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Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Player of the Year: Candace Parker, Tennessee FIRST TEAM Candace Parker, Tennessee, 6-5, junior Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, 6-4, junior Candice Wiggins, Stanford, 5-11, senior Sylvia Fowles, LSU, 6-6, senior Maya Moore, Connecticut, 6-0, freshman SECOND TEAM Crystal Langhorne, Maryland, 6-2, senior Erlana Larkins, North Carolina, 6-1, senior Angel McCoughtry, Louisville, 6-1, junior Kristi Toliver, Maryland, 5-7, junior Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State, 5-11, sophomore THIRD TEAM Amber Holt, Middle Tennessee State, 6-0, senior Renee Montgomery, Connecticut, 5-7, junior Leilani Mitchell, Utah, 5-5, senior Epiphanny Prince, Rutgers, 5-9, sophomore Tina Charles, Connecticut, 6-4, sophomore HONORABLE MENTION (In alphabetical order) Charel Allen, Notre Dame; Rachel Allison, Baylor; Jolene Anderson, Wisconsin; Matee Ajavon, Rutgers; Jayne Appel, Stanford; Kimberly Beck, George Washington; Chante Black, Duke; Shannon Bobbitt, Tennessee; DeWanna Bonner, Auburn; Essence Carson, Rutgers; Kristi Cirone, Illinois State; Marissa Coleman, Maryland; Kimberly Dietz, Kansas State; Janelle Dodds, SMU; Natalie Doma, Idaho State; Robyn Fairbanks, Utah Valley State; Claire Faucher, Portland State; A’Quonesia Franklin, Texas A&M; Devanei Hampton, California; Laura Harper, Maryland; Tasha Humphrey, Georgia; Charde Houston, Connecticut; Briann January, Arizona State; Crystal Kelly, Western Kentucky; Natasha Lacy, UTEP; Jantel Lavender, Ohio State; Jeomi Maduka, Cornell; Jackie McFarland, Colorado; Lindsey Pluimer, UCLA; LaToya Pringle, North Carolina; Allie Quigley, DePaul; Adrianne Ross, TCU; Olayinka Sanni, West Virginia; Jenna Smith, Illinois; Takia Starks, Texas A&M; Angela Tisdale, Baylor; Ashley Walker, California; Marcedes Walker, Pittsburgh; Abby Waner, Duke; Morgan Warburton, Utah; Khadijah Whittington, N.C. State; Tierre Wilson, Fresno State; Monica Wright, Virginia; Tamera Young, James Madison; Hannah Zavecz, Wyoming.
Coach of the Year: Gail Goestenkors, Duke Player of the Year: Courtney Paris, Oklahoma FIRST TEAM Candace Parker, Tennessee, 6-4, sophomore Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, 6-4, sophomore Lindsey Harding, Duke, 5-8, senior Ivory Latta, North Carolina, 5-6, senior Jessica Davenport, Ohio State, 6-5, senior SECOND TEAM Sylvia Fowles, LSU, 6-6, junior Candice Wiggins, Stanford, 5-11, junior Crystal Langhorne, Maryland, 6-2, junior Angel McCoughtry, Louisville, 6-1, sophomore Chrissy Givens, Middle Tennessee, 5-11 senior THIRD TEAM Katie Gearlds, Purdue, 6-1, senior Erlana Larkins, North Carolina, 6-1, junior Alison Bales, Duke, 6-7, senior Armintie Price, Mississippi, 5-9 senior Tasha Humphrey, Georgia, 6-3, junior HONORABLE MENTION Matee Ajavon, Rutgers; Meredith Alexis, James Madison; Kimberly Beck, George Washington; Essence Carson, Rutgers; Tina Charles, Connecticut; Marissa Coleman, Maryland; Dee Davis, Vanderbilt; Jessica Dickson, South Florida; Natalie Doma, Idaho State; Shay Doron, Maryland; Krystal Ellis, Marquette; A'Quonesia Franklin, Texas A&M; Kamesha Hairston, Temple; Devanei Hampton, California; Stephanie Hawk, Gonzaga; Alexis Hornbuckle, Tennessee; Charde Houston, Connecticut; Tiffany Jackson, Texas; Crystal Kelly, Western Kentucky; Jackie McFarland, Colorado; Lyndsey Medders, Iowa State; Renee Montgomery, Connecticut; Carrie Moore, Western Michigan; Mandy Morales, Montana; Bernice Mosby, Baylor; Noelle Quinn, UCLA; Allie Quigley, DePaul; Jillian Robbins, Tulsa; Adrianne Ross, TCU; Brooke Smith, Stanford; Carla Thomas, Vanderbilt; Ashley Walker, California; Marcedes Walker, Pittsburgh; Abby Waner, Duke; Emily Westerberg, Arizona State; Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton, Purdue; Dani Wright, BYU.
Coach of the Year: Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina Player of the Year: Seimone Augustus, LSU FIRST TEAM Seimone Augustus, LSU, 6-1, senior Ivory Latta, North Carolina, 5-6, junior Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers, 5-9, senior Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, 6-4, freshman Sophia Young, Baylor, 6-1, senior SECOND TEAM Jessica Davenport, Ohio State, 6-5, junior Monique Currie, Duke, 6-0, senior Candice Wiggins, Stanford, 5-11 Candace Parker, Tennessee, 6-3, freshman Crystal Langhorne, Maryland, 6-2, sophomore THIRD TEAM Sylvia Fowles, LSU, 6-6, sophomore Tasha Humphrey, Georgia, 6-3, sophomore Khara Smith, DePaul, 6-2, senior Kim Smith, Utah, 6-1, senior Candice Dupree, Temple, 6-2, senior HONORABLE MENTION Ambrosia Anderson, BYU; La'Tangela Atkinson, North Carolina; Sherill Baker, Georgia; Nikki Blue, UCLA; Melanie Boeglin, Indiana State; Tara Boothe, Xavier; Meg Bulger, West Virginia; LaToya Davis, Texas Tech; Jessica Dickson, South Florida; Megan Duffy, Notre Dame; Katie Gearlds, Purdue; Erin Grant, Texas Tech; Lindsey Harding, Duke; Tiffany Jackson, Texas; Tamara James, Miami; Erlana Larkins, North Carolina; Camille Little, North Carolina; Lyndsey Medders, Iowa State; Leilani Mitchell, Idaho; Noelle Quinn, UCLA; Jillian Robbins, Tulsa; Liz Shimek, Michigan State; Brooke Smith, Stanford; Ann Strother, Connecticut; Shona Thorburn, Utah; Tasha Williams, Louisiana Tech; Lisa Willis, UCLA; Shanna Zolman, Tennessee.
Coach of the Year: Joanne P. McCallie, Michigan State Player of the Year: Seimone Augustus, LSU FIRST TEAM Seimone Augustus, LSU, 6-1, junior Kendra Wecker, Kansas State, 5-11, senior Monique Currie, Duke, 6-0, junior Jessica Davenport, Ohio State, 6-4, sophomore Sandora Irvin, TCU, 6-3, senior SECOND TEAM Janel McCarville, Minnesota, 6-2, senior Candice Wiggins, Stanford, 5-11, freshman Sophia Young, Baylor, 6-1, junior Temeka Johnson, LSU, 5-3, senior Tan White, Mississippi State, 5-7, senior THIRD TEAM Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame, 6-2, senior Ivory Latta, North Carolina, 5-6, sophomore Tiffany Jackson, Texas, 6-3, sophomore Khara Smith, DePaul, 6-2, junior Steffanie Blackmon, Baylor, 6-2, senior Tanisha Wright, Penn State, 5-11, senior HONORABLE MENTION Nikita Bell, North Carolina; Nikki Blue, UCLA; Lindsay Bowen, Michigan St.; Jessalyn Deveny, Boston College; Megan Duffy, Notre Dame; Candice Dupree, Temple; Ashley Earley, Vanderbilt; Shyra Ely, Tennessee; Katie Feenstra, Liberty; Sylvia Fowles, LSU; Kristin Haynie, Michigan St.; Roneeka Hodges, Florida St.; Tasha Humphrey, Georgia; Dionnah Jackson, Oklahoma; Tamara James, Miami; Sancho Lyttle, Houston; Kristen Mann, UC Santa Barbara; Shannon Mathews, Gonzaga; Caity Matter, Ohio State; Anne O'Neil, Iowa State; Yolanda Paige, West Virginia; Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers; Liz Shimek, Michigan State; Kim Smith, Utah; Ann Strother, Connecticut; Barbara Turner, Connecticut; Dee-Dee Wheeler, Arizona.
Coach of the Year: Joe Curl, Houston Player of the Year: Alana Beard, Duke FIRST TEAM Alana Beard, Duke, 5-11, junior Diana Taurasi, Connecticut, 6-0, senior Kelly Mazzante, Penn State, 6-0, senior Nicole Powell, Stanford, 6-2, senior Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State, 6-5, senior SECOND TEAM Chandi Jones, Houston, 5-10, senior Shereka Wright, Purdue, 5-10, senior Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota, 5-9, senior Stacy Stephens, Texas, 6-1, senior Vanessa Hayden, Florida, 6-4, senior THIRD TEAM Seimone Augustus, LSU, 6-1, sophomore Shameka Christon, Arkansas, 6-1, senior Shyra Ely, Tennessee, 6-2, junior Kendra Wecker, Kansas State, 5-11, junior Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers, 5-9, junior HONORABLE MENTION Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame; Tera Bjorklund, Colorado; Rebekkah Brunson, Georgetown; Amisha Carter, Louisiana Tech; Emily Faurholt, Idaho; Katie Feenstra, Liberty; Trina Frierson, Louisiana Tech; Sandora Irvin, TCU; Amber Jacobs, Boston College; Cathy Joens, George Washington; Temeka Johnson, LSU; Giuliana Mendiola, Washington; Kristen Mann, UC Santa Barbara; Janel McCarville, Minnesota; Sara Nord, Louisville; Shawntinice Polk, Arizona; Heather Schreiber, Texas; Khara Smith, DePaul; Christi Thomas, Georgia; Iciss Tillis, Duke; Tanisha Wright, Penn State
Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Player of the Year: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut FIRST TEAM Alana Beard, Duke, 5-11, junior Diana Taurasi, Connecticut, 6-0, junior LaToya Thomas, Mississippi State, 6-2, senior Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State, 6-4, junior Kelly Mazzante, Penn State, 6-0, junior SECOND TEAM Chantelle Anderson, Vanderbilt, 6-6, senior Jocelyn Penn, South Carolina, 6-0, senior Kara Lawson, Tennessee, 5-8, senior Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota, 5-8, junior Nicole Powell, Stanford, 6-2, junior THIRD TEAM Stacy Stephens, Texas, 6-1, junior Shereka Wright, Purdue, 5-10, junior Kendra Wecker, Kansas State, 5-11, sophomore Plenette Pierson, Texas Tech, 6-2, senior Seimone Augustus, LSU, 6-1, freshman HONORABLE MENTION Jenni Benningfield, Vanderbilt; Jennifer Butler, Massachusetts; Coretta Brown, North Carolina; Molly Creamer, Bucknell; Allison Curtin, Tulsa; Cheryl Ford, Louisiana Tech; Vanessa Hayden, Florida; Gwen Jackson, Tennessee; Tamara James, Miami, Fla.; Temeka Johnson, LSU; Chandi Jones, Houston; Trish Juhline, Villanova; Giuliana Mendiola, Washington; Jia Perkins, Texas Tech; Shawntinice Polk, Arizona; Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers; Lindsay Taylor, UC Santa Barbara; Iciss Tillis, Duke; Tan White, Mississippi State; Tanisha Wright, Penn State.
Coach of the Year: Brenda Oldfield, Minnesota Player of the Year: Sue Bird, Connecticut FIRST TEAM Sue Bird, Connecticut, 5-9, senior Alana Beard, Duke, 5-11, sophomore Chantelle Anderson, Vanderbilt, 6-6, junior Stacey Dales, Oklahoma, 6-0, senior LaToya Thomas, Mississippi State, 6-2, junior SECOND TEAM Swin Cash, Connecticut, 6-2, senior Angie Welle, Iowa State, 6-4, senior Nicole Powell, Stanford, 6-2, sophomore Diana Taurasi, Connecticut, 5-11, sophomore Kelly Mazzante, Penn State, 6-0, sophomore THIRD TEAM Sheila Lambert, Baylor, 5-7, senior Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota, 5-8, sophomore Kara Lawson, Tennessee, 5-9, junior Linda Frohlich, UNLV, 6-2, senior Asjha Jones, Connecticut, 6-2, senior Shereka Wright, Purdue, 5-10, sophomore HONORABLE MENTION LaNeishea Caufield, Oklahoma; Danielle Crockrom, Baylor; Shaunzinski Gortman, South Carolina; Vanessa Hayden, Florida; Temeka Johnson, LSU; Chandi Jones, Houston; Zuzi Klimesova, Vanderbilt; Amanda Levens, Arizona State; Susan Moran, Saint Joseph's; Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State; Felicia Ragland, Oregon State; Alicia Ratay, Notre Dame; Michelle Snow, Tennessee; Jessie Stomski, Wisconsin; Nikki Teasley, North Carolina; Iciss Tillis, Duke; Ayana Walker, Louisiana Tech; Lenae Williams, DePaul; Shaquala Williams, Oregon; Tamika Williams, Connecticut; Lindsey Yamasaki, Stanford.
Coach of the Year: Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame Player of the Year: Ruth Riley, Notre Dame FIRST TEAM Ruth Riley, Notre Dame, 6-5, senior Jackie Stiles, Southwest Missouri State, 5-8, senior Katie Douglas, Purdue, 6-1, senior Kelly Miller, Georgia, 5-10, senior Stacey Dales, Oklahoma, 6-0, junior SECOND TEAM Svetlana Abrosimova, Connecticut, 6-2, senior LaToya Thomas, Mississippi State, 6-2, sophomore Tamika Catchings, Tennessee, 6-1, senior Marie Ferdinand, Louisiana State, 5-9, senior Chantelle Anderson, Vanderbilt, 6-6, sophomore THIRD TEAM Deanna Jackson, Alabama-Birmingham, 6-2, junior Angie Welle, Iowa State, 6-4, junior Sue Bird, Connecticut, 5-9, junior Georgia Schweitzer, Duke, 6-0, senior Niele Ivey, Notre Dame, 5-8, senior HONORABLE MENTION LaQuanda Barksdale, North Carolina; Alana Beard, Duke; Swin Cash, Connecticut; Cara Consuegra, Iowa; Camille Cooper, Purdue; Danielle Crockrom, Baylor; Linda Frohlich, UNLV; Sheila Lambert, Baylor; Gwen Jackson, Tennessee; Kara Lawson, Tennessee; Brandi McCain, Florida; Coco Miller, Georgia; Carisse Moody, NC State; Tamara Moore, Wisconsin; Deanna Nolan, Georgia; Michaela Pavlickova, Denver; Jennifer Phillips, Xavier; Tasha Pointer, Rutgers; Felicia Ragland, Oregon State; Shea Ralph, Connecticut; Semeka Randall, Tennessee; Michelle Snow, Tennessee; Taru Tuukkanen, Xavier; Ayana Walker, Louisiana Tech.
Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Player of the Year: Tamika Catchings, Tennessee FIRST TEAM Tamika Catchings, Tennessee, 6-1, junior Kelly Miller, Georgia, 5-10, junior Shea Ralph, Connecticut, 6-0, junior Ruth Riley, Notre Dame, 6-5, junior Svetlana Abrosimova, Connecticut, 6-2, junior SECOND TEAM Edwina Brown, Texas, 5-10, senior Katie Douglas, Purdue, 6-1, junior Jackie Stiles, Southwest Missouri State, 5-8, junior Semeka Randall, Tennessee, 5-10, junior Stacy Frese, Iowa State, 5-8, senior THIRD TEAM Grace Daley, Tulane, 5-8, senior Betty Lennox, Louisiana Tech, 5-8, senior Erin Buescher, Cal Santa Barbara, 6-3, junior Tamicha Jackson, Louisiana Tech, 5-5, senior Helen Darling, Penn State, 5-7, senior HONORABLE MENTION Lucienne Berthieu, Old Dominion; Sue Bird, Connecticut; Janell Burse, Tulane; Tauja Catchings, Illinois; Diana Caramanico, Penn; Summer Erb, North Carolina State; Linda Froehlich, UNLV; Andrea Garner, Penn State; Maylana Martin, UCLA; Jill Morton, Louisville; Deana Nolan, Georgia; Lynn Pride, Kansas; Tasha Pointer, Rutgers; Alicia Ratay, Notre Dame; Georgia Schweitzer, Duke; Shawnetta Stewart, Rutgers; Nikki Teasley, North Carolina; LaToya Thomas, Mississippi State; Angie Welle, Iowa State, Phylesha Whaley, Oklahoma; Shaquala Williams, Oregon; Angela Zampella, St. Joseph's; Dawn Zerman, Kent.
Coach of the Year: Carolyn Peck, Purdue Player of the Year: Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee FIRST TEAM Dominique Canty, Alabama Tamika Catchings, Tennessee Becky Hammon, Colorado State Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee Stephanie White-McCarty, Purdue SECOND TEAM Svetlana Abrosimova, Connecticut Angie Braziel, Texas Tech Semeka Randall, Tennessee Tamika Whitmore, Memphis Amanda Wilson, Louisiana Tech THIRD TEAM Dalma Ivanyi, Florida International Maylana Martin, UCLA Ruth Riley, Notre Dame Jackie Stiles, Southwest Missouri State Michele Van Gorp, Duke
Coach of the Year: Pat Summitt, Tennessee Player of the Year: Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee FIRST TEAM Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee Ticha Penicheiro, Old Dominion Tracy Reid, North Carolina Nykesha Sales, Connecticut Alicia Thompson, Texas Tech SECOND TEAM Alisa Burras, Louisiana Tech Dominique Canty, Alabama Tamika Catchings, Tennessee Kristin Folkl, Stanford Murriel Page, Florida THIRD TEAM Adia Barnes, Arizona Ashley Berggren, Illinois Cindy Blodgett, Maine Katrina Price, Stephen F. Austin Nyree Roberts, Old Dominion
Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Player of the Year: Kara Wolters, Connecticut FIRST TEAM Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee DeLisha Milton, Florida Ticha Penicheiro, Old Dominion Kate Starbird, Stanford Kara Wolters, Connecticut SECOND TEAM Tamecka Dixon, Kansas Clarisse Machanguana, Old Dominion Tracy Reid, North Carolina Tina Thompson, Southern Cal Nykesha Sales, Connecticut THIRD TEAM Shalonda Enis, Alabama La’Keisha Frett, Georgia Kedra Holland-Corn, Georgia Marion Jones, North Carolina Kim Williams, DePaul
Coach of the Year: Angie Lee, Iowa Player of the Year: Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut FIRST TEAM Latasha Byears, DePaul Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut Saudia Roundtree, Georgia Vickie Johnson, Louisiana Tech Kara Wolters, Connecticut SECOND TEAM Michi Atkins, Texas Tech Tanja Kostic, Oregon State Wendy Palmer, Virginia Katie Smith, Ohio State Kate Starbird, Stanford Debra Williams, LA Tech THIRD TEAM Shalonda Enis, Alabama Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee Angie Potthoff, Penn State Sheri Sam, Vanderbilt Shannon Johnson, South Carolina
Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Player of the Year: Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut FIRST TEAM Niesa Johnson, Alabama Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut Nikki McCray, Tennessee Shelly Sheetz, Colorado Charlotte Smith, North Carolina SECOND TEAM Angela Aycock, Kansas Latasha Byears, DePaul Vickie Johnson, LA Tech Wendy Palmer, Virginia Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut THIRD TEAM Cornelia Gayden, LSU Dana Johnson, Tennessee Andrea Nagy, Florida International Tina Nicholson, Penn State Kara Wolters, Connecticut