ATLANTA, Ga. — Seimone Augustus and Temeka Johnson, members of LSU’s 15th-ranked Lady Tigers basketball team, have both been named as Top 21 candidates for the 2004 State Farm Wade Trophy, it was announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS) on Wednesday.
Augustus, a sophomore guard from Baton Rouge, leads the Lady Tigers with 18.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game through 24 games. She also ranks first in the Southeastern Conference in scoring average in conference games only, posting 20.8 points per game. Her 91.0 free throw percentage leads the team and is among the best in the nation.
Johnson, a senior point guard from New Orleans, is putting up 12.1 points, grabbing 5.3 rebounds and dishing out 8.1 assist per contest. She leads the SEC in assists and is almost averaging a double double in conference games only with 10.3 points and 9.1 assists per outing. This past weekend Johnson became LSU’s career leader in assists and is averaging 7.0 assists in her 82 games played.
The 21 candidates, which include last year’s winner, Diana Taurasi from UConn, and fellow SEC players Shameka Christon of Arkansas and Vanessa Hayden of Florida, were selected by a vote of committee members comprised of leading basketball coaches, journalists and basketball administrators. Members of the committee will select the winner of the State Farm Wade Trophy from the 10-member Kodak All-America Team and will be announced during the WBCA National Convention in early April.
Wade Trophy Award Winners
1978 – Carol Blazejowski, Montclair State
1979 – Nancy Lieberman, Old Dominion
1980 – Nancy Lieberman, Old Dominion
1981 – Lynette Woodard, Kansas
1982 – Pam Kelly, Louisiana Tech
1983 – LaTaunya Pollard, Long Beach State
1984 – Janice Lawrence, Louisiana Tech
1985 – Cheryl Miller, USC
1986 – Kamie Ethridge, Texas
1987 – Shelly Pennefeather, Villanova
1988 – Teresa Weatherspoon, Louisiana Tech
1989 – Clarissa Davis, Texas
1990 – Jennifer Azzi, Stanford
1991 – Daedra Charles, Tennessee
1992 – Susan Robinson, Penn State
1993 – Karen Jennings, Nebraska
1994 – Carol Ann Shudlick, Minnesota
1995 – Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut
1996 – Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut
1997 – DeLisha Milton, Florida
1998 – Ticha Penicheiro, Old Dominion
1999 – Stephanie White-McCarthy, Purdue
2000 – Edwina Brown, Texas
2001 – Jackie Stiles, Southwest Missouri State
2002 – Sue Bird, Connecticut
2003 – Diana Taurasi, Connecticut