Nation’s top players honored in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS – The nation’s top women’s college basketball players received honors Saturday morning as festivities for the Final Four kicked off in Indianapolis. Ten players were selected for the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Basketball Team. The selection committee picked the group from a list of 40 finalists at an in-person meeting held during the 2011 WBCA National Convention in progress in Indianapolis. Among the group’s winners was Maya Moore who was awarded the year’s Wade Trophy Award. It was the third time the Connecticut senior received the honor, becoming the first-ever three-time winner.
- Danielle Adams, Texas A&M University
- Skylar Diggins, University of Notre Dame
- Brittney Griner, Baylor University
- Amber Harris, Xavier University
- Shenise Johnson, University of Miami
- Jantel Lavender, Ohio State University
- Maya Moore, University of Connecticut
- Nneka Ogwumike, Stanford University
- Shekinna Stricklen, University of Tennessee
- Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga University
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