HURT NAMED TO JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD PRESEASON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOP 30 LIST
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – After turning in perhaps the greatest season in program history last year, senior forward Courtney Hurt will look for an encore performance in 2011-12. On Monday, Hurt was named to the prestigious John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 30 list, which represents the nation's best women's basketball players.
The field is chosen by a preseason poll of national college women's basketball media members and takes into account last year's individual performances and team records when nominating frontrunners for this year's award.
A 2011 Honorable Mention Associated Press All-American, Hurt led the nation in rebounding (12.4 rpg) and double-doubles (25), while ranking second in the NCAA in scoring (23.2 ppg). She set VCU's single-season marks in points (720), scoring average, rebounding (385), rebounding average, field goals (253), free throws (193) and double-doubles. Hurt, who was a midseason Naismith Trophy candidate, also set the Colonial Athletic Association's double-doubles record and is one of 17 players in NCAA history to post 25 or more in one season.
The Conyers, Ga., native garnered first team All-CAA accolades to go along with first team All-State honors from both the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association. She was also invited to attend the 2011 USA World University Games Women's Basketball Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Hurt joins Delaware's Elena Delle Donne on the list as the Colonial Athletic Association is one of only six conferences to boast multiple selections.
The 36th annual Wooden Award ceremony, hosted by the Los Angeles Athletic Club, will honor the Men's and Women's Wooden Award winners, and will take place the weekend of April 9-11, 2012.
VCU, which welcomes back four starters from last year's squad, opens the 2011-12 season on Nov. 11 against High Point at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m.
2011-12 JOHN R WOODEN AWARD PRESEASON TOP 30 LIST
|
Name |
Height |
Class |
Position |
University |
Conference |
|
LaSondra Barrett |
6-2 |
Sr. |
F |
LSU |
SEC |
|
Alex Bentley |
5-7 |
Jr. |
G |
Penn State |
Big Ten |
|
Cierra Bravard |
6-4 |
Sr. |
C |
Florida State |
ACC |
|
Carolyn Davis |
6-3 |
Jr. |
F |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
|
Elena Delle Donne |
6-5 |
Jr. |
G/F |
Delaware |
CAA |
|
Skylar Diggins$ |
5-9 |
Jr. |
G |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
|
Stefanie Dolson |
6-5 |
So. |
C |
Connecticut |
Big East |
|
Chelsea Gray |
5-11 |
So. |
G |
Duke |
ACC |
|
Brittney Griner*$ |
6-8 |
Jr. |
C |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
|
Keisha Hampton |
6-2 |
Sr. |
F |
DePaul |
Big East |
|
Bria Hartley |
5-7 |
So. |
G |
Connecticut |
Big East |
|
Tiffany Hayes |
5-10 |
Sr. |
G |
Connecticut |
Big East |
|
Courtney Hurt |
6-1 |
Sr. |
F |
VCU |
CAA |
|
Glory Johnson |
6-3 |
GS |
F |
Tennessee |
SEC |
|
Shenise Johnson$ |
5-11 |
Sr. |
F |
Miami |
ACC |
|
Lynetta Kizer |
6-4 |
Sr. |
C |
Maryland |
ACC |
|
Natalie Novosel |
5-11 |
Sr. |
G |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
|
Nnemkadi Ogwumike*@$ |
6-2 |
Sr. |
F |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
|
Chiney Ogwuumike |
6-3 |
So. |
F |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
|
Devereaux Peters |
6-2 |
Sr. |
F |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
|
Samantha Prahalis |
5-7 |
Sr. |
G |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
|
Jaime Printy |
5-11 |
Jr. |
G |
Iowa |
Big Ten |
|
Justine Raterman |
6-1 |
Sr. |
F |
Dayton |
Atlantic 10 |
|
Sugar Rodgers$ |
5-11 |
Jr. |
G |
Georgetown |
Big East |
|
Shoni Schimmel |
5-10 |
So. |
G |
Louisville |
Big East |
|
Odyssey Sims |
5-8 |
So. |
G |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
|
Shekinna Stricklin$ |
6-2 |
Sr. |
G |
Tennessee |
SEC |
|
Alyssa Thomas |
6-2 |
So. |
F |
Maryland |
ACC |
|
Tyra White |
6-0 |
Sr. |
G |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
|
Riquna Williams |
5-6 |
Sr. |
G |
Miami |
ACC |
