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Black Selected One Of Top 20 Candidates For John R. Wooden Award
1/30/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. ? For the second day in a row, Duke University junior Chante Black has been selected as a midseason candidate for National Player of the Year as she was named one of 20 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award.
Composed of the top 20 players who will compete for this season's player of the year award, the midseason list is based on individual player performance and team records during the first half of the season. Forty-seven players received votes for the midseason list, indicating the depth of this year's field. Six players have been selected to the Midseason Top 20 who were not on the Preseason Top 30 list. This impressive group includes returning players -- Black of Duke, Natalie Doma of Idaho State, Andrea Riley of Oklahoma State, Ashley Walker of California, and Middle Tennessee's Amber Holt, the nation's leading scorer) and one freshman, Maya Moore of Connecticut.
Seven NCAA conferences are represented, including the Big East Conference topping the list with six players, followed by the ACC with four, the SEC with three, the Big 12, Sun Belt and Pac-10 each with two, and the Big Sky with one.
Black, a native of Winston-Salem, N.C., has come on strong this season after redshirting last year due to injuries. The 6-5 center is averaging 13.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 1.6 assists and 1.3 steals, while starting all 20 contests. Black has developed into one of the top post players in the women's game today and is the only Duke player to have started all 20 games for the ninth-ranked Blue Devils.
In the latest Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) stats, Black ranks 10th in rebounds (7.4), 16th in scoring (13.9), seventh in field goal percentage (53.6), 10th in free throw percentage (76.1), third in blocked shots (2.5) and 10th in defensive rebounds (4.6). She has collected a team-best six double-doubles on the year, while also ranking 17th nationally in blocked shots and 46th in field goal percentage.
Players who do not make the midseason list are still eligible for consideration for the Wooden Award. In March, the Women's National Advisory Board will release the names of the players selected to the official voting ballot. The ballot consists of approximately 15 players who have proven to their universities that they are making progress toward graduation and are maintaining a cumulative 2.0 GPA. More than 300 voters, comprised of sports media members and women's college basketball experts from across the nation, will cast their votes for the five-member All-American team and Wooden Award honor as the most outstanding female collegiate basketball player in the nation.
The 2008 Award ceremony, which will include the presentation of the Men's and Women's Wooden Award winners, the Wooden Award All-American Teams, and the Legends of Coaching Award to Pat Summitt of the University of Tennessee, will be held at The Los Angeles Athletic Club the weekend of April 11-12. The 32nd Annual Wooden Award Gala, with a reception and dinner program, will take place the evening of Friday, April 11 at the Sheraton Downtown Los Angeles. On Saturday, April 12, the Wooden Award Announcement and trophy presentation will be televised, followed by a press conference and sponsor reception.
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.
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Wooden Award Women's Midseason
All-American Team ? Top 20 Candidates
(Players listed alphabetically)
Matee Ajavon 5-8 Sr. G Rutgers
Charel Allen 5-11 Sr. G Notre Dame
Chante Black 6-5 Jr. C Duke
Tina Charles 6-4 So. C Connecticut
Natalie Doma 6-3 Sr. C Idaho State
Sylvia Fowles* 6-6 Sr. C LSU
Amber Holt 6-0 Sr. F Middle Tennessee
Tasha Humphrey 6-3 Sr. F Georgia
Crystal Kelly 6-3 Sr. F Western Kentucky State
Crystal Langhorne 6-2 Sr. C/F Maryland
Erlana Larkins 6-1 Sr. F North Carolina
Angel McCoughtry 6-1 Jr. F Louisville
Maya Moore 6-0 Fr. F Connecticut
Courtney Paris* 6-4 Jr. C Oklahoma
Candace Parker* 6-4 Jr. F/G/C Tennessee
Andrea Riley 5-5 So. G Oklahoma State
Kristi Toliver 5-7 Jr. G Maryland
Ashley Walker 6-1 Jr. F/C California
Mercedes Walker 6-3 Sr. C Pittsburgh
Candice Wiggins 5-11 Sr. G Stanford
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