Ellenberg a Naismith Award Candidate

OU junior guard one of 30 eligible for National Player of the Year honor.

Aaryn Ellenberg

Feb. 28, 2013

NORMAN, Okla. -- University of Oklahoma women's basketball's Aaryn Ellenberg was designated one of 30 candidates eligible for the Naismith Women's College Player of the Year, as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.

Ellenberg, who leads the Sooners in scoring with 18.6 points per game, is one of the basketball's preeminent shooting guards. The Las Vegas, Nev., native tops Big 12 Conference players in 3-pointers made per game (3.3) and 3-point percentage (43 percent), and is third and 10th, respectively, among NCAA Division I players in the categories.

With two regular-season games remaining, Ellenberg's season total of 92 3-pointers ranks second only to her school-record 94 set as a freshman in 2010-11. It is seventh best single season total in Big 12 history.

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The top 30 candidates were selected by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors, which based its criteria on player performances during this year's college basketball season. In late March, the Naismith Trophy voting academy will condense the group to four finalists.

For the ninth consecutive year, fans will have the opportunity to text their votes for the player of their choice and help determine the 2013 Naismith Trophy winner. Voting will open to fans Monday, March 25. Naismith Trophy presenting sponsor AT&T is making the voting available to other wireless carriers, enabling even more fans to participate.

The Naismith Women's College Player of the Year will be awarded to one female athlete on April 8, 2013, in New Orleans, La.

Oklahoma hosts Kansas for its home finale Saturday, March 2, at 7 p.m.

2013 Naismith Women's Player of the Year Award Candidates
Name	Class	Pos.	School
Alex Bentley	Senior	G	Penn State
Kelsey Bone	Junior	C	Texas A&M
Layshia Clarendon	Senior	G	California
Elena Delle Donne	Senior	F	Delaware
Skylar Diggins	Senior	G	Notre Dame
Stefanie Dolson	Junior	C	Connecticut
Aaryn Ellenberg	Junior	G	Oklahoma
Shante Evans	Senior	F	Hofstra
Kelly Faris	Senior	G	Connecticut
Angel Goodrich	Senior	G	Kansas
Chelsea Gray	Junior	G	Duke
Brittney Griner	Senior	C	Baylor
Bria Hartley	Junior	G	Connecticut
Tianna Hawkins	Senior	F	Maryland
Tayler Hill	Senior	G	Ohio State
Jordan Hooper	Junior	F	Nebraska
Maggie Lucas	Junior	G	Penn State
A'dia Mathies	Senior	G	Kentucky
Kayla McBride	Junior	G	Notre Dame
Lindsey Moore	Senior	G	Nebraska
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis	Sophomore	F	Connecticut
Chiney Ogwumike	Junior	F	Stanford
Karisma Penn	Senior	F	Illinois
Niveen Rasheed	Senior	F	Princeton
Sugar Rodgers	Senior	G	Georgetown
Ebony Rowe	Junior	F	Middle Tennessee
Meighan Simmons	Junior	G	Tennessee
Odyssey Sims	Junior	G	Baylor
Alyssa Thomas	Junior	F	Maryland
Elizabeth Williams	Sophomore	C	Duke

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