It looks like Coach Cal isn’t the only coach with All American talent leading his team deep into the NCAA Tournament. Matthew Mitchell now has an All American in Victoria Dunlap, who made the AP’s 3rd team.
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[QUOTE]Maya Moore of Connecticut has made The Associated Press women’s All-America basketball team for the third time.
She was joined on the squad Tuesday by teammate Tina Charles, Nebraska’s Kelsey Griffin, Virginia’s Monica Wright and Ohio State’s Jantel Lavender.
[B]Uk’s Victoria Dunlap, who was named SEC Player of the Year last week, was named the AP Third Team.[/B]
Moore and Charles have helped UConn to an NCAA-record 75 straight wins the past two seasons. It’s the fourth time the Huskies have had two first-team players.
Moore and Charles are unanimous choices of the 40-member national media panel. Voting was done before the NCAA tournament.
Moore is the fourth three-time All-American. The others are Tennessee’s Chamique Holdsclaw, Duke’s Alana Beard and Oklahoma’s Courtney Paris.
FIRST TEAM
Maya Moore, Connecticut, 6-0, junior, Lawrenceville, Ga., 18.3 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 4.1 apg, 51.1 fg pct., 2.2 steals (40 first-team votes, 200 points)
Tina Charles, Connecticut, 6-4, senior, Jamaica, N.Y., 18.3 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 2.2 blocks, 63.5 fg pct. (40, 200)
Kelsey Griffin, Nebraska, 6-2, senior, Eagle River, Alaska, 20.3 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 60.2 fg pct. (28, 166)
Monica Wright, Virginia, 5-11, senior, Woodbridge, Va., 23.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.7 steals (22, 151)
Jantel Lavender, Ohio State, 6-4, junior, Cleveland, 21.4 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 51.4 fg pct. (10, 119)
SECOND TEAM
Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State, 5-5, senior, Dallas, 26.7 ppg, 6.5 apg, 80.2 ft pct. (13, 109)
Nnemka Ogwumike, Stanford, 6-2, sophomore, Cypress, Texas, 18.2 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 61.1 fg pct (10, 99)
Jayne Appel, Stanford, 6-4, senior, Pleasant Hill, Calif., 13.6 ppd, 8.7 rpg, 54.3 fg pct (10, 97)
Alysha Clark, Middle Tennessee State, 5-10, senior, Mount Juliet, Tenn., 28.3 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 3.4 apg, 61.4 fg pct., 2.4 steals (7, 75)
Brittney Griner, Baylor, 6-8, freshman, Houston, 18.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 50.7 fg pct, 6.4 blocks (1, 54)
THIRD TEAM
Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma, 5-9, junior, San Jose, Calif., 16.7 ppg, 5.3 apg, 87.4 ft pct. (3, 53)
Jasmine Thomas, Duke, 5-9, junior, Fairfax, Va., 16.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4.1 apg, 2.8 steals (2, 48)
[B]Victoria Dunlap, Kentucky, 6-1, junior, 17.7 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 3.1 steals (1, 47)[/B]
Elena Delle Donne, Delaware, 6-5, freshman, Wilmington, Del., 26.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 2.0 blocks, 89.8 ft pct. (2, 35)
Amber Harris, Xavier, 6-4, junior, Indianapolis, 16.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 56.1 fg pct, 42.4 3-pt fg pct (0, 32) [/QUOTE]
I am looking forward to the game tonight and it would be great if one Kentucky team could make it to the Final Four!!!
