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Murray, Clark, Czinano, and Joens all named to Wooden Award Late Season Top 20
Iowa men’s basketball player Kris Murray and women’s basketball players Caitlin Clark and Monica Czinano have been named to their respective Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 lists. Iowa State’s Ashley Joens was also named to the women’s list. The announcement was made Monday by the LA Athletic Club.
Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts based on their performances during the 2022-23 season thus far, the list comprises of 20 student-athletes who are front-runners for one of the sport’s most prestigious honor.
Murray is also on the Oscar Robertson Midseason and Karl Malone Award watch lists. Murray (6-foot-8, 220 pounds) is averaging a team-best 20.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per outing.
Clark has been tabbed as the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, All-Big Ten by coaches and media (unanimous), Nancy Lieberman Preseason Watch List, AP All-American (unanimous), Naismith, Wooden Preseason Watch List, and The Athletic Player of the Year. This season, Clark is leading the Hawkeyes with 27.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game.
Czinano was the fifth Hawkeye to surpass 2,000 career points and 38th all-time in Big Ten Conference history. Czinano and Clark were the first pair of teammates to accomplish those feats in the same season in Big Ten women’s basketball history. Czinano is averaging 18.1 points per game and is shooting 66% from the floor this year. She has shot 70% or better from the floor in five out of last six games.
From Iowa City, Joens has been outstanding for the Cyclones once again, leading the Big 12 and ranking nationally at 20.2 points per game. She has been in double figures of 18-of-19 games, over 20 points nine times and has a pair of 30-point games, the latest being her 32-point outing in the win over then-No. 14 Oklahoma on Saturday. Joens also has nine double-doubles on the season.
