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in the same search results there are many many posts that refutes meyers7 and more than one that cites Carl Adamec, the UConn blog and Geno himself thats says WBCA All American. The WBCA AA team is/was a ten player team, no 2nd or 3rd team but it may have changed last year when they changed how many players a coach could nominate though that may have changed a couple of years before that.So by using the "SEARCH" Function which so many people ignore-it is easy to see the numerous posts on this. The excerpt I am about to post is from Feb 24th "requirement for banner in Gampel" from our own @meyers7 to which I know most us base our knowledge on as it is extremely logical. Now if you care to cite your sources for "disagreement" instead of stating "NO", that would be much appreciated.
Yes this comes up every year (at least recently).
Again there are 3 major groups/organizations that have AA lists. (a bunch of smaller irrelevant ones for this, also)
AP - does 3 (5 player) teams (1st team, 2nd team, 3rd team)
WBCA (Women's Basketball Coaches Assoc) - does 1 (10 player) team (1st team)
USBWA (United States Basketball Writers Assoc) - does 1 (10 player) team (1st team)
UCONN states 1st team AA. (nowhere have I read what specific organization(s) that means)
From history, if you are on the 1st team AP list, you'll be on the WBCA list. We can assume if you make either one of them you're on the wall. We have never had anyone make the USBWA list and not be on the WBCA list, so we have no proof that one would also count. However, in UCONN's Media Guide, they list AP, WBCA and USBWA AA's. So I would assume, making any of the 3 (1st team) would count.
edited: Meyers7 in a later post:
CajunHusky said:
Here is some reading for you regarding Wall of Honor:
Huskies wait to see if honors come Tuck's way
There is one way for a University of Connecticut women's basketball player to be inducted into the Huskies of Honor and that's by being named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-America team.
www.sny.tv
Thanks, had never seen that. Doesn't really matter now though. If you're on the 1st team AP or 1st team USBWA, both 5 players teams now, about 100% chance you'll be on the WBCA 10 player team. In fact IF any player ever did make the AP or USWBA 1st team (5 man) and didn't make the WBCA, I think Geno would put their name on the wall. I'd bet your life on it.j66kicker said:
The article starts out, "There is one way for a University of Connecticut women's basketball player to be inducted into the Huskies of Honor and that's by being named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-America team. That's been coach Geno Auriemma's rule since the honors program started in 2006."
This is what I have always thought.
It would have been interesting to see what would have happened if a player had made the 10 person USBWA team and not the WBCA, seeing as how they list all 3.