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John R. Wooden Award Announces 2019-20 Women's All American Team
POSTED: April 1, 2020 -- 6:20 p.m. CT
The Los Angeles Athletic Club announced the 2020 John R. Wooden Award® All American Team™ during ESPN’s SportsCenter today. The Wooden Award All American Team is comprised of five student athletes who were the top vote-getters in the quest to earn college basketball's most prestigious honor.
The five-player team, alphabetically, consists of: Lauren Cox (Baylor), Tyasha Harris (South Carolina), Ruthy Hebard (Oregon), Rhyne Howard (Kentucky), and Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon).
Voting took place from March 16-23, 2020. As insisted upon by Coach Wooden at the Award's creation 44 years ago, all players were certified by their universities as meeting or exceeding the criteria of the John R. Wooden Award. The 44th annual presentation of the John R. Wooden Award to the women's most outstanding college basketball player will take place Monday, April 6, during the 4 p.m. CT edition of SportsCenter on ESPN.
John R. Wooden Award 2019-20 Women's All American Team
Name |
School |
Conference |
Height |
Class |
Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lauren Cox | Baylor | Big 12 | 6'4" | Senior | Forward |
Tyasha Harris | South Carolina | SEC | 5'10" | Senior | Guard |
Ruthy Hebard | Oregon | PAC-12 | 6'4" | Senior | Forward |
Rhyne Howard | Kentucky | SEC | 6'2" | Sophomore | Guard |
Sabrina Ionescu* | Oregon | PAC-12 | 5'11" | Senior | Guard |
*indicates player was selected as a 2018-19 Wooden Award All American
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