COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Seniors Brionna Jones and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough of the second-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (25-1, 13-0 B1G) are two of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award.
Ten women's basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were selected as finalists today for the 2016-17 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate basketball. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as NCAA Division I seniors and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of finalists follows this release.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their athletic platforms to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
The finalists were chosen by national media from the list of 30 men's candidates and 30 women's candidates announced in January. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to submit votes online at the Senior CLASS Award website through March 20. Fan votes will be combined with those of the media and Division I head coaches to determine the winners. The Senior CLASS Award recipients will be announced during the 2017 NCAA Men's Final Four® and NCAA Women's Final Four®.
Maryland is the only school with multiple finalists. For more information on each of the finalists and to vote, click here.
Walker-Kimbrough is No. 5 on Maryland's all-time scoring list with 1,958 career points. She is No. 10 among Division I active scorers. Walker-Kimbrough's career three-point percentage of 44.9% is currently the best in Maryland history ahead of Kristi Toliver's career percentage of 40.8%.
Jones is No. 4 on Maryland's rebounding list with 1,105 career boards. She is No. 8 on Maryland's scoring list with 1,703 points and is No. 20 among Division I active scorers. She currently leads the Big Ten with 18 double-doubles this year.
Jones is leading the country in field goal percentage (69.4%) for the second straight year. The Terrapins lead the country in scoring (90.0) and are No. 2 in field goal percentage (.507) and rebounding margin (+16.2). They are third in scoring margin (+27.3) and fourth in assists (20.6).
The jerseys of Jones and Walker-Kimbrough will be honored in the rafters of the XFINITY Center immediately after the Terrapins' Senior Day game on Feb. 26. They've led the Terrapins to two Final Fours, two conference tournament titles and two conference regular season crowns. They have earned a record of 118-15 (.887) overall and a record of 62-5 (.925) at home at the XFINITY Center.
Maryland will host Wisconsin (6-19, 1-11) Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the XFINITY Center. Wednesday's game will be the Terrapins' annual Pink Game to support the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and breast cancer awareness.
For tickets, call the Terrapin Ticket Office at 1-800-IM-A-TERP or click here.
The Terps-Badgers game will be streamed online through BTN2Go and can be seen at BTN2Go.com and the BTN2Go app. Fans outside the U.S. can watch here. All fans will need a subscription to view.
Live stats will be available and live updates will be posted on the Terrapins' Twitter feed here.
After Wednesday's game, Maryland will play at No. 12 Ohio State (22-5, 12-1) as part of ESPN2's Big Monday series Monday at 7 p.m. The Terps-Buckeyes matchup can be seen around the world on ESPN2, WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app.
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