Megan is WBCA AA

[j66kicker]

Welcome to the wall!

Walker Earns WBCA All-America Honors - University of Connecticut Athletics

UConn women's basketball forward Megan Walker was tabbed to the WBCA Division I Coaches' All-America team, as announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Ass...

uconnhuskies.com

 

[DefenseBB]

Congrats to Megan! I will say if any BYers want to object to her being on this team, I may violate the Covid-19 stay at home mandate and drive to these particular homesteads to have a "within 6 foot personal space discussion"...

How many years it we keep having WCBA All American's-7?

 

[cookie447]

Happy for Megan, but sad, very sad for Crystal. She certainly gave us four years of AA performance!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Crystal Dangerfield, as well as Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Christyn Williams, were named honorable mentions.

 

[Newfie]

Congratulations Megan!

 

[wbball novice]

Congratulations Megan, Crystal, Olivia, & Christyn!

 

[ucbart]

Cool-she certainly transformed herself. Congrats to Meghan.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Congrats to Meg especially and also to Crystal, Liv, and Christyn.

Nobody played harder and sacrificed her body more than Crystal.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Note the composition: 1 player per team, including South Carolina, Baylor, and Louisville, but 3 from Oregon. Ducks were loaded. And all 3 leave.

 

[MilfordHusky]

How many years it we keep having WCBA All American's-7?

13 years, since Maya showed up.

Maya 4x, Renee 2x, Tina 2x, Bria 2x, Stef 2x, Kaleena 2x, Moriah 2x, Stewie 3x, Tuck 1x, Gabby 2x, Pheesa 2x, Lou 3x, and Megan 1x.

 

[meyers7]

How many years it we keep having WCBA All American's-7?

But once again, UCONN will have no returning AA's on the team next year. (at this point anyway)

 

[MilfordHusky]

But once again, UCONN will have no returning AA's on the team next year. (at this point anyway)

We'll have Paige and no one else will.

 

[Topdawg]

Congratulations Megan, well deserved!

 

[JonathanXIV]

But once again, UCONN will have no returning AA's on the team next year. (at this point anyway)

That's often how it works, as AA teams have a disproportinate number of seniors. Or, increasingly, juniors who announce for the draft.

 

[j66kicker]

That's often how it works, as AA teams have a disproportinate number of seniors. Or, increasingly, juniors who announce for the draft.

This WBCA AA team had 5 seniors and 5 juniors. Although not all the juniors declared for the WNBA draft, all 5 were eligible.

 

[JonathanXIV]

And three of the juniors have declared for the draft. So only two AAs coming back next year.

 

[bluedevil]

Assuming there is a season next year.........

 

[Fairfield Fan]

Is Crystal UConn's biggest miss for AA? Best player who didn't make AA?

 

[DeeHusky]

Is Crystal UConn's biggest miss for AA? Best player who didn't make AA?

Rhyne Howard didn’t make it

 

[MSSportsGuy]

Is Crystal UConn's biggest miss for AA? Best player who didn't make AA?

Quite possibly yes. CD had a great career but was seemingly more Robin than Batman. Still, I would want her on my team anytime and she was definitely a steadying force.

 

[BostonCanuck]

Is Crystal UConn's biggest miss for AA? Best player who didn't make AA?

I think Crystal is right up there with Kia Nurse as two who were knocking on the door but didn't quite get to walk through it. I remember how stunned many of us were at Kia being named national defensive player of the year, but not a first team All American.

And for what it's worth, I believe that had the Huskies made the Final Four or better this year, it probably would have pushed Crystal over the top. And the way the team was playing late in the season, that well could have happened. Crystal was about as badly impacted as any player other than Sabrina by the stunning events of this sprting, unfortunately.

 

[MSSportsGuy]

Note the composition: 1 player per team, including South Carolina, Baylor, and Louisville, but 3 from Oregon. Ducks were loaded. And all 3 leave.

All 3 from Oregon were deserving. I am a little surprised Boston nor Howard made it but it's tough to argue with those who did.

 

[DeeHusky]

Rhyne Howard was the SEC player of the year over both Carter and Harris so it’s a little confusing for me

 

[Plebe]

Rhyne Howard was the SEC player of the year over both Carter and Harris so it’s a little confusing for me

This kind of thing happens all the time. The people who vote on SEC POY are not the same people who vote on the AA teams. It stands to reason that a different group of voters might arrive at different decisions. There's no judicial precedent that they're bound to follow.

 

[CL82]

So Megan will be on the Wall of Honor now, right? That's "some pretty elite company" as well.

 

[EricSD]

Congrats to Megan. She was already on the wall of honor, but this is a nice feather in her cap! Congrats to the rest of the players who were honored as well!

 

[chocher]

Whoo Hoo! Congrats Megan! Keep producing UCONN..

 

[Old Jim]

I am not saying lockstep but given that CC missed 7 games of 30 played, I am surprised she made it over Howard. Personally, I don't why Howard made the AP 5 member team but ok, when was the last time an AP AA did not make the WBCA 10 member team? Odd and like said unusual to have 2 other players from your conference make it and you don't. But hey, she's only a sophomore so she has time.

I think you hit the nail on the head in your last sentence. SOPHOMORE Coaches probably reluctant to vote for the underclassman.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Is Crystal UConn's biggest miss for AA? Best player who didn't make AA?

Along with Kia Nurse, Kelly Faris, Tiffany Hayes, Ann Strother, Barb Turner, Tamika Williams, Asjha Jones, Jamelle Elliott, and maybe a few others I've forgotten.

 

[HuskyNan]

This is a MEGAN thread. Why do so many threads end up about Oregon here?