Baylor teammates Brittney Griner and Odyssey Sims were named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 20 list, announced by The Los Angeles Athletic Club on the nationally recognized "Women's Sports Central" podcast, hosted by women's basketball experts Brenda VanLengen and Mechelle Voepel. 

Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the list is made up of 20 student-athletes who, based on their performances in November, December, and January, are the frontrunners for college basketball's most prestigious honor.

Griner was a Wooden Award All American in 2011. She and Sims have helped lead the Lady Bears to a No. 1 national ranking and a 20-0 record this season.  

The annual Wooden Award Gala will take place on Friday, April 6, 2012, and will honor winners, All Americans and the Legends of Coaching winner Geno Auriemma of Connecticut.