Race for Women's Naismith Trophy Heats Up
The Atlanta Tipoff Club today announces the 2010-11 Naismith midseason list of the top 30 women’s basketball talent in the nation.
ATLANTA (Feb. 14, 2010) – The Atlanta Tipoff Club today announces the 2010-11 Naismith midseason list of the top 30 women’s basketball talent in the nation. The competition for this year’s Naismith Trophy in women’s basketball is tougher than ever with 23 schools represented on the 2010-11 Naismith midseason list announced today.
The midseason 30 list was compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Board of Selectors, which based its criteria on player performances from the 2010-11 college basketball season. The Naismith Trophy, presented by AT&T, will be awarded on April 4, 2011 at the NCAA Women’s Final Four in Indianapolis.
“From coast to coast you will see some of the most exciting basketball anywhere and the level of competition is outstanding,” said Eric Oberman, Atlanta Tipoff Club executive director. “I expect the race for this year’s Naismith Trophy to go right down to the wire.”
Since 2005, presenting sponsor AT&T has set the standard in allowing fans to participate in determining the trophy winner. Through the power and ease of text messaging** fan voting will account for 25 percent of all of the final results – more than any other national college basketball award.
“AT&T is proud to give college basketball fans – arguably the most enthusiastic sports fans – the chance to applaud their favorite student-athletes’ performances,” said Jamie Kerr, senior manager, AT&T National Sponsorships. “Through our text-message voting program, fans have the chance to select the winner of the prestigious 2011 Women’s Naismith Trophy.”
2010-11 Naismith Trophy Midseason 30
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Name
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School
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Position
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Class
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Danielle Adams
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Texas A&M
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Forward/Center
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Senior
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Kachine Alexander
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Iowa
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Guard
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Senior
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Angie Bjorklund
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Tennessee
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Guard/Forward
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Senior
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Jessica Breland
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North Carolina
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Forward
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Senior
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Skylar Diggins
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Notre Dame
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Guard
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Sophomore
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Jasmine Dixon
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UCLA
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Forward
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Junior
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Victoria Dunlap
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Kentucky
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Forward
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Senior
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Dawn Evans
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James Madison
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Guard
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Senior
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Brittney Griner
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Baylor
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Power Forward
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Sophomore
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Keisha Hampton
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DePaul
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Forward
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Junior
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Amber Harris
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Xavier
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Forward
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Senior
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Tiffany Hayes
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Connecticut
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Guard
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Junior
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Courtney Hurt
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VCU
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Forward
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Junior
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Amy Jaeschke
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Northwestern
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Center
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Senior
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Shenise Johnson
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Miami (Florida)
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Guard
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Junior
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Jantel Lavender
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Ohio State
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Center
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Senior
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Italee Lucas
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North Carolina
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Guard
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Senior
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Maya Moore
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Connecticut
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Forward
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Senior
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Nnemkadi Ogwumike
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Stanford
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Forward
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Junior
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Kayla Pedersen
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Stanford
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Forward
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Senior
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Ta’Shia Phillips
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Xavier
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Center
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Senior
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Jeanette Pohlen
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Stanford
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Guard
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Senior
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Lauren Prochaska
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Bowling Green
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Guard/Forward
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Senior
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Danielle Robinson
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Oklahoma
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Guard
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Senior
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Ta’Shauna Rodgers
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Georgetown
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Guard
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Sophomore
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Meighan Simmons
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Tennessee
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Guard
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Freshman
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Carolyn Swords
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Boston College
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Center
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Senior
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Jasmine Thomas
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Duke
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Guard
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Senior
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Courtney Vandersloot
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Gonzaga
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Guard
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Senior
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Riquna Williams
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Miami (Florida)
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Guard
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Junior
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Notable Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year winners include Chamique Holdsclaw, Lisa Leslie, Rebecca Lobo, Maya Moore and last year’s winner Tina Charles. The Naismith Trophy is the most prestigious national award presented annually to college basketball’s player of the year.
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ABOUT THE ATLANTA TIPOFF CLUB
The Atlanta Tipoff Club, an Atlanta Sports Council property, is committed to promoting the game of basketball and recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of those who make the game so exciting. The Atlanta Tipoff Club, founded during the 1956-57 season, has presented the Naismith Trophy every year since UCLA’s Lew Alcindor first won the award in 1969. Old Dominion’s Anne Donovan won the inaugural Women’s Naismith Trophy in 1983.
The Naismith Award has become the most prestigious award in all of college basketball, recognizing the Men’s and Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year, Men’s and Women’s College Basketball Coach of the Year, as well as awards for outstanding achievement in high school basketball, officiating, and contribution to the game.
