John R. Wooden Award 2011-12 Midseason Top 25 Candidates Announced
Returning Wooden Award All American Sullinger, Three Tarheels, Head the List
Los Angeles (January 17, 2012)— The John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 was announced today by The Los Angeles Athletic Club on ESPNU’s The Experts sports talk show. Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the list is made up of 25 student-athletes who, based on their performances in November, December, and the beginning of January, are the frontrunners for college basketball’s most prestigious honor. The Women’s midseason list will be released on January 27th.
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Read moreConnecticut’s Geno Auriemma To Be Honored As 2012 John R. Wooden Award® “Legends Of Coaching” Recipient
Auriemma boasts seven NCAA titles, 100 percent graduation rate
LOS ANGELES (October 12, 2011) – University of Connecticut Head Women’s Basketball Coach Geno Auriemma will be presented with the John R. Wooden Award’s “Legends of Coaching” honor in 2012, Coach Wooden’s daughter, Nan Wooden, announced today at the annual Wooden Award preseason tipoff luncheon, held at The Los Angeles Athletic Club.
Read moreWomen’s Preseason Top 30 List
Stanford’s Nneka Ogwumike, Baylor’s Britney Griner look to another All American season
Los Angeles (October 10, 2011)— The Los Angeles Athletic Club has announced its Women’s Preseason Top 30 list today, which is comprised of 30 student-athletes who, based on last year’s individual performance and team records, are the early frontrunners for college basketball’s most prestigious honor. The list is chosen by a preseason poll of national college women’s basketball media members.
Read moreJohn R. Wooden Award Announces Men’s Preseason Top 50 List
Ohio State’s Sullinger only returning All American; Record Four Tarheels also tabbed
Los Angeles (October 3, 2011)— The Los Angeles Athletic Club has announced its Preseason Top 50 list today on ESPN.com. Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball media members, the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who, based on last year’s individual performance and team records, are the early frontrunners for college basketball’s most prestigious honor.
Read moreJohn R. Wooden Award Preseason Nominations
Preseason nominations are starting to roll in!
Click here to see Frank Burlison’s selections – www.burlisononbasketball.com
Save the Date – 2011 College Basketball Tip-Off Luncheon
The Tip-Off Luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at The Los Angeles Athletic Club. You are invited, along with the other Division I head basketball coaches from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, to preview the upcoming season and discuss program highlights.
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Maya Moore of Connecticut Wins Her Second John R. Wooden Award
One of the game’s greatest all-time players caps career with prestigious honor
Los Angeles (April 8, 2011)— Maya Moore of Connecticut was presented the John R. Wooden Award as the women’s collegiate basketball player of the year at The Los Angeles Athletic Club this evening. Mark Llewellyn, son of Wooden Award Co-Founder Richard “Duke” Llewellyn, made the announcement and conferred Moore with the Wooden Award trophy whose unique design was inspired by Coach Wooden’s idea of the “total basketball player.” The 35th annual Wooden Award is the first since the passing of both Coach Wooden and Duke Llewellyn in June of 2010.
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