LOS ANGELES – As the mid-way point approaches in the 2017-18 women's college basketball season, Cal junior Kristine Anigwe continues to be recognized as one of the top players in the nation. The center/forward has been named to the John R. Wooden Award® presented by Wendy's® Midseason Top 25, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced on Thursday. Anigwe is one of four players from the Pac-12 nominated for the award, which is presented annually to the top player in women's Division I basketball.

The full list of nominees can be found here.

The list of candidates for the Wooden Award will be narrowed down further in February, with the winner announced during the ESPN College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy's on Friday, April 6, 2018.

 The top rebounder in the Pac-12 this season, Anigwe is averaging 16.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game this season, while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor. The Phoenix product is averaging 15.5 points per game to start Pac-12 play and posted back-to-back double-doubles to start the conference slate. The 2016 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and a unanimous Preseason All-Pac-12 selection, Anigwe has shown her expanded range this season, going 4-5 from beyond the arc in Pac-12 play, including a 3-3 performance in the Bears' conference-opening win over USC.

A two-time All-America Honorable mention, Anigwe drew headlines earlier this season when she posted 28 points and 25 rebounds in a road win at Brown University, becoming the first player in Division I basketball in the last three seasons to have 25 points and 25 rebounds in the same game. Anigwe was recognized as the Pac-12 Player of the Week on December 11 after scoring nearly a point per minute in a weekend sweep of San Diego and Pacific.

Anigwe and the Bears will be back in action on Friday night, hosting Washington at 8 p.m. PT at Haas Pavilion. Friday's game against the Huskies will be carried live on Pac-12 Networks.

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Name	School	Conference	Height
Kristine Anigwe	California	Pac-12	6-4
Ariel Atkins	Texas	Big 12	5-11
Monique Billings	UCLA	Pac-12	6-4
Kalani Brown	Baylor	Big 12	6-7
Lexie Brown	Duke	ACC	5-9
Jordin Canada	UCLA	Pac-12	5-6
Chennedy Carter	Texas A&M	SEC	5-7
Napheesa Collier	Connecticut	The American	6-1
Sophie Cunningham	Missouri	SEC	6-1
Asia Durr	Louisville	ACC	5-10
Katelynn Flaherty	Michigan	Big Ten	5-7
Megan Gustafson	Iowa	Big Ten	6-3
Sabrina Ionescu	Oregon	Pac-12	5-11
Brooke McCarty	Texas	Big 12	5-4
Teaira McCowan	Mississippi State	SEC	6-7
Kelsey Mitchell	Ohio State	Big Ten	5-8
Jaime Nared	Tennessee	SEC	6-2
Kia Nurse	Connecticut	The American	6-0
Arike Ogunbowale	Notre Dame	ACC	5-8
Mercedes Russell	Tennessee	SEC	6-6
Katie Lou Samuelso	Connecticut	The American	6-3
Shakayla Thomas	Florida State	ACC	5-11
Victoria Vivians	Mississippi State	SEC	6-1
Gabby Williams	Connecticut	The American	5-11
A'ja Wilson	South Carolina	SEC	6-5