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Nia Coffey Named to Wade Trophy Watch List
12/2/2016 11:33:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Senior forward Nia Coffey has been named to the Wade Trophy Watch list, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced.
The Wade Trophy — now in its 40th year — is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women's basketball. It is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade, who won three consecutive national championships with the Lady Statesmen. First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the The Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001.
The "Wade Watch" list of candidates for The Wade Trophy is composed of 25 players selected by the WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Selection Committee. The committee will review the list in January to determine if additional players will be added based on their play during the first half of the 2016-17 season.
The three-time All-Big Ten first team member is off to a stellar start in her senior season, averaging 23.8 points and 12.4 rebounds per game. The Minneapolis, Minn., native has four double-doubles on the year while leading Northwestern to a 6-1 record, including signature wins over No. 16 Florida and Florida.
Coffey has scored in double figures in 55-straight games, dating back to Jan. 22, 2015, for the second-best streak in program history and averaged a team-best 20.3 points per game just last year. During the 2015-16 season, she led the Big Ten in double-doubles with 18 to tie an NU single-season record and was the only Big Ten player to rank among the league's top five in points (20.3 ppg), rebounds (9.8 ppg) and blocks (2.0 bpg).
Chicago's Big Ten Team is back in action on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. when it welcomes Chicago State to Welsh-Ryan Arena for Autism Awareness Day.
The Wade Trophy — now in its 40th year — is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women's basketball. It is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade, who won three consecutive national championships with the Lady Statesmen. First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the The Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001.
The "Wade Watch" list of candidates for The Wade Trophy is composed of 25 players selected by the WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Selection Committee. The committee will review the list in January to determine if additional players will be added based on their play during the first half of the 2016-17 season.
The three-time All-Big Ten first team member is off to a stellar start in her senior season, averaging 23.8 points and 12.4 rebounds per game. The Minneapolis, Minn., native has four double-doubles on the year while leading Northwestern to a 6-1 record, including signature wins over No. 16 Florida and Florida.
Coffey has scored in double figures in 55-straight games, dating back to Jan. 22, 2015, for the second-best streak in program history and averaged a team-best 20.3 points per game just last year. During the 2015-16 season, she led the Big Ten in double-doubles with 18 to tie an NU single-season record and was the only Big Ten player to rank among the league's top five in points (20.3 ppg), rebounds (9.8 ppg) and blocks (2.0 bpg).
Chicago's Big Ten Team is back in action on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. when it welcomes Chicago State to Welsh-Ryan Arena for Autism Awareness Day.
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