Howard Added to Wade Trophy Watchlist, Bulldogs Ranked Sixth
February 05, 2019 | Women's Basketball
by Brian Ogden, Assistant Coordinator/Communications
STARKVILLE – Anriel Howard was one of six student-athletes added to the midseason watchlist for the Wade Trophy, the Women's Basketball Coaches Associate announced on Tuesday. Howard's group joins the 35 preseason selections that included Teaira McCowan.
Howard is averaging 15.5 points and 7.9 rebounds as a graduate student at Mississippi State. She holds Texas A&M's career rebounding record and is sixth among active players with 1,175 boards and second only to McCowan (1,316) in the SEC.
The Atlanta, Georgia, native is 8th among active SEC players with 1,271 career points and 13th among active players nationally with 37 career double-doubles
The Wade Trophy — now in its 42nd 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 University 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 Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001.
The WBCA will announce the four finalists for the honor in mid-March. The winner of the 2019 Wade Trophy will be announced April 4 in Tampa Bay, Florida — site of the 2019 WBCA Convention and NCAA Women's Final Four.
MSU also held steady at No. 6 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches' polls. State has now been ranked in the AP poll for 88 straight weeks and has been a Top 10 team in the poll for 52 consecutive weeks, the fourth-longest streak in the nation.
The Bulldogs will host Tennessee in Humphrey Coliseum at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, Feb. 10.
Associated Press Poll – February4, 2019
Rnk. Team Rcd. Pts. Pvs.
1 Baylor (25) 19-1 697 1
2 Louisville (3) 21-1 668 3
3 Oregon 21-1 632 4
4 Notre Dame 21-2 608 5
5 Connecticut 19-2 596 2
6 Mississippi State 21-1 578 6
7 Oregon State 19-3 513 9
8 Marquette 19-3 483 10
9 North Carolina State 21-1 470 7
10 Maryland 19-2 459 11
11 Stanford 18-3 447 8
12 South Carolina 16-5 352 16
13 Gonzaga 21-2 316 15
14 Texas 18-4 313 12
15 Syracuse 17-4 303 18
16 Iowa 17-5 279 13
17 Utah 18-3 209 14
18 Texas A&M 18-4 206 20
19 Kentucky 18-5 173 19
20 Rutgers 17-5 160 17
20 Arizona State 15-6 160 21
22 Iowa State 17-5 150 23
23 Michigan State 16-5 130 22
24 Florida State 19-3 111 24
25 Miami (Fla.) 19-5 20 NR
USA Today Poll – February 5, 2019
Rk. School Rcd. Pts. Pvs.
1 Baylor (27) 20-1 794 1
2 Louisville (3) 21-1 763 3
3 Oregon (1) 21-1 711 4
4 Notre Dame (1) 21-2 702 5
5 Connecticut 19-2 688 2
6 Mississippi State 21-1 661 6
7 Marquette 19-3 556 9
8 Maryland 20-2 553 10
9 North Carolina State 21-1 527 7
10 Oregon State 19-3 519 11
11 Stanford 18-3 478 8
12 Gonzaga 21-2 411 13
13 South Carolina 16-5 350 18
14 Syracuse 17-4 348 16
15 Texas 18-5 331 14
16 Iowa 17-5 322 12
17 Kentucky 18-5 246 15
18 Arizona State 15-6 238 20
19 Florida State 19-3 218 21
20 Utah 18-3 196 17
21 Michigan State 16-5 179 22
22 Texas A&M 18-4 168 24
23 Iowa State 17-5 131 25
24 Rutgers 17-5 126 19
25 Miami (Fla.) 19-5 76 23
STARKVILLE – Anriel Howard was one of six student-athletes added to the midseason watchlist for the Wade Trophy, the Women's Basketball Coaches Associate announced on Tuesday. Howard's group joins the 35 preseason selections that included Teaira McCowan.
Howard is averaging 15.5 points and 7.9 rebounds as a graduate student at Mississippi State. She holds Texas A&M's career rebounding record and is sixth among active players with 1,175 boards and second only to McCowan (1,316) in the SEC.
The Atlanta, Georgia, native is 8th among active SEC players with 1,271 career points and 13th among active players nationally with 37 career double-doubles
The Wade Trophy — now in its 42nd 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 University 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 Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001.
The WBCA will announce the four finalists for the honor in mid-March. The winner of the 2019 Wade Trophy will be announced April 4 in Tampa Bay, Florida — site of the 2019 WBCA Convention and NCAA Women's Final Four.
MSU also held steady at No. 6 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches' polls. State has now been ranked in the AP poll for 88 straight weeks and has been a Top 10 team in the poll for 52 consecutive weeks, the fourth-longest streak in the nation.
The Bulldogs will host Tennessee in Humphrey Coliseum at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, Feb. 10.
Associated Press Poll – February4, 2019
Rnk. Team Rcd. Pts. Pvs.
1 Baylor (25) 19-1 697 1
2 Louisville (3) 21-1 668 3
3 Oregon 21-1 632 4
4 Notre Dame 21-2 608 5
5 Connecticut 19-2 596 2
6 Mississippi State 21-1 578 6
7 Oregon State 19-3 513 9
8 Marquette 19-3 483 10
9 North Carolina State 21-1 470 7
10 Maryland 19-2 459 11
11 Stanford 18-3 447 8
12 South Carolina 16-5 352 16
13 Gonzaga 21-2 316 15
14 Texas 18-4 313 12
15 Syracuse 17-4 303 18
16 Iowa 17-5 279 13
17 Utah 18-3 209 14
18 Texas A&M 18-4 206 20
19 Kentucky 18-5 173 19
20 Rutgers 17-5 160 17
20 Arizona State 15-6 160 21
22 Iowa State 17-5 150 23
23 Michigan State 16-5 130 22
24 Florida State 19-3 111 24
25 Miami (Fla.) 19-5 20 NR
USA Today Poll – February 5, 2019
Rk. School Rcd. Pts. Pvs.
1 Baylor (27) 20-1 794 1
2 Louisville (3) 21-1 763 3
3 Oregon (1) 21-1 711 4
4 Notre Dame (1) 21-2 702 5
5 Connecticut 19-2 688 2
6 Mississippi State 21-1 661 6
7 Marquette 19-3 556 9
8 Maryland 20-2 553 10
9 North Carolina State 21-1 527 7
10 Oregon State 19-3 519 11
11 Stanford 18-3 478 8
12 Gonzaga 21-2 411 13
13 South Carolina 16-5 350 18
14 Syracuse 17-4 348 16
15 Texas 18-5 331 14
16 Iowa 17-5 322 12
17 Kentucky 18-5 246 15
18 Arizona State 15-6 238 20
19 Florida State 19-3 218 21
20 Utah 18-3 196 17
21 Michigan State 16-5 179 22
22 Texas A&M 18-4 168 24
23 Iowa State 17-5 131 25
24 Rutgers 17-5 126 19
25 Miami (Fla.) 19-5 76 23
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