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UConn places four players among 25 midseason Wooden Award candidates

Four players for No. 1 UConn are on the midseason top-25 list for the women's John R. Wooden Award. Seniors Gabby Williams and Kia Nurse, and juniors Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson have led the Huskies to a 14-0 record.

The list also includes one freshman -- Texas A&M's Chennedy Carter -- and one sophomore -- Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu.

Carter is currently averaging 20.8 points and 5.2 assists for the Aggies, while Ionescu leads the Ducks in scoring (18.6 points per game), assists (7.5 per game), steals (33) and is second in rebounding (7.2 per game).