LSU senior forward Theresa Plaisance is one of 25 players across the nation to be named to the preseason watch list for the Wade Trophy, presented annually to the best women’s basketball player in the NCAA.
If she were to win, Plaisance would be the second Lady Tiger to win the trophy — the other being former LSU guard Seimone Augustus, who won the award in both 2005 and 2006.
Plaisance entered her junior season virtually unknown.
The New Orleans native led the Southeastern Conference in scoring during the 2012-13 season, averaging 17 points per game, and finished the season in the league’s top 10 for rebounding (8.3 per game), blocking (2.5 per game), field-goal percentage (43.7 percent) and free-throw percentage (72.8 percent).
After her breakout season, she earned a spot on the All-SEC first team and the Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association Honorable Mention All-America Team.
Plaisance heads into her senior campaign a year after leading LSU to its first appearance in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament since 2008.