2019 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans

An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1] The 2019 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans are honorary lists that will include All-American selections from the Associated Press (AP),[2] the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA),[3] and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)[4] for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Both AP and USBWA choose three teams, while WBCA lists 10 honorees.

A consensus All-America team in women's basketball has never been organized. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by AP, USBWA, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and the Sporting News to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus All-America men's basketball team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team.

Before the 2017–18 season, it was impossible for a consensus women's All-America team to be determined because the AP had been the only body that divided its women's selections into separate teams. The USBWA first named separate teams in 2017–18. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), continues the USBWA's former practice of selecting a single 10-member (plus ties) team. The Sporting News does not select an All-America team in women's basketball.

By selector

Associated Press (AP)

First team Second team Third team
PlayerSchool PlayerSchool PlayerSchool
Napheesa CollierUConnArike OgunbowaleNotre DameKatie Lou SamuelsonUConn
Megan GustafsonIowaKalani BrownBaylorJessica ShepardNotre Dame
Sabrina IonescuOregonKristine AnigweUC BerkeleyLauren CoxBaylor
Asia DurrLouisvilleAlanna SmithStanfordSophie CunninghamMissouri
Teaira McCowanMississippi StateBridget CarletonIowa StateJackie YoungNotre Dame

AP Honorable Mention

United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA)

First team Second team Third team
PlayerSchool PlayerSchool PlayerSchool
Napheesa CollierUConnKristine AnigweUC BerkeleyBridget CarletonIowa State
Megan GustafsonIowaKalani BrownBaylorKaila CharlesMaryland
Sabrina IonescuOregonChennedy CarterTexas A&MLauren CoxBaylor
Teaira McCowanMississippi StateAsia DurrLouisvilleSophie CunninghamMissouri
Arike OgunbowaleNotre DameKatie Lou SamuelsonUConnAlana SmithStanford

Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)

PlayerSchool
Kalani BrownBaylor
Bridget CarletonIowa State
Napheesa CollierUConn
Asia DurrLouisville
Megan GustafsonIowa
Sabrina IonescuOregon
Teaira McCowanMississippi State
Arike OgunbowaleNotre Dame
Katie Lou SamuelsonUConn
Alanna SmithStanford

By player

Player School Year AP USBWA WBCA Notes[2][5][6]
Napheesa CollierUConnSr
1
1
1
20.9 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 3.5 apg, 61.4 FG%
Megan GustafsonIowaSr
1
1
1
28.0 ppg, 13.3 rpg, 1.8 blocks, 69.6 FG%
Sabrina IonescuOregonJr
1
1
1
19.6 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 8.1 apg, 42.3 3P%
Asia DurrLouisvilleSr
1
2
1
21.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.6 steals
Teaira McCowanMississippi StateSr
1
1
1
17.8 ppg, 13.5 rpg, 2.4 blocks, 65.5 FG%
Arike OgunbowaleNotre DameSr
2
1
1
21.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.9 steals
Kalani BrownBaylorSr
2
2
1
15.7 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.5 blocks, 62.3 FG%
Kristine AnigweUC BerkeleySr
2
2
22.9 ppg, 16.3 rpg, 1.8 blocks, 51.9 FG%
Alanna SmithStanfordSr
2
3
1
19.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.4 blocks
Bridget CarletonIowa StateSr
2
3
1
21.4 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 4.1 apg, 84.8 FT%
Katie Lou SamuelsonUConnSr
3
2
1
18.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 88.1 FT%
Jessica ShepardNotre DameSr
3
16.5 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 60.8 FG%
Lauren CoxBaylorJr
3
3
12.6 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.5 blocks, 50.5 FG%
Sophie CunninghamMissouriSr
3
3
18.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.8 apg
Jackie YoungNotre DameSr
3
14.8 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 5.3 apg, 55.4 FG%
Chennedy CarterTexas A&MSo
2
23.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.4 apg
Kaila CharlesMarylandJr
3
17.4 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 80.9 FT%

Academic All-Americans

The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced its 15-member 2019 Academic All-America team on March 11, 2019, divided into first, second and third teams with Mikayla Ferenz of Idaho chosen as women's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year.[7]

When a player is listed with two grade-point averages, the first is her undergraduate GPA. Players listed with two majors separated by a slash are double majors unless explicitly designated as undergraduate and graduate programs.

First Team
Player School Class GPA and major
Brittany Brewer Texas Tech Jr. 4.00, Community, Family & Addiction Sciences
Ciara Duffy[lower-alpha 1] South Dakota Sr. 4.00, Political Science
Mikayla Ferenz[lower-alpha 2] Idaho Sr. 4.00, Mathematics
Sara Rhine[lower-alpha 1] Drake Sr. 4.00, Elementary Education
Amanda Thompson Mercer Sr. 3.98, Electrical Engineering
Second Team
Player School Class GPA and major
Amanda Johnson Houston Baptist Sr. 4.00, Biology
Mikayla Pivec Oregon State Jr. 3.93, Bio-health Sciences
Alanna Smith Stanford Sr. 3.47, Psychology
Clara Tapia[lower-alpha 1] Wyoming Sr. 4.00, Molecular Biology / Chemistry
Mikayla Voigt Northern Illinois Sr. 3.93, Nursing
Third Team
Player School Class GPA and major
Mary Dunn Youngstown State Jr. 4.00, Communications / Sociology
Reyna Frost Central Michigan Sr. 3.68, Mathematics
Carmen Grande[lower-alpha 2] Ohio GS 3.95/3.92, Mathematical Science (UG) / Ind. & Sys. Engineering (G)
Becca Hittner Drake Jr. 3.96, Marketing
Taylor Stahly Louisiana Tech Sr. 4.00, Exercise & Health Promotion
  1. Third-team selection in 2017–18.
  2. First-team selection in 2017–18.

References

  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. "Napheesa Collier leads 2018-19 AP women's All-America team | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  3. "USBWA > All-America > Women". sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  4. "Past Teams - NCAA Division I". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  5. "Chennedy Carter - Women's Basketball". Texas A&M Athletics - Home of the 12th Man. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  6. Sports, HERO. "Kaila Charles Stats - 20 Player Rankings & Regular Season Stats". HERO Sports. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  7. "2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Team Announced". academicallamerica.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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