WBCA announces preseason 2021 Wade Trophy Watch List
The WBCA announced the preseason watch list for the 2021 Wade Trophy, an award presented to the best player in college women’s basketball. The Wade Trophy, in its 44th year, is the oldest national player of the year award in college women’s basketball and named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade. The watch list of candidates for the award includes players selected by the WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America Selection Committee. The committee will review the list midseason to determine if additional players will be added based on their play during the first half of the 2020-21 season.
| Name | Institution | Position | Height | Current Year |
| Janelle Bailey | North Carolina | C | 6-4 | Sr. |
| Aliyah Boston | South Carolina | F | 6-5 | So. |
| Jessika Carter | Mississippi State | F/C | 6-5 | Jr. |
| Charli Collier | Texas | F/C | 6-5 | Jr. |
| Zia Cooke | South Carolina | G | 5-9 | So. |
| Elissa Cunane | NC State | C | 6-5 | Jr. |
| Rennia Davis | Tennessee | G/F | 6-2 | Sr. |
| Chelsea Dungee | Arkansas | G | 5-11 | RS Sr. |
| Dana Evans | Louisville | G | 5-6 | Sr. |
| Vivian Gray | Texas Tech | G | 6-1 | Sr. |
| Arella Guirantes | Rutgers | G | 5-11 | RS Sr. |
| Naz Hillmon | Michigan | F | 6-2 | Jr |
| Rhyne Howard | Kentucky | G | 6-2 | Jr. |
| Lexie Hull | Stanford | G | 6-0 | Jr |
| Rickea Jackson | Mississippi State | F | 6-2 | Soph. |
| Ashley Joens | Iowa State | G/F | 6-0 | Jr. |
| N’dea Jones | Texas A&M | F | 6-2 | Sr. |
| Micaela Kelly | Central Michigan | G | 5-6 | Sr. |
| Ayoka Lee | Kansas State | C | 6-6 | Soph. |
| Tiana Mangakahia | Syracuse | G | 5-6 | 5th Yr. |
| Aari McDonald | Arizona | G | 5-6 | Sr. |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | Connecticut | F | 6-5 | Jr. |
| Michaela Onyenwere | UCLA | F | 6-0 | Sr. |
| Charisma Osborne | UCLA | G | 5-9 | Soph. |
| Ashley Owusu | Maryland | G | 6-0 | Soph. |
| Ali Patberg | Indiana | G | 5-11 | Sr. |
| Lindsey Pulliam | Northwestern | G | 5-10 | Sr. |
| Maddy Siegrist | Villanova | F | 6-1 | Soph. |
| Destiny Slocum | Arkansas | G | 5-7 | RS Sr. |
| NaLyssa Smith | Baylor | F | 6-2 | Jr. |
| Evina Westbrook | Connecticut | G | 6-0 | RS. Jr. |
| Christyn Williams | Connecticut | G | 5-11 | Jr. |
| Kiana Williams | Stanford | G | 5-8 | Sr. |
