EUGENE, Ore. – A pair of Oregon players received more preseason recognition Tuesday, as Te-Hina Paopao and Nyara Sabally were named to the Wooden Award Top 50 watch list, while Sabally was also selected to the watch lists for the Wade Trophy and Naismith Award. All three awards honor the nation's most outstanding player.
Paopao, who was named to the preseason watch list for the Nancy Lieberman Award honoring the nation's top point guard, averaged 10.2 points and a team-high 4.4 assists per game as a freshman in 2020-21. She also shot 39.