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Saturday, April 04, 2009

Special morning for "Big Three"

There was a surprise in store for both Maya Moore and Tina Charles Saturday morning.

Moore joins former Tennessee star Candace Parker as the only sophomore to win the prestigious Wade Trophy while Charles joined teammates Moore and Renee Montgomery on the 10-member State Farm All-American team. The honor means that Charles will have her number hanging up as part of the "Huskies of Honor" program before the end of her senior season. It was just the third time three teammates were named State Farm All-Americans. In 2002, UConn's Sue Bird, Swin Cash and Diana Taurasi and the 1999 Tennessee trio of Chamique Holdsclaw, Tamika Catchings and Semeka Randall now have some company.

There will be more on the morning's festivies as well as updates on the Associated Press Coach and Player of the Year later in this blog and in tomorrow's Register.

Also, the date of the UConn/Texas game next season was officially announced. It is set for Nov. 17 and will be televised on ESPN2. Tennesee and Texas Tech will play in the doubleheader at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Word is UConn was holding out until being given an assurance its game would not be televised on ESPNU which many of their fans in Connecticut do not receive.

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