By the time Maya Moore is done playing basketball for the UConn Huskies, it’s quite possible she’s going to need to have a trophy room built on her house.
Moore will need to make room for another right now though as she has been selected as the 2009 Wade Trophy winner. It is the women’s basketball equivalent to the Heisman Trophy.
“The Wade Trophy represents the best of women’s collegiate basketball. It is awarded annually to the greatest female basketball player in the country who not only excels athletically, but serves as a positive role model both on and off the court.” The Wade Trophy, named after the late, legendary three-time national champion, Delta State University coach Lily Margaret Wade, debuted in 1978 as the first-ever women’s national player of the year award in college basketball.
Moore is just the 5th ever Husky to win the award, joining Rebecca Loba (1995), Jen Rizzotti (1996), Sue Bird (2002) and Diana Taurasi (2003).
