Copper Named To Drysdale Award Watch List
Dec 07 | Women's Basketball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Senior forward Kahleah Copper (Philadelphia, Pa.) was among the 20 student-athletes from 16 schools named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List, it was announced this week.
The award will be presented at the College Basketball Awards gala in Oklahoma City on April 11, 2016 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
Last season, Copper was a Second Team All-Big Ten honoree by both the coaches and media having led the Scarlet Knights in scoring for the second consecutive season averaging 16.3 points per game. She ranked seventh in the Big Ten in scoring, posting 11 20-plus point scoring performances and reaching double-figure scoring in all but four contests a year ago. Over the final five games of the regular season, Copper poured in an average of 20.8 points per contest.
This season, Copper is currently averaging a team-leading 18.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per game along with shooting 55.3 percent (64-of-120) from the field. She is a Preseason All-Big Ten honoree and was named the Paradise Jam's "Most Valuable Player" after guiding the Scarlet Knights to the Island Division Championship in St. Thomas over Thanksgiving weekend.
Copper was a Big Ten Player of the Week following a career-high 30 points and 10 rebounds performance in the 2015-16 season opener at St. Joseph's and earned a spot on the Big Ten Honor Roll after averaging 23.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and shooting 62.8 percent from the floor during RU's Paradise Jam Tournament run.
The watch list designation already adds to a long list of honors and awards achieved during her career. In addition to her preseason conference selections and MVP honor from the Paradise Jam this season, Copper was named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team in her rookie campaign, while as a sophomore she was named the WNIT's Most Valuable Player and selected First Team All-American Athletic Conference.
Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (Women's National Player of the Year) Watch List
Jillian Alleyne, Oregon
Nia Davis, Baylor
Nia Coffey, Northwestern
Kahleah Copper, Rutgers
Diamond DeShields, Tennessee
Rebecca Greenwell, Duke
Moriah Jefferson, Connecticut
Jonquel Jones, George Washington
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland
Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State
Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina
Leticia Romero, Florida State
Azura Stevens, Duke
Breanna Stewart, Connecticut
Morgan Tuck, Connecticut
Brianna Turner, Notre Dame
Victoria Vivens, Mississippi State
Courtney Williams, Texas A&M
Courtney Williams, South Florida
A'ja Wilson, South Carolina
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