Arizona Wildcats forward Sam Thomas will be awarded 17th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup on April 28th at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.
The yearly award is handed to the most outstanding role models among collegiate student-athletes. Thomas is the female recipient for honor; U.S. Merchant Marine Academy football player Josiah King the male honoree.
In addition to being one of the top scoring players on the UA women's basketball team, Thomas' accomplishments off the court are equally impressive.
The UA senior, who won the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year last year, is currently pursuing her master's degree at Arizona in Educational Leadership while holding a 4.0 GPA. Β
This year, she is serving as President of Arizonaβs Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and spoke in October at a panel in Washington, D.C. about name, image and likeness in college athletics.Β
Thomas also won the 2021 Elite 90 Award given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA on teams that made it to the NCAA Final Four.Β
