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Wooden ballot released
The national ballot for the Wooden Award was released today and while it is a little confusing the way it is presented, it appears as if Tina Charles, Renee Montgomery and Maya Moore all made the cut.
The initial list had 19 names with Charles not on the list. But it was brought to my attention that if you look at the player tracker, Charles is among the 20 players listed so it seems to be a safe assumption that she was mistakenly left off the list but is among those on the final ballot. Here's a list of the other 19
Wooden Award National Ballot
First Last Height Position Class School
Jayne Appel 6-4 F/C Jr. Stanford
Chante Black 6-5 F/C Sr. Duke
DeWanna Bonner 6-4 G Sr. Auburn
Alysha Clark 5-10 F Jr. Middle Tennessee St.
Marissa Coleman 6-1 G/F Sr. Maryland
Jantel Lavender 6-4 C So. Ohio State
Shalee Lehning 5-9 G Sr. Kansas State
Angel McCoughtry 6-1 F Sr. Louisville
Renee Montgomery 5-7 G Jr. Connecticut
Maya Moore 6-0 F So. Connecticut
Courtney Paris 6-4 C Sr. Oklahoma
Ta'Shia Phillips 6-6 C So. Xavier
Epiphanny Prince 5-9 G Jr. Rutgers
Andrea Riley 5-5 G Jr. Oklahoma State
Kristi Toliver 5-7 G Sr. Maryland
Ashley Walker 6-1 F Sr. California
Danielle Wilson 6-3 G Jr. Baylor
Monica Wright 5-11 G Jr. Virginia
Shavonte Zellous 5-11 G Sr. Pittsburgh
The men's and women's winners will be honored at an April 11 banquet at the Sheraton Hotel in Los Angeles.
I received one request to comment on the blog entry (which was not exactly complimentary of women's basketball) made by my co-worker Dave Borges, who covers the UConn men's basketball team. All I have to say is I have nothing to say. If you like women's basketball (as many obviously do in this state) you like women's basketball and there is no reason to have to defend that. Everybody has different tastes. Personally I can't stand broccoli but know plenty of people who swear by it. You couldn't pay me to watch amateurs attempt to sing only to be ripped apart by the show's creator and head judge on American Idol but millions of viewers each week tells me that not everybody shares that opinion. To each its own. If you are offended by the comments, I would suggest letting him know about it if that makes you feel better.
The initial list had 19 names with Charles not on the list. But it was brought to my attention that if you look at the player tracker, Charles is among the 20 players listed so it seems to be a safe assumption that she was mistakenly left off the list but is among those on the final ballot. Here's a list of the other 19
Wooden Award National Ballot
First Last Height Position Class School
Jayne Appel 6-4 F/C Jr. Stanford
Chante Black 6-5 F/C Sr. Duke
DeWanna Bonner 6-4 G Sr. Auburn
Alysha Clark 5-10 F Jr. Middle Tennessee St.
Marissa Coleman 6-1 G/F Sr. Maryland
Jantel Lavender 6-4 C So. Ohio State
Shalee Lehning 5-9 G Sr. Kansas State
Angel McCoughtry 6-1 F Sr. Louisville
Renee Montgomery 5-7 G Jr. Connecticut
Maya Moore 6-0 F So. Connecticut
Courtney Paris 6-4 C Sr. Oklahoma
Ta'Shia Phillips 6-6 C So. Xavier
Epiphanny Prince 5-9 G Jr. Rutgers
Andrea Riley 5-5 G Jr. Oklahoma State
Kristi Toliver 5-7 G Sr. Maryland
Ashley Walker 6-1 F Sr. California
Danielle Wilson 6-3 G Jr. Baylor
Monica Wright 5-11 G Jr. Virginia
Shavonte Zellous 5-11 G Sr. Pittsburgh
The men's and women's winners will be honored at an April 11 banquet at the Sheraton Hotel in Los Angeles.
I received one request to comment on the blog entry (which was not exactly complimentary of women's basketball) made by my co-worker Dave Borges, who covers the UConn men's basketball team. All I have to say is I have nothing to say. If you like women's basketball (as many obviously do in this state) you like women's basketball and there is no reason to have to defend that. Everybody has different tastes. Personally I can't stand broccoli but know plenty of people who swear by it. You couldn't pay me to watch amateurs attempt to sing only to be ripped apart by the show's creator and head judge on American Idol but millions of viewers each week tells me that not everybody shares that opinion. To each its own. If you are offended by the comments, I would suggest letting him know about it if that makes you feel better.
posted by Jim Fuller at
12:58 PM
3 Comments:
What blog entry?
Your reluctance to respond to Mr. Borges' comments denigrating women's basketball is a cop-out. He doesn't simply state that he does not care to watch women's basketball. He questions whether women's college basketball should exist. That bespeaks an arrogance that should have compelled you to respond. Shame on you!
The real cop-out are people who post anonymously on blogs. Try leaving a name (a real name) when leaving a comment next time if you want your opinion to be taken seriously.
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