University of Tennessee basketball star Candace Parker has been named one of 16 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award, the award committee announced Tuesday. The Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American will lead fourth-ranked Tennessee into the upcoming NCAA Tournament, where the Lady Vols seek a seventh national title. A sophomore from Naperville, Ill., Parker leads the team in scoring, rebounding and shot blocking this season. She ranks in the SEC's top-10 in seven different statistical categories and earlier this season became the fastest Lady Vol to achieve 1,000 career points. She and Middle Tennessee's Chrissy Givens are the only two women on the list to boast Academic All-America and conference Player of the Year accolades.
CANDACE PARKER NAMED FINALIST FOR JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD
03-07-2007, 12:50 PM
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