WBCA All American finalists

[BRS24]

WBCA announces region finalists for 2023 NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America

wbca.org

Aaliyah and Lou make the list.

 

[YKCornelius]

Cool beans. I was wondering if the coaches votes were already cast at the end of the regular season, or at the end of the conference tournaments. This information suggests that the performances in the NCAA tournament might still be able to influence some perceptions.

 

[BRS24]

Also hoping that Geno's comments regarding Lou's accomplishments and contributions to UConn's season are finally noticed.

 

[Jim]

Region 4 is absolutely loaded.

 

[psconn]

Could Lou make the wall in her only year?!?

 

[Geew1992]

Could Lou make the wall in her only year?!?

Yes she could

 

[BRS24]

Could Lou make the wall in her only year?!?

Is the wall for AA, regardless of whether it's 1st, 2nd or 3rd team?

 

[Geew1992]

Is the wall for AA, regardless of whether it's 1st, 2nd or 3rd team?

I believe so. Wasn't Morgan Tuck 2 team?

 

[ballhawk]

As I understand it the WBCA All-American team is composed of ten players. There is no second team. Any UConn player who is one of the ten players would be on the wall.

 

[Brewski]

I'm just happy as heck Lou is on the finalist list. That, in and of itself, is a really nice honor.

 

[darkstar1]

WBCA announces region finalists for 2023 NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America

wbca.org

Aaliyah and Lou make the list.

Why broken into regions? Do they take players from every region? Some regions much stronger than others. Looks to me that maybe one or 2 players from region 3 could be on the region 4 list.

 

[PJCLaw]

I believe so. Wasn't Morgan Tuck 2 team?

No, MT was a WBCA AA (10 players) with Moriah and Stewie, so she made it based on that. She was not an AP AA, which only has 5 players

 

[PJCLaw]

As I understand it the WBCA All-American team is composed of ten players. There is no second team. Any UConn player who is one of the ten players would be on the wall.

Yes, you are correct. Morgan Tuck made it on the wall that way, as she was a WBCA AA in her senior year along with Stewie and Mo Jeff.

 

[GoUconn7961]

How many do they pick from each region?

 

[DefenseBB]

My understanding for the UConn wall criteria is 1st AP or the 10 Member WBCA team. As much as we all love Lou, she is not one of the 10 best players on this list. In this case, it is honor just to be nominated. AE will be a close call given how many Front court players are worthy.

 

[Bald Husky]

If they take only 2 from each region UConn girls could get screwed. If these were actual teams, region 4 would be the best by far.

 

[psconn]

Wow. 52 "finalists". Long odds. If Lou goes in the 1st round of the WNBA draft that will be a huge validation for her. Top 12 in the world, not just NCAA.

 

[Ralph]

These regions make no sense. Villanova and Drexel are like 10 miles apart in the same state. Columbia, from NYC is in a region but Uconn is in another region with a bunch of midwest schools.

 

[DefenseBB]

Stop focusing on the Regions. The committee only uses this to get the nominations. They will select the 10 best regardless of region. There is no quota or limitation.
This years options are heavy on Fromtcourt players and lite on Backcourt players. You could see only 2 true guards make the 10 member list. Boston, Holmes, Clark, Siegrist, Reese are locks. Brink, Edwards, Joens, Jones, Miles, Kitley, Miller, Morrow and Horston are all worthy nominations for the next 5. For me, I prefer Horston over both Van Lith and Cooke.
Sorry to say Lou’s season for as great as it was, was not better than those I mentioned and the stat comparison validates my thinking.

 

[bbfanLA]

Stop focusing on the Regions. The committee only uses this to get the nominations. They will select the 10 best regardless of region. There is no quota or limitation.
This years options are heavy on Fromtcourt players and lite on Backcourt players. You could see only 2 true guards make the 10 member list. Boston, Holmes, Clark, Siegrist, Reese are locks. Brink, Edwards, Joens, Jones, Miles, Kitley, Miller, Morrow and Horston are all worthy nominations for the next 5. For me, I prefer Horston over both Van Lith and Cooke.
Sorry to say Lou’s season for as great as it was, was not better than those I mentioned and the stat comparison validates my thinking.

Thank you. This conversation comes up every year like it’s the first time.

 

[From France]

Could Lou make the wall in her only year?!?

I don't think so, she is a top 15-20 player this year, not a top 10, but very good

 

[From France]

Then, it's in the eyes of those who vote

 

[MilfordHusky]

I believe the requirement for the Wall is 1st Team All-American. As far as I know, there are 3 major lists used. The AP list consists of 5 players. The basketball writers changed theirs from 10 players to 5 players a few years ago. The coaches still list 10 players. Based on numbers, the WBCA list is the easiest to make. Tuck did make that list as a senior. KML made it twice, as did Bria and Stef.

 

[Boreifs]

How many do they pick from each region?

That doesn’t play any role.

 

[fomalhaut]

These regions make no sense. Villanova and Drexel are like 10 miles apart in the same state. Columbia, from NYC is in a region but Uconn is in another region with a bunch of midwest schools.

Don't think of geographic regions, think of conferences. Region 4 is Big Ten and Big East. 1 is mostly ACC, 2 SEC, 3 mostly Big 12, 5 mostly PAC-12.