Diamond DeShields Selected To Wooden Midseason List

Posted Jan 18, 2014
North Carolina freshman Diamond DeShields has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Women's Midseason Top 20 list. The Norcross, Ga., product is the only freshman listed among some of the most elite players in the sport. DeShields is averaging a team-leading 16.4 points in helping her ninth-ranked Tar Heels to a 15-3 record and its best national ranking in three seasons. (GoHeels.com)

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