COLUMBUS – Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell was named a finalist for the John R. Wooden Award, given annually to the country’s top college basketball player, as well as one of 10 Wooden Award All-Americans.
The Wooden Award will be announced as part of the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show presented by Wendy’s (Fri., April 8/8:00 p.m./ESPN2).
Mitchell averaged 26.1 points per game this season and broke her own single-season school scoring record with 889 points.
She also recorded four 40-point games this season, including a school-record 48 points against Michigan State in the regular season finale.
Mitchell was a unanimous first team All-Big Ten selection this season and was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team for the second-straight year.
Mitchell was named to The Associated Press All-America team, along with Breanna Stewart, who has earned honors three times, becoming just the sixth player to do so. It’s also the third consecutive year that the 6’5” phenom was a unanimous choice.
UConn’s star headlined the team, which also included teammate Moriah Jefferson, Minnesota’s Rachel Banham and South Carolina’s A’ja Wilson.