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Subhead: Caitlin Clark is virtually in a (voting) category by herself; and, Morrow nudged Paige Bueckers in votes (21-20). to nab the last 1st team slot. Ayoka Lee, despite missing several games, is still a second-teamer.
Will be interesting to see how several players fare in the 2nd half of the season with the teeth of conference play.
The votes were taken Sunday night, which certainly helped cement the case for, say, Hannah Hidalgo.
1st Team:
Other receiving Votes:
Receiving votes: Charisma Osborne, UCLA; Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana
Some snippets:
Hannah Hidalgo (since she's been front and center so much recently):
Stats: 24.4 ppg, 5.1 spg, 5.6 apg, 39.3% 3-pt FG
Another freshman guard (besides JuJu Watkins) getting it done on both ends of the court, Hidalgo has seamlessly stepped in as the floor general for a team with title aspirations. She’s third among power conference players in scoring and first in steals with a bullet. Only two players in the past 15 years have averaged more steals per game, and they played for Lamar and Loyola (Maryland), not nearly the competition of an ACC schedule. From Paris at the start of the season to Storrs last week, no stage has been too big for Hidalgo.
Bueckers is having one of the most efficient scoring seasons of all time — and on high volume. Her shooting percentages are even better than her freshman national player of the year season. But Bueckers’ playmaking has dialed back a bit as she’s shifted positions from shooting guard to power forward, and her rebounding hasn’t improved correspondingly. Though Bueckers has dominated Big East competition, she’s left a little bit to be desired in games against top-ranked opponents. After excelling against NC State in her second game of the season, albeit in a loss, Bueckers has made only 35 percent of her field goals against current top-15 opponents (UCLA, Texas and Notre Dame). As the field around her has improved, those are the margins that left Bueckers just off the first team. — Merchant
Who Could Become All-American by Season's End?
In short, lots of people! The Pac-12 could have a number of other honorees by season’s end, including Colorado guard Jaylyn Sherrod, Oregon State forward Raegan Beers, Stanford forward Kiki Iriafen, and UCLA guard Charisma Osborne and center Lauren Betts. South Carolina’s Te-Hina Paopao and Raven Johnson were tough omissions, as was Reese at LSU. Clark was the lone Big Ten player who made our list at the halfway point, but Indiana center Mackenzie Holmes has had another uberproductive season and could be on the first or second team by season’s end. It wouldn’t be shocking to see mid-major standouts such as UNLV center Desi-Rae Young, Colorado State guard McKenna Hofschild or Gonzaga forward Yvonne Ejim receive votes.
Full Article:
theathletic.com
Will be interesting to see how several players fare in the 2nd half of the season with the teeth of conference play.
The votes were taken Sunday night, which certainly helped cement the case for, say, Hannah Hidalgo.
1st Team:
- Caitlin Clark, Iowa, 40 votes
- JuJu Watkins, USC,32 votes
- Cameron Brink, Stanford, 30 votes
- Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame, 28 votes
- Aneesah Morrow, LSU, 21 votes
- Paige Bueckers, UConn, 20 votes
- Alissa Pili, Utah Utes, 17 votes
- Kamilla Cardoso, South Carolina, 13 votes
- Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech, 10 votes
- Ayoka Lee, Kansas State, 7 votes
Other receiving Votes:
Receiving votes: Charisma Osborne, UCLA; Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana
Some snippets:
Hannah Hidalgo (since she's been front and center so much recently):
Stats: 24.4 ppg, 5.1 spg, 5.6 apg, 39.3% 3-pt FG
Another freshman guard (besides JuJu Watkins) getting it done on both ends of the court, Hidalgo has seamlessly stepped in as the floor general for a team with title aspirations. She’s third among power conference players in scoring and first in steals with a bullet. Only two players in the past 15 years have averaged more steals per game, and they played for Lamar and Loyola (Maryland), not nearly the competition of an ACC schedule. From Paris at the start of the season to Storrs last week, no stage has been too big for Hidalgo.
An Explanation As To Why Bueckers Is on the 2nd Team (all of one vote behind Morrow)Bueckers is having one of the most efficient scoring seasons of all time — and on high volume. Her shooting percentages are even better than her freshman national player of the year season. But Bueckers’ playmaking has dialed back a bit as she’s shifted positions from shooting guard to power forward, and her rebounding hasn’t improved correspondingly. Though Bueckers has dominated Big East competition, she’s left a little bit to be desired in games against top-ranked opponents. After excelling against NC State in her second game of the season, albeit in a loss, Bueckers has made only 35 percent of her field goals against current top-15 opponents (UCLA, Texas and Notre Dame). As the field around her has improved, those are the margins that left Bueckers just off the first team. — Merchant
Who Could Become All-American by Season's End?
In short, lots of people! The Pac-12 could have a number of other honorees by season’s end, including Colorado guard Jaylyn Sherrod, Oregon State forward Raegan Beers, Stanford forward Kiki Iriafen, and UCLA guard Charisma Osborne and center Lauren Betts. South Carolina’s Te-Hina Paopao and Raven Johnson were tough omissions, as was Reese at LSU. Clark was the lone Big Ten player who made our list at the halfway point, but Indiana center Mackenzie Holmes has had another uberproductive season and could be on the first or second team by season’s end. It wouldn’t be shocking to see mid-major standouts such as UNLV center Desi-Rae Young, Colorado State guard McKenna Hofschild or Gonzaga forward Yvonne Ejim receive votes.
Full Article:
Caitlin Clark is a no-brainer for our midseason All-America team. Who else was picked?
Did Angel Reese make the team? Why is Paige Bueckers on the second team? Our experts explain.
theathletic.com
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