WBCA | December 1, 2016 WBCA announces watchlist for 2017 Wade Trophy Both Kia Nurse (11) and Alexis Jones (30) have been named to the Wade Trophy watchlist. Share ATLANTA — 2016 WBCA Coaches’ All-Americans Nina Davis of Baylor, Kelsey Mitchell of Ohio State, Kelsey Plum of Washington, Brianna Turner of Notre Dame and A’ja Wilson of South Carolina headline the “Wade Watch” list of candidates for the 2017 Wade Trophy, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced Thursday. 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 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. Here is the list: Player School Lindsay Allen Notre Dame Kristine Anigwe California Jordin Canada UCLA Alaina Coates South Carolina Nia Coffey Northwestern Nina Davis Baylor Diamond DeShields Tennessee Makayla Epps Kentucky Katelynn Flaherty Michigan Myisha Hines-Allen Louisville Brionna Jones Maryland Alexis Jones Baylor Erica McCall Stanford Kelsey Mitchell Ohio State Mariya Moore Louisville Kia Nurse Connecticut Alexis Peterson Syracuse Kelsey Plum Washington Leticia Romero Florida State Shakayla Thomas Florida State Brianna Turner Notre Dame Victoria Vivians Mississippi State Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Maryland Sydney Wiese Oregon State A'ja Wilson South Carolina North Carolina debuts in the Power 10 women's college basketball rankings North Carolina jumps to No. 4 in Autumn Johnson's Power 10 women's college basketball rankings, just behind the trio of South Carolina, Stanford and UConn READ MORE Aliyah Boston's double-double headlines this week's Starting Five in women's basketball Aliyah Boston collected her 16th straight double-double against a ranked opponent with No. 1 South Carolina's huge 76-71 overtime win over No. 2 Stanford. READ MORE UConn earns women's basketball Team of the Week honors after top-10 wins UConn improved to 3-0 on the season and moved up two spots in the latest Associated Press top-25 poll to No. 3 overall after beating then-No. 3 Texas and 10th-ranked NC State last week. READ MORE