Kiah AAC DPOY, Mo Most Improved

[Wally East]

Breanna, Mo, Morgan, and KLM all are All-AAC 1st team. Kiah 2nd team. Kia 3rd team. Gabby and Kia all-frosh team. Gabby co-6th player with Ashley Clark of Tulsa.

http://theamerican.org/news/2015/3/5/WBB_0305153011.aspx

Rest of the awards, like POY, will be announced Friday.

 

[DobbsRover2]

Nice, and I was going to say that it's a nice pic of Tulsa's Ashley Clark for the story, but then I saw the situation in the background stands.

Ouch. What is going on there?

 

[Wally East]

Nice, and I was going to say that it's a nice pic of Tulsa's Ashley Clark for the story, but then I saw the situation in the background stands.

Ouch. What is going on there?

Well, if you go to a Tulsa game, you can probably get better seats than sitting behind the basket? Ouch indeed.

 

[Wally East]

No reason to paste the whole list

American Defensive Player of the Year
Kiah Stokes, C, Sr., UConn

American Most Improved Player of the Year
Moriah Jefferson, G, Jr., UConn

American Sportsmanship Award
Tyonna Williams, G, Sr., Temple

American Sixth Player of the Year
Gabby Williams, G, Fr., UConn
Ashley Clark, G, Jr., Tulsa

American Newcomer of the Year
I'Tiana Taylor, F, Jr., East Carolina

All-Conference First Team
*Breanna Stewart, F, Jr., UConn
*Courtney Williams, G, Jr., USF
*Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, F, Sr., UConn
*Moriah Jefferson, Jr., G, UConn
Jada Payne, F, R-Jr., East Carolina
Morgan Tuck, F, R-So., UConn

All-Conference Second Team
Alisia Jenkins, F, Jr., USF
Ariel Hearn, G, Jr., Memphis
Ashley Clark, G, Jr., Tulsa
Zykira Lewis, G, So., UCF
I'Tiana Taylor, Jr., F, East Carolina
Kiah Stokes, Sr., C, UConn

All-Conference Third Team
Erica Covile, G, Jr., Temple
Alliya Butts, G, Fr., Temple
Danielle Blagg, G, Sr., Tulane
Kolby Morgan, G, Fr., Tulane
Kia Nurse, G, Fr., UConn

All-Freshman Team
*Kia Nurse, G, Fr., UConn
*Alliya Butts, G, Fr., Temple
Kolby Morgan, G, Fr., Tulane
Ana Owens, G, Fr., Cincinnati
Alicia Froling, F, Fr., SMU
Laura Ferreira, F, Fr., USF
Gabby Williams, G, Fr., UConn


[*] denotes unanimous pick

 

[RegisteredUconn]

Interesting that Gabby is listed as a guard.

 

[ndmb]

I'm a big fan of Jefferson, but I don't really get her as most improved for the whole conference. She was stellar last year.

 

[cohenzone]

I'm a big fan of Jefferson, but I don't really get her as most improved for the whole conference. She was stellar last year.

It's obvious. She went from being really, really, really good, to being really, really, really, really, really good.

 

[Zorro]

That's an undestatement.

 

[Aluminny69]

So the only player of the first eight to not get an award is Saniya Chong. Hopefully, next year, she can get most improved...

 

[DobbsRover2]

I'm a big fan of Jefferson, but I don't really get her as most improved for the whole conference. She was stellar last year.

Yes, she did make the 1st team AAC last year too. KML only made the 2nd team last year, so maybe she's the better choice for most improved, or at least most healthy.

 

[mysticmajor]

It may be a good thing for the team. This way both Moriah and Kiah were recognized instead of slugging it out for their stellar defensive work.

 

[Buzzyboy]

I'm a big fan of Jefferson, but I don't really get her as most improved for the whole conference. She was stellar last year.

She has improved but I agree, was it that radically that she would be the "most improved" over someone else. She is amazing but she wasn't too shabby last year, either.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Moriah is most improved from her freshman year. Her other improvement both this season and last season is from November-December to January-forward.

I didn't see the ECU game, but Taylor must be very good.

I can't argue with Courtney Williams being unanimous all-conference. She is impressive.

I like the appreciation for Kaleena and Moriah. They may be overshadowed by Stewie, but they are great in their own right.

Kaleena is the only senior on the 1st team. Interesting.

Kiah is THE Defensive POY.

 

[bschwartz]

The only UConn starter not to be on the 1st team in the American conference is a Canadian #Conspiracy

 

[MilfordHusky]

The only UConn starter not to be on the 1st team in the American conference is a Canadian #Conspiracy

Well, it is the AMERICAN Conference.

 

[MilfordHusky]

What's the difference between Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year? Does the latter include transfers?

 

[Wally East]

What's the difference between Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year? Does the latter include transfers?

Yes, I believe that it does. In fact, I wonder if it also excludes freshman.

 

[Shenandoah]

Well, it doesn't appear that they have one, but I nominate Morgan Tuck as the Comeback Player of the Year...

 

[meyers7]

Kaleena is the only senior on the 1st team. Interesting.

If you look at most of the all conference teams from around the country, they are short on Sr's. That class wasn't really a stellar class.

B1G has 1 of 10 on 1st team
Big 12 has 3 of 10 on 1st team
ACC has 3 of 10 on 1st team
PAC12 has 6 of 15 on 1st team
SEC has 4 of 10 on 1st team

Only PAC12 has a SR for POY.

 

[MilfordHusky]

If you look at most of the all conference teams from around the country, they are short on Sr's. That class wasn't really a stellar class.

B1G has 1 of 10 on 1st team
Big 12 has 3 of 10 on 1st team
ACC has 3 of 10 on 1st team
PAC12 has 6 of 15 on 1st team
SEC has 4 of 10 on 1st team

Only PAC12 has a SR for POY.

There is a conventional wisdom that the senior class is weak. I think there is some truth to that, but I think it's exacerbated by the preceding class (Chiney, Odyssey, Alyssa, Bria, Stef, et al.) and the following class (Stewie, Moriah, Jewell, et al.) being stellar.

Obviously, the senior class represents only about 25% of the players. Of course, players improve over the course of their careers, so seniors are the most expensive. What do you think a typical senior class in WCBB would represent as a share of the AA and All-Conference teams? I'm guessing 40% or maybe a little higher.

 

[JavaMan]

Props to uconnwbb on Instagram for the graphics ...and to Kaleena, Stewie, and Morgan also. Maybe they will do one of the four feisty fan favorite firsties as well.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Um, I can't edit my post, but I meant that seniors are the most "experienced." Maybe they are the most "expensive" too. Damn autocorrect!

 

[JavaMan]

The only UConn starter not to be on the 1st team in the American conference is a Canadian #Conspiracy

Well, it is the AMERICAN Conference.

Wait ... what... isn't Canada still part of America? Maybe next year we won't have this conundrum.

 

[meyers7]

Um, I can't edit my post, but I meant that seniors are the most "experienced." Maybe they are the most "expensive" too. Damn autocorrect!

Freudian slip?

 

[uconnfan68]

What's the difference between Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year? Does the latter include transfers?

new teams...