ACC and AAC All Conference Teams [merged threads]

[Kaizen]

No Gabulous???

Gabby should be Sixth Player of the Year

 

[Huskies Rule]

I saw Watts play a half dozen times in high school and a few more times than that as a UNC freshman...and this kid is dynamite. She is a difference-maker who can do everything. Unfortunately for her, she plays on a lousy team, with a weak, "let them do what they want" coach (Deshields' words praising Hatchell), and with no bench. As a result, Watts was forced to play too many minutes and throw up too many shots that she otherwise wouldn't have- accounting for the poorer than expected shooting stats. So much weight and demands were put on this freshman in very difficult circumstances, and I think she responded beautifully.

On a top 10/20 team, Watts' play would likely be even more impressive. Particularly with better coaching. This kid might very well be in some honorable mention All-America conversations.

She's that good. It's hard to imagine she stays at UNC. What a waste of talent that would be.

I'd take Watts in a second, over every one of the magnificent four" (Deshields, Mavunga, Washington, Gray) who skipped town.

 

[HGN]

Gabby should be Sixth Player of the Year

Sheletia Stringfield selected 6th Player of the year.

 

[JavaMan]

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[Charlie]

2016 American Athletic Conference All-Conference First Team
Moriah Jefferson, Sr., G, UConn *
Breanna Stewart, Sr., F, UConn *
Morgan Tuck, Jr., F, UConn

2016 American Athletic Conference All-Conference Third Team
Kia Nurse, So., G, UConn

2016 American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team
Napheesa Collier, G/F, UConn
Katie Lou Samuelson, G/F, UConn *

2016 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year
Moriah Jefferson, Sr., G, UConn *

2016 American Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Award
Morgan Tuck, Sr., F, UConn

 

[JoePgh]

And Morgan Tuck won Sportsmanship Award for the year. That's somewhat unexpected but very well deserved.

 

[JavaMan]

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[JavaMan]

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[Kaizen]

Thanks for the post. But this was already posted.
May be to merge them together?

 

[freekimchee]

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Did Lou change her number?​

 

[JavaMan]

Did Lou change her number?​

Good catch. I missed that one!

 

[HoopsFan21]

Did Lou change her number?​

No wonder she's shooting 3s better. That uniform number is magical.

 

[UcMiami]

Tough on Gabby, but I am not sorry that awards get spread a little wider - Springfield impressed me in this last game, she was the only Bull scoring for a period of the second half, on a number of good shots. On the spreading wider, that is the reason I was surprised by Morgan getting the sportsmanship award.

Really happy for Moriah getting recognized as the DPOY - Stewart will get the POY I assume and she could certainly have been considered for DPOY as well but Jefferson is deserving of the recognition.

 

[Millenial23]

POY and FOY announced tomorrow at 2pm... so KLS still has a shot at FOY.

 

[pvdoggy]

POY and FOY announced tomorrow at 2pm... so KLS still has a shot at FOY.

That would be strange since the other freshman from USF, Laksa, made the 2nd team All Conf and KLS did not even made 3rd team All Conference. If logic holds up, Laksa should win FOY.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I LOVE that Mo was elected as conference DPOY. She may be small, but she is a 1-player wrecking crew, wreaking havoc on the opposing teams.

 

[Millenial23]

That would be strange since the other freshman from USF, Laksa, made the 2nd team All Conf and KLS did not even made 3rd team All Conference. If logic holds up, Laksa should win FOY.

oh ok, that makes sense... I didn't look that closely

 

[Vowelguy]

Haha. Did the Admins merge the ACC awards thread with the AAC awards thread?

 

[HoopsFan21]

I think KLS is still #33, at least according to UConn's roster. Not sure why they had her in a #23 jersey for her picture. I'll have to look during the game Saturday afternoon.

 

[HoopsFan21]

Haha. Did the Admins merge the ACC awards thread with the AAC awards thread?

Yeah I was wondering why they did that. Two separate topics in my opinion.

 

[Biff]

Haha. Did the Admins merge the ACC awards thread with the AAC awards thread?

Yeah. My fault. Tried to merge two AAC threads and grabbed the wrong thread (ACC). Now it's three threads together and I cannot break it back up. Sorry.

 

[Kaizen]

Did Lou change her number?​

Lou wears #33

 

[Biff]

I think KLS is still #33, at least according to UConn's roster. Not sure why they had her in a #23 jersey for her picture. I'll have to look during the game Saturday afternoon.

I suspect that, back on media day when the pictures were taken for the season's advertising, for some reason a #33 jersey in her size was not available so they stuck her in a #23 to get stock photos.

 

[EricSD]

Yeah. My fault. Tried to merge two AAC threads and grabbed the wrong thread (ACC). Now it's three threads together and I cannot break it back up. Sorry.

As Dear Abby would say, 50 lashes with a wet noodle! LOL

 

[MilfordHusky]

Well, that #23 looked pretty good on Maya and Kaleena. They combined for 5,000+ points, 700+ treys, and nearly 300 wins.

 

[Vowelguy]

Yeah. My fault. Tried to merge two AAC threads and grabbed the wrong thread (ACC). Now it's three threads together and I cannot break it back up. Sorry.

Extra laps for you.

 

[UConn79]

*sigh* 7 of 10 all conference players are from old Big East teams.

What an amazing conference it would have been. ESPN did a 30 for 30 on "The Demise of the Big East". It is all about mens basketball, but definately worth the watch. I cannot see BC, Syracus, Pitt, Rutgers, etc. lose enough. I look forward to other AAC teams becoming top 25 programs.

 

[Plebe]

Haha. Did the Admins merge the ACC awards thread with the AAC awards thread?

They did. The gods decided that the acronyms were way too similar to be kept separate. Let's just imagine one big huge merger into a 26-school mega-conference. The next wave of realignment.