WBCA ANNOUNCES REGION FINALISTS FOR 2019 NCAA DIVISION I COACHES’ ALL-AMERICA
and reprinted below. You can see they changed the rules about how many a coach can nominate since MM nominated all five of her starters. Its curious that Notre Dame's region has 13 nominees while UConn's region was only allowed to put forward eight nominees.
ATLANTA (March 21, 2019) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today the region finalists for 2019 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America honors. The selection committee will select the 10-member WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team from these 52 candidates.
Here are the region finalists:
REGION 1
Name School
Bella Alarie Princeton University
Asia Durr University of Louisville
Kiah Gillespie Florida State University
Emese Hof University of Miami
Paris Kea University of North Carolina
Kiara Leslie North Carolina State University
Marina Mabrey University of Notre Dame
Tiana Mangakahia Syracuse University
Beatrice Mompremier University of Miami
Arike Ogunbowale University of Notre Dame
Jessica Shepard University of Notre Dame
Brianna Turner University of Notre Dame
Jackie Young University of Notre Dame
REGION 2
Name School
Chennedy Carter Texas A&M University
Sophie Cunningham University of Missouri
Rennia Davis University of Tennessee
Reyna Frost Central Michigan University
Tyasha Harris University of South Carolina
Anriel Howard Mississippi State University
Rhyne Howard University of Kentucky
Presley Hudson Central Michigan University
Darby Maggard Belmont University
Teaira McCowan Mississippi State University
Maci Morris University of Kentucky
Caliya Robinson University of Georgia
REGION 3
Name School
Kalani Brown Baylor University
Bridget Carleton Iowa State University
Napheesa Collier University of Connecticut
Lauren Cox Baylor University
Crystal Dangerfield University of Connecticut
Vivian Gray Oklahoma State University
Tynice Martin West Virginia University
Katie Lou Samuelson University of Connecticut
REGION 4
Name School
Kenisha Bell University of Minnesota
Allazia Blockton Marquette University
Kaila Charles University of Maryland
Mart’e Grays DePaul University
Megan Gustafson University of Iowa
Natisha Hiedeman Marquette University
Becca Hittner Drake University
Teniya Page Penn State University
Hallie Thome University of Michigan
REGION 5
Name School
Kristine Anigwe University of California - Berkeley
Ruthy Hebard University of Oregon
Megan Huff University of Utah
Sabrina Ionescu University of Oregon
Aari McDonald University of Arizona
Michaela Onyenwere University of California - Los Angeles
Mikayla Pivec Oregon State University
Satou Sabally University of Oregon
Destiny Slocum Oregon State University
Alanna Smith Stanford University
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 2019 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team will be announced Thursday, April 4, during the WBCA Convention at Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay, Florida.
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Past Teams - NCAA Division I to see a list of past WBCA Coaches’ All-America teams.