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ATLANTA - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), in cooperation with State Farm, announced the 52 regional finalists today for the 2008 State Farm Coaches' All-America Basketball Team for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The State Farm Coaches' All-America Team selection committee will review these 52 candidates and cut the list to 40 finalists on Thursday, March 20. The 40 finalists will all be in the running for selection to the 10-member State Farm Coaches' All-America Team.
Chattanooga forward Alex Anderson is a two-time Southern Conference Player of the Year and back-to-back SoCon Tournament MVP. She has led the league in scoring over each of the last two years and is ranked fifth on the Lady Mocs all-time scoring charts. She has 1,723 career points and became just the second person in Lady Mocs' history to amass over 1,000 rebounds. The Stone Mountain, Ga., senior is Chattanooga's all-time shot blocking leader with 219 and has been named the conference Player of the Month six times and is a 15-time Player of the Week.
The Lady Mocs are traveling to Bridgeport, Conn., this weekend to take on Big 12 regular season champion Kansas State (21-9) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Chattanooga will be making its third consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament and seventh in eight years.
The regional finalists are: Region I Name |
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Height |
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Matee Ajavon |
$$%@!+# University |
Sr. |
G |
5'8 |
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Kimberly Beck |
George Washington Univ. |
Sr. |
G |
5'8 |
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Essence Carson |
$$%@!+# University |
Sr. |
G |
6'0 |
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Tina Charles |
University of Connecticut |
So. |
C |
6'3 |
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Angel McCoughtry |
University of Louisville |
Jr. |
F |
6'1 |
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Renee Montgomery |
University of Connecticut |
Jr. |
G |
5'7 |
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Maya Moore |
University of Connecticut |
Fr. |
F |
6'0 |
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Epiphanny Prince |
$$%@!+# University |
So. |
G |
5'9 |
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Olayinka Sanni |
West Virginia University |
Sr. |
C |
6'2 |
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Marcedes Walker |
University of Pittsburgh |
Sr. |
C |
6'3 |
Region 2
Name
|
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Height |
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Chante Black |
Duke University |
Jr. |
C |
6'5 |
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Crystal Langhorne |
University of Maryland |
Sr. |
C |
6'2 |
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Erlana Larkins |
University of North Carolina |
Sr. |
F |
6'1 |
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LaToya Pringle |
University of North Carolina |
Sr. |
F/C |
6'3 |
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Kristi Toliver |
University of Maryland |
Jr. |
G |
5'7 |
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Khadijah Whittington |
North Carolina State Univ. |
Sr. |
F |
6'1 |
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Monica Wright |
University of Virginia |
So. |
G |
5'11 |
Region 3
Name
|
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Height |
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|
Alex Anderson |
Chattanooga |
Sr. |
F |
6'1 |
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DeWanna Bonner |
Auburn University |
Jr. |
G/F |
6'4 |
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Sylvia Fowles |
Louisiana State University |
Sr. |
C |
6'6 |
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Alexis Hornbuckle |
University of Tennessee |
Sr. |
G |
5'11 |
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Tasha Humphrey |
University of Georgia |
Sr. |
F |
6'3 |
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Candace Parker |
University of Tennessee |
Sr. |
G/F/C |
6'4 |
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Christina Wirth |
Vanderbilt University |
Jr. |
G/F |
6'1 |
Region 4
Name
|
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Height |
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Kate Achter |
Bowling Green State Univ. |
Sr. |
G |
5'7 |
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Tiera DeLaHoussaye |
Western Michigan Univ. |
Jr. |
G |
5'6 |
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Ashley Hayes |
Murray State University |
Jr. |
F |
5'10 |
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Amanda Jackson |
Miami University (Ohio) |
Sr. |
G |
5'9 |
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Lauren Kohn |
Ohio University |
Sr. |
G |
5'11 |
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Natasha Lacy |
Univ. of Texas at El Paso |
Sr. |
G |
5'11 |
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Diamond Rogers |
Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham |
Sr. |
G/F |
5'11 |
Region 5
Name
|
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Height |
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Danielle Gant |
Texas A&M University |
Jr. |
G/F |
5'11 |
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Amber Holt |
Middle Tennessee State Univ. |
Sr. |
F |
6'0 |
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Crystal Kelly |
Western Kentucky University |
Sr. |
F |
6'3 |
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Shalee Lehning |
Kansas State University |
Jr. |
G |
5'9 |
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Courtney Paris |
University of Oklahoma |
Jr. |
C |
6'4 |
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Andrea Riley |
Oklahoma State University |
So. |
G |
5'5 |
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Takia Starks |
Texas A&M University |
Jr. |
G |
5'8 |
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Angela Tisdale |
Baylor University |
Sr. |
G |
5'7 |
Region 6
Name
|
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Height |
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Jolene Anderson |
University of Wisconsin |
Sr. |
G |
5'8 |
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Kristi Cirone |
Illinois State University |
Jr. |
G |
5'8 |
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Jantel Lavender |
Ohio State University |
Fr. |
C |
6'4 |
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Jenna Smith |
University of Illinois |
So. |
C |
6'3 |
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Kristi Smith |
University of Iowa |
Jr. |
G |
5'6 |
Region 7
Name
|
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Height |
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Natalie Doma |
Idaho State University |
Sr. |
C |
6'3 |
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Leilani Mitchell |
University of Utah |
Sr. |
G |
5'5 |
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Mandy Morales |
University of Montana |
Jr. |
G |
5'9 |
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Hanna Zavecz |
University of Wyoming |
Sr. |
F |
6'0 |
Region 8
Name
|
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Height |
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Jayne Appel |
Stanford University |
So. |
C |
6'4 |
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Devanei Hampton |
Univ. of California, Berkeley |
Jr. |
F/C |
6'3 |
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Ashley Walker |
Univ. of California, Berkeley |
Jr. |
F |
6'1 |
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Candice Wiggins |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
G |
5'10 |
In an effort to establish a fair number of candidates from each region, an equation to determine the number of regional nominees was formulated. The total number of Division I institutions in each region is divided by the total number of Division I institutions to get a percentage for each region. Multiply 52 (the total number of desired finalists) by the percentage to get a total number of finalists for each region. The 52 regional finalists then go before the selection committee where the list is reduced to 40 finalists. These 40 finalists can come from any region.
The State Farm Coaches' All-America Basketball Team for NCAA Division I will be announced at the State Farm Coaches' All-America Team Press Conference at the Tampa Hyatt Regency on April 5, at 9:45 a.m. (ET) in Tampa, Fla.
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About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the WBCA promotes
women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game as
a sport for women and girls. For additional information about the WBCA, please visit wbca.org.


