Wall of Honor for Kia?

[j66kicker]

I'd like to express my appreciation for this information. It once and for all provides a definitive answer to something that is speculated every year on this board.

No, this discussion will most certainly occur again next year about his time

 

[CocoHusky]

As much fun as it’s been to speculate year after year about which All-American teams qualify a player for the Huskies of Honor, I was growing a little weary of it, so I decided to contact Pat McKenna at UConn to find out. His response:

"The WBCA, USBWA, AP and Wooden Teams are the ones we give the most credence to. The WBCA is the one we use when determining entry into the Huskies of Honor though as that is a 10-member team. Everyone in the Huskies of Honor was a member of the WBCA All-America Team."

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So there you have it. And yes, I realize that the USBWA names a 10-member team as well, but what can I tell you. A few other notes:

• As suggested by another poster above, Kerry Bascom was named to the WBCA first team in 1990-91, and the media guide lists her accordingly.

• There's some confusion in this thread about Kara Wolters. Kara is indeed recognized by UConn as a two-time All-American (I consulted the original 2006 Huskies of Honor media release to confirm this). But according to the media guide, Kara was named a first-team All-American by the WBCA once, and by the USBWA once, but by the AP twice. I understand how little intuitive sense that makes, given that the AP first team is half the size of the others, but that's what the media guide says happened.

• Unsurprisingly, there is no other instance (besides Kara Wolters in 1995-96) of a UConn player making the AP first team but missing the WBCA first team. And no UConn player (in any season) has ever made the USBWA first team without also making the WBCA first team.

• I'll never understand how Sue Bird could win the Nancy Lieberman award as the nation's best point guard three times but be named a first-team All-American only once, as a senior. Simply baffling.

As far as Kia is concerned… I happen to believe that her performance this season is worthy of first-team AA status, but at the same time I understand that competition for those 10 spots will be fierce. My gut tells me that UConn's three nominees this year will be Lou, Gabby, and Kia, but only time will tell if the coaches decide to name three Huskies to the first team for the fifth year in a row. Finally, I commend everyone on this thread for not bringing Chris Dailey's name into this discussion of All-Americans and the Huskies of Honor.

Good work @Jimbo. However I believe that @meyers7 consecutive posts a few back told us the same thing that Pat's response tells us.

 

[Lynx23]

The possibility just got a step closer.....

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

IMHO Kia will make both AP & WBCA AA 1st teams! One thing you can take to the bank about Geno Auriemma is his loyalty to his players /program!
After everything Kia has done for UCONN's WBB over the past 4 years he WILL do anything he possibly can to give Kia Nurse a great chance at being on either/or the AP or WBCA list of AA's!
He was really doing all he could to help the team win a National Championship but especially for Renee Montgomery who hadn't won a Title in her previous 3 years and desperately wanted to give her, "her Championship" in her last chance!
Kia will definitely be one of his 3 nominees for AA! Quite possibly the first name on his list!