OKLAHOMA CITY’S DANIELA GALINDO HEADLINES NAIA ALL-AMERICA TEAM

ATLANTA (March 13, 2018) – Daniela Galindo of Oklahoma City University is the 2018 WBCA NAIA Player of the Year and headlines the 2018 WBCA NAIA Coaches’ All-America team, announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association today.

Galindo has led Oklahoma City to a Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) regular-season title and tournament championship in route to a 28-5 overall record. She leads the conference in scoring and ranks second in the nation, averaging 21.5 points a game. The senior from Shattuck, Oklahoma, also leads the Stars in assists with 3.5 a game, while also grabbing 5.8 rebounds per game. She was named the SAC Player of the Year and took home the SAC Tournament Most Valuable Player after scoring 32 points and nine rebounds in the Stars’ win. Oklahoma City will play Providence (Montana) in the first round of the NAIA Division I Tournament.

The WBCA presents the Player of the Year award annually to the top player in five of the six WBCA membership divisions (NCAA Divisions II, and III, NAIA, junior/community college and high school). The Player of the Year and the 10-member Coaches’ All-America team in each division are selected by a committee of WBCA member coaches in that division. The Wade Trophy is presented to the best player in NCAA Division I.

"The WBCA is pleased to name Daniela Galindo as the 2018 WBCA NAIA Player of the Year,” said Danielle Donehew, executive director of the WBCA. “Galindo has played an integral role in guiding her team to an extraordinary season and is very deserving of this distinguished honor. The WBCA applauds Daniela for her hard work, dedication and contributions to the game during the 2017-18 season.”

Here are the 2018 WBCA NAIA Coaches’ All-Americans:

“The 10 members of the 2018 WBCA NAIA Coaches’ All-America Team are well deserving of this recognition, and the WBCA congratulates them for their accomplishments this season,” said Danielle Donehew, executive director of the WBCA. “These young women have worked to elevate themselves and their teams to an elite level and through their exceptional talents on the basketball court, they have lifted the women’s game.”

Here are the student-athletes who received 2018 WBCA NAIA Coaches’ All-America honorable mention:

About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.

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