2/3 of the season awards/predictions

[bballnut90]

Individual Awards:
POY: Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
COY: Cori Close, UCLA
FOY: Sarah Strong, UCONN

1st Team All Americans (in order):
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Lauren Betts, UCLA
Juju Watkins, USC
Olivia Miles, Notre Dame
Taniya Latson, Florida State

2nd Team All Americans:
Madison Booker, Texas
Flaujae Johnson, LSU
Aneesah Morrow, LSU
Paige Bueckers, UCONN
Khamil Pierre, Vanderbilt

3rd Team All Americans:
Kiki Iriafen, USC
Sedona Prince, TCU
Georgia Amoore, Kentucky
Aziaha James, NC State
Kaylene Smikle, Maryland

High HM:
Sarah Strong, UCONN
JJ Quinerly, West Virginia
Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt
Hailey Van Lith, TCU
Sonia Citron, Notre Dame
Kiki Rice, UCLA
Talaysia Cooper, Tennessee
Joyce Edwards, South Carolina
Raegan Beers, Oklahoma
Serena Sundell, Kansas State

All Freshmen Team:
Sarah Strong, UCONN
Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt
Joyce Edwards, South Carolina
Jaloni Cambridge, Ohio State
Syla Swords, Michigan
Olivia Olson, Michigan
Liv McGill, Florida
Toby Fournier, Duke
Kennedy Smith, USC
Kiyomi McMiller, Rutgers


Tournament/Conference Predictions:

SEC Champion: South Carolina/Texas share
Big 12 Champion: TCU
ACC Champion: Notre Dame
B1G Champion: UCLA
Big East Champion: UCONN

#1 Seeds: South Carolina, UCLA, Notre Dame, Texas

Champion Pick: Still South Carolina

 

[GamecockFam]

So Joyce Edwards makes honorable mention for All American but doesn't make the All Freshman team?

I love the confidence in South Carolina but I am starting to think this will be UCLA's year to shine.

 

[willtalk]

So Joyce Edwards makes honorable mention for All American but doesn't make the All Freshman team?

I love the confidence in South Carolina but I am starting to think this will be UCLA's year to shine.

Wow! Unbelievable! A fan who is not influenced by homerism. Many props to you.

 

[bballnut90]

So Joyce Edwards makes honorable mention for All American but doesn't make the All Freshman team?

I love the confidence in South Carolina but I am starting to think this will be UCLA's year to shine.

Fixed it

 

[GoChips20]

So Joyce Edwards makes honorable mention for All American but doesn't make the All Freshman team?

I love the confidence in South Carolina but I am starting to think this will be UCLA's year to shine.

I’m always rooting for my Gamecocks but I agree with you, starting to feel like it’s just UCLA’s year. Team composition reminds me a lot of last year’s SC team — elite 6’7” center inside surrounded by an array of versatile forwards and very good guards. Tons of options on both sides of the ball.

Wouldn’t upset me to see UCLA win a title. I’ve always thought Cori Close was a wonderful ambassador for the game. Her UCLA teams have been good for so long and yet have so little to show for it (no Final Fours or conference titles that I can remember).

What’s scary is they should almost certainly be even better next year. Even if they lose Barker to the draft, they’ll bring in Sienna Betts and Charlisse Leger-Walker will be back from injury.

 

[GoChips20]

Individual Awards:
POY: Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
COY: Cori Close, UCLA
FOY: Sarah Strong, UCONN

1st Team All Americans (in order):
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Lauren Betts, UCLA
Juju Watkins, USC
Olivia Miles, Notre Dame
Taniya Latson, Florida State

2nd Team All Americans:
Madison Booker, Texas
Flaujae Johnson, LSU
Aneesah Morrow, LSU
Paige Bueckers, UCONN
Khamil Pierre, Vanderbilt

3rd Team All Americans:
Kiki Iriafen, USC
Sedona Prince, TCU
Georgia Amoore, Kentucky
Aziaha James, NC State
Kaylene Smikle, Maryland

High HM:
Sarah Strong, UCONN
JJ Quinerly, West Virginia
Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt
Hailey Van Lith, TCU
Sonia Citron, Notre Dame
Kiki Rice, UCLA
Talaysia Cooper, Tennessee
Joyce Edwards, South Carolina
Raegan Beers, Oklahoma
Serena Sundell, Kansas State

All Freshmen Team:
Sarah Strong, UCONN
Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt
Joyce Edwards, South Carolina
Jaloni Cambridge, Ohio State
Syla Swords, Michigan
Olivia Olson, Michigan
Liv McGill, Florida
Toby Fournier, Duke
Kennedy Smith, USC
Kiyomi McMiller, Rutgers


Tournament/Conference Predictions:

SEC Champion: South Carolina/Texas share
Big 12 Champion: TCU
ACC Champion: Notre Dame
B1G Champion: UCLA
Big East Champion: UCONN

#1 Seeds: South Carolina, UCLA, Notre Dame, Texas

Champion Pick: Still South Carolina

Excellent lists and picks. I’m firmly aboard the Hidalgo train (3-0 against Top 5 teams and outplayed those teams’ star players in each), but if UCLA wins out and ND picks up another loss, I could see the tides turning to Betts.

I don’t think it will happen tho, I think USC gets UCLA once with UCLA still winning the conference title and tournament.

Betts should easily win B10 POY IMO.

 

[Stagnant]

I would go Hidalgo over Betts. I just think she has the ball in her hands more and is able to impact the game a little more as a result.

I am interested in conference player of the year races and conference freshman of the year races too. Like I am curious how people would vote for big east player of the year right now. I would go for Sarah.

 

[LETTERL]

Aziaha James making a late run toward higher than 3rd-team here of late. She's been on a tear.

 

[GoUconn7961]

I think Sarah Strong might make one of the AA teams, not just an HM.
I think it's UCLA's year to take it if they stay healthy.