Arizona Wildcats guard Aari McDonald was named one of the four finalists for the Wade Trophy on Thursday morning, as announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The award is given to the best player in college basketball.
The other candidates are Dana Evans (Louisville), Tyasha Harris (South Carolina) and Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon).
McDonald has a strong case after leading the Pac-12 in scoring (20.6) and steals per game (2.3) as well as being named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year.
McDonald, who has already been named second-team All-American by the AP and USBWA, is also a finalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and Wooden Award.