Robinson on Wade Watch

July 30, 2009

ATLANTA -- Oklahoma's Danielle Robinson was named to the 2010 preseason “Wade Watch” list for the State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year, announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Thursday.

The 25-member list is made up of top NCAA Division I student-athletes who best embody the spirit of Lily Margaret Wade according game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on their team and overall playing ability.

Robinson, an All-Big 12 First Team selection last year and the only returning Nancy Lieberman Award finalist, most recently led Team USA to a gold medal at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.

It is the fourth consecutive season a Sooner has been named to the Wade Watch following three straight years when Courtney Paris earned the honor.

Fellow World University Games teammate and Kansas forward Danielle McCray and Oklahoma State guard Andrea Riley were the only other Big 12 players on the preseason list.

The State Farm Wade Trophy, now in its 33rd 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 WBCA, in conjunction with the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS).

The 2010 State Farm Wade Trophy winner will be announced at the WBCA National Convention, held in conjunction with the NCAA Women's Final Four, in San Antonio, Texas, April 2-6.

Oklahoma opens the season at the Lloyd Noble Center versus Mercer on Nov. 13.

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2009-2010 State Farm Wade Trophy Preseason List
The preseason candidates for The State Farm Wade Trophy are listed in alphabetical order:

Name	Year	Position	Institution
Jayne Appel	Senior	F/C	Stanford
Jessica Breland	Senior	F	North Carolina
Tina Charles	Senior	C/F	Connecticut
Alysha Clark	Senior	F	Middle Tennessee
Allyssa DeHaan	Senior	C	Michigan State
Alexis Gray-Lawson	Senior	G	Cal
Tiffany Hayes	Sophomore	G	Connecticut
Allison Hightower	Senior	G	LSU
Ashley Houts	Senior	G	Georgia
Jantel Lavender	Junior	C	Ohio State
Danielle McCray	Senior	G/F	Kansas
Jacinta Monroe	Senior	F/C	Florida State
Maya Moore	Junior	F	Connecticut
Jené Morris	Senior	G	San Diego State
Deirdre Naughton	Senior	G	DePaul
Kayla Pederson	Junior	F	Stanford
Ta'Shia Phillips	Junior	C	Xavier
Jeanette Pohlen	Junior	G	Stanford
Samantha Prahalis	Sophomore	G	Ohio State
Andrea Riley	Junior	G	Oklahoma State
Danielle Robinson	Junior	G	Oklahoma
Jenna Smith	Senior	C	Illinois
Carolyn Swords	Junior	C	Boston College
Courtney Vandersloot	Junior	G	Gonzaga
Monica Wright	Senior	G	Virginia

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