Three UConn Huskies women’s basketball players, Renee Montgomery, Tina Charles and Maya Moore, were among the 30 names that were released today for as midseason candidates for the Naismith Award.
Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, founder of the game of basketball, the Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T is awarded annually to the male and female college basketball players of the year.
The Huskies are the only school with three players chosen and the Big East Conference leads the way with 7 total selections.
2009 Naismith Women’s Mid-season Candidates:
- Jayne Appel, Jr., Forward/Center, Stanford
- Chante Black, Sr., Center, Duke
- DeWanna Bonner, Sr., Guard, Auburn
- Jessica Breland, Jr., Forward, North Carolina
- Tina Charles, Jr., Center, Connecticut
- Alysha Clark, Jr., Forward, Middle Tennessee
- Shayla Fields, Sr., Guard, North Carolina State
- Rachele Fitz, Jr., Forward, Marist
- Tyra Grant, Jr., Guard, Penn State
- Laura Kurz, Sr., Forward, Villanova
- Jantel Lavender, So., Center, Ohio State
- Shalee Lehning, Sr., Guard, Kansas State
- Lyndra Littles, Sr., Forward, Virginia
- Angel McCoughtry, Sr., Forward, Louisville
- Danielle McCray, Jr., Guard/Forward, Kansas
- Aisha Mohammed, Sr., Center, Virginia
- Renee Montgomery, Sr., Guard, Connecticut
- Maya Moore, So., Forward, Connecticut
- Ashley Paris, Sr., Forward, Oklahoma
- Courtney Paris, Sr., Center, Oklahoma
- Ta’Shia Phillips, So., Center, Xavier
- Epiphanny Prince, Jr., Guard, Rutgers
- Andrea Riley, Jr,. Guard, Oklahoma State
- Kristi Toliver, Sr., Guard, Maryland
- Ashley Walker, Sr., Forward/Center, California
- Morgan Warburton, Sr., Guard, Utah
- Danielle Wilson, Jr., Forward, Baylor
- Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton, Sr., Forward, Purdue
- Monica Wright, Jr., Guard, Virginia
- Shavonte Zellous, Sr., Guard, Pittsburgh
