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Congratulations to Louisville senior Shoni Schimmel, who was one of 30 players named to the preseason Wooden Award watch list on Thursday. The award is given annually to the top men's and women's basketball player in the country.
Schimmel played a key role in the Cardinals' success last season, averaging 16.5 points per game in the NCAA Tournament. She was named the Most Outstanding Player for the Oklahoma City Regional. She also earned WBCA All-Region honors and first team All-BIG EAST honors after leading the Cardinals in scoring and assists with 14.2 points and 3.6 assists per game.
Here's the complete list of honorees:
2013-14 John R. Wooden Award® Preseason Top 30, Women
Name Height Class Position University Conference
Natalie Achonwa 6-3 Sr. F Notre Dame ACC
Rachel Banham 5-9 Jr. G Minnesota Big Ten
Brittany Boyd 5-9 Jr. G California Pac-12
Gennifer Brandon 6-2 Sr. F California Pac-12
Hallie Christofferson 6-3 Sr. F Iowa State Big 12
Jerica Coley 5-8 Sr. G FIU Conference USA
Jazmine Davis 5-7 Jr. PG Washington Pac-12
Diamond DeShields 6-1 Fr. G North Carolina ACC
Stefanie Dolson 6-5 Sr. C UConn The American
Aaryn Ellenberg 5-7 Sr. G Oklahoma Big 12
Bashaara Graves 6-2 So. F Tennessee SEC
Chelsea Gray 5-11 Sr. G Duke ACC
Cassie Harberts 6-2 Sr. F USC Pac-12
Bria Hartley 5-8 Sr. G UConn The American
Jordan Hooper 6-2 Sr. F Nebraska Big Ten
Tricia Liston 6-1 Sr. G Duke ACC
Maggie Lucas 5-10 Sr. G Penn State Big Ten
Tyuanna Marshall 5-9 Sr. G Georgia Tech ACC
Kayla McBride 5-11 Sr. G Notre Dame ACC
Xylina McDaniel 6-2 So. F North Carolina ACC
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis 6-0 Jr. F UConn The American
Chiney Ogwumike# 6-4 Sr. F Stanford Pac-12
Theresa Plaisance 6-5 Sr. F LSU SEC
Shoni Schimmel 5-6 Jr. G Louisville The American
Meighan Simmons 5-9 Sr. G Tennessee SEC
Odyssey Sims# 5-8 Sr. G Baylor Big 12
DeNesha Stallworth 6-3 Sr. F Kentucky SEC
Breanna Stewart 6-4 So. F UConn The American
Alyssa Thomas 6-2 Sr. F Maryland ACC
Elizabeth Williams 6-3 Jr. C/F Duke ACC