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Kelsey Plum among 15 finalists for John R. Wooden Award

The Pac-12 boasts the NCAA's all-time leading scorer and four finalists for the John R. Wooden Award.

Washington senior Kelsey Plum is among the 15 finalists for the award, joining teammate Chantel Osahor, UCLA's Jordin Canada and Oregon State's Sydney Wiese from the Pac-12.

Plum, who broke Jackie Stiles' Division I scoring record last weekend, leads the country in scoring at 31.6 points per game.

Three UConn Huskies -- sophomores Katie Lou Samuelson and Napheesa Collier and junior Gabby Williams -- were also on the list. While seven seniors and six juniors are finalists, Samuelson and Collier are the only two underclassmen.

The Wooden Award was first given to a women's basketball player in the 2003-04 season.

The other 15 finalists include: G Lindsay Allen, Notre Dame; C Brionna Jones, Maryland; G Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State; G Alexis Peterson, Syracuse; F Brianna Turner, Notre Dame; G Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State; G Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland; and F A'ja Wilson, South Carolina.

The award will be presented on April 7 in Los Angeles as part of ESPN's College Basketball Awards show (ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET).