four finalists for the honor in mid-March. The winner of the 2020 Wade Trophy will be announced April 2 in New Orleans — site of the 2020 WBCA Convention and NCAA Women's Final Four.
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Evans, a two-time ACC Player of the Week, has been named Wooden Award Late Season Top 20, Dawn Staley Midseason Watch List, Citizen Naismith Trophy Midseason List and Ann Meyers Drysdale Finalist.
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She ranks second in the ACC with 18.3 points per game, while her 17.4 points per game in ACC play ranks fourth. She leads the league and ranks 11th in the country with 75 made 3-pointers. She is shooting 41.2 percent from beyond the arc, which leads the league and ranks 34th in the NCAA. Overall, she is shooting 42.1 percent from the floor, which ranks 10th in the ACC.
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She leads the league and ranks seventh in the country with an 89.6 free throw percentage. Her 4.3 assists per game rank seventh in the ACC and her 1.74 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks fifth.
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Jones ranks third in the ACC and 29th in the NCAA with a 55.0 shooting percentage. She ranks eighth in the ACC with a 1.53 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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She is shooting 54.1 percent (79-146) in ACC play, which ranks second in the league. She leads the team with 1.7 steals per game, ranks second with 13.8 points per game, 3.4 assists per game and 5.0 rebounds per game. She is averaging 14.6 points per game in ACC play, which ranks 10th in the league.
For the latest on Louisville women's basketball, visit GoCards.com, follow the team's Twitter account at @UofLWBB or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLWBB.
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The Wade Trophy — now in its 43nd 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.
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First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001. The WBCA will announce the four finalists for the honor in mid-March. The winner of the 2020 Wade Trophy will be announced April 2 in New Orleans — site of the 2020 WBCA Convention and NCAA Women's Final Four.
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Evans, a two-time ACC Player of the Week, has been named Wooden Award Late Season Top 20, Dawn Staley Midseason Watch List, Citizen Naismith Trophy Midseason List and Ann Meyers Drysdale Finalist.
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She ranks second in the ACC with 18.3 points per game, while her 17.4 points per game in ACC play ranks fourth. She leads the league and ranks 11th in the country with 75 made 3-pointers. She is shooting 41.2 percent from beyond the arc, which leads the league and ranks 34th in the NCAA. Overall, she is shooting 42.1 percent from the floor, which ranks 10th in the ACC.
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She leads the league and ranks seventh in the country with an 89.6 free throw percentage. Her 4.3 assists per game rank seventh in the ACC and her 1.74 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks fifth.
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Jones ranks third in the ACC and 29th in the NCAA with a 55.0 shooting percentage. She ranks eighth in the ACC with a 1.53 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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She is shooting 54.1 percent (79-146) in ACC play, which ranks second in the league. She leads the team with 1.7 steals per game, ranks second with 13.8 points per game, 3.4 assists per game and 5.0 rebounds per game. She is averaging 14.6 points per game in ACC play, which ranks 10th in the league.
For the latest on Louisville women's basketball, visit GoCards.com, follow the team's Twitter account at @UofLWBB or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLWBB.
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