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Rasheed Named to Wooden Award Preseason Top 30
November 09, 2012 | Women's Basketball
With the 2012-13 season set to commence on Sunday, Princeton women's basketball senior Niveen Rasheed picked up her third preseason honor. The Tiger co-captain was named to the prestigious Wooden Award Women's Preseason Top 30, it was announced Friday by the Los Angeles Athletic Club.
The reining Ivy League Player of the Year, Rasheed is the lone Ivy player to be named to the national list. Rasheed, a 2012 First-Team All-Ivy and USBWA Player of the Year nominee, concluded the year leading the Tigers in nearly every statistical category and was one of the league's top performers throughout the season. She averaged 16.4 points, 8.8 boards, 2.9 assists and 2.4 steals per game.
Rasheed has been honored this preseason already, as College Sports Madness named her the Ivy Preaseason Player of the Year and an All-Mid Major and All-Ivy First Team selection.
The Wooden Award winner will be announced in April 2013 in Los Angeles, Calif.
2012-13 John R. Wooden Award Women's Preseason Top 30 List
|
Name |
Height |
Class |
Position |
University |
Conference |
|
Alex Bentley |
5-7 |
Sr. |
G |
Penn State |
Big Ten |
|
Carolyn Davis |
6-3 |
Sr. |
F |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
|
Elena Delle Donne@ |
6-5 |
Sr. |
G/F |
Delaware |
CAA |
|
Skylar Diggins@ |
5-9 |
Sr. |
G |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
|
Jasmine Dixon |
6-0 |
Sr. |
F |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
|
Stefanie Dolson |
6-5 |
Jr. |
C |
Connecticut |
Big East |
|
Shante Evans |
6-0 |
Sr. |
F |
Hofstra |
CAA |
|
Christina Foggie |
5-9 |
Jr. |
G |
Vanderbilt |
SEC |
|
Chassidy Fussell |
5-10 |
Jr. |
G |
Texas |
Big 12 |
|
Angel Goodrich |
5-4 |
Sr. |
G |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
|
Chelsea Gray |
5-11 |
Jr. |
G |
Duke |
ACC |
|
Brittney Griner@*# |
6-8 |
Sr. |
P |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
|
Bria Hartley |
5-7 |
Jr. |
G |
Connecticut |
Big East |
|
Tayler Hill |
5-10 |
Sr. |
G |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
|
Jordan Hooper |
6-2 |
Jr. |
F |
Nebraska |
Big Ten |
|
Natasha Howard |
6-3 |
Jr. |
F |
Florida State |
ACC |
|
Maggie Lucas |
5-9 |
Jr. |
G |
Penn State |
Big Ten |
|
Tyaunna Marshall |
5-9 |
Jr. |
G |
Georgia Tech |
ACC |
|
Anna Martin |
5-9 |
Sr. |
G |
DePaul |
Big East |
|
A'dia Mathies |
5-9 |
Sr. |
G |
Kentucky |
SEC |
|
Laurin Mincy |
6-0 |
Jr. |
G |
Maryland |
ACC |
|
Lindsey Moore |
5-9 |
Sr. |
G |
Nebraska |
Big Ten |
|
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis |
6-0 |
So. |
F |
Connecticut |
Big East |
|
Chiney Ogwumike |
6-3 |
Jr. |
F |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
|
6-0 |
Sr. |
F |
Princeton |
Ivy League |
|
|
Sugar Rodgers |
5-11 |
Sr. |
G |
Georgetown |
Big East |
|
Shoni Schimmel |
5-9 |
Jr. |
G |
Louisville |
Big East |
|
Odyssey Sims |
5-9 |
Jr. |
G |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
|
Alyssa Thomas |
6-2 |
Jr. |
F |
Maryland |
ACC |
|
Elizabeth Williams |
6-3 |
So. |
C |
Duke |
ACC |
(Based on a preseason poll. Players listed alphabetically.)
*indicates player chosen to the 2011 Wooden All American Team
@ indicates player chosen to the 2012 Wooden All American team
# indicates 2012 John R. Wooden Award winner
John R. Wooden Award winner honored in April 2013 at The Los Angeles Athletic Club.