ATLANTA (March 23, 2017) - The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association WBCA announced today the All-Region nominees for 2017 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America. The selection committee will select the 10-member WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team from these 52 candidates.
Here are the All-Region honorees:
Region 1
Name |
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Lindsay Allen |
Notre Dame |
Senior |
Guard |
Lexie Brown |
Duke |
Junior |
Guard |
Asia Durr |
Louisville |
Sophomore |
Guard |
Rebecca Greenwell |
Duke |
Junior |
Guard |
Myisha Hines-Allen |
Louisville |
Junior |
Forward |
Arike Ogunbowale |
Notre Dame |
Sophomore |
Guard |
Alexis Peterson |
Syracuse |
Senior |
Guard |
Leticia Romero |
Florida State |
Senior |
Guard |
Brittney Sykes |
Syracuse |
Graduate Student |
Guard |
Shakayla Thomas |
Florida State |
Junior |
Forward |
Brianna Turner |
Notre Dame |
Junior |
Forward |
Region 2
Name |
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Evelyn Akhator |
Kentucky |
Senior |
Forward |
Alaina Coates |
South Carolina |
Senior |
Center |
Sophie Cunningham |
Missouri |
Sophomore |
Guard |
Diamond DeShields |
Tennessee |
Senior |
Guard |
Makayla Epps |
Kentucky |
Senior |
Guard |
Mercedes Russell |
Tennessee |
Senior |
Center |
Victoria Vivians |
Mississippi State |
Junior |
Guard |
Ronni Williams |
Florida |
Senior |
Forward |
A’ja Wilson |
South Carolina |
Junior |
Forward |
Region 3
Name |
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Ariel Atkins |
Texas |
Junior |
Guard |
Kalani Brown |
Baylor |
Sophomore |
Center |
Napheesa Collier |
Connecticut |
Sophomore |
Forward |
Nina Davis |
Baylor |
Senior |
Forward |
Feyonda Fitzgerald |
Temple |
Senior |
Guard |
Kitija Laksa |
South Florida |
Sophomore |
Forward |
Breanna Lewis |
Kansas State |
Senior |
Center |
Tynice Martin |
West Virginia |
Sophomore |
Guard |
Brooke McCarty |
Texas |
Junior |
Guard |
Katie Lou Samuelson |
Connecticut |
Sophomore |
Guard |
Gabby Williams |
Connecticut |
Junior |
Forward |
Region 4
Name |
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Allazia Blockton |
Marquette |
Sophomore |
Guard |
Tyra Buss |
Indiana |
Junior |
Guard |
Nia Coffey |
Northwestern |
Senior |
Forward |
Katelynn Flaherty |
Michigan |
Junior |
Guard |
Tori Jankoska |
Michigan State |
Senior |
Guard |
Jessica January |
DePaul |
Senior |
Guard |
Brionna Jones |
Maryland |
Graduate Student |
Center |
Kelsey Mitchell |
Ohio State |
Junior |
Guard |
Teniya Page |
Penn State |
Sophomore |
Guard |
Brooke Schulte |
DePaul |
Senior |
Guard |
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough |
Maryland |
Senior |
Guard |
Lizzy Wendell |
Drake |
Senior |
Forward |
Region 5
Name |
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
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Kristine Anigwe |
California |
Sophomore |
Forward, Center |
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Monique Billings |
UCLA |
Junior |
Forward |
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Sophie Brunner |
Arizona State |
Senior |
Forward |
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Jordin Canada |
UCLA |
Junior |
Guard |
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Erica McCall |
Stanford |
Senior |
Forward |
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Chantel Osahor |
Washington |
Senior |
Forward |
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Kelsey Plum |
Washington |
Senior |
Guard |
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Karlie Samuelson |
Stanford |
Senior |
Guard |
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Sydney Wiese |
Oregon State |
Senior |
Guard |
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The selection committee uses an equation to determine an equitable number of nominees from each region. The number of NCAA Division I institutions in each region is divided by the number of NCAA Division I institutions overall to determine a percentage for each region. This percentage is then multiplied by 52 (the total number of desired finalists) to get the number of finalists for each region.
The 2017 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team will be announced Saturday, April 1 during the WBCA Convention in Dallas.
Visit www.wbca.org/recognize/ to see a list of past WBCA Coaches’ All-America teams.
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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