An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1] The 2019 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans are honorary lists that will include All-American selections from the Associated Press (AP),[2] the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA),[3] and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)[4] for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Both AP and USBWA choose three teams, while WBCA lists 10 honorees.
A consensus All-America team in women's basketball has never been organized. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by AP, USBWA, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and the Sporting News to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus All-America men's basketball team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team.
Before the 2017–18 season, it was impossible for a consensus women's All-America team to be determined because the AP had been the only body that divided its women's selections into separate teams. The USBWA first named separate teams in 2017–18. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), continues the USBWA's former practice of selecting a single 10-member (plus ties) team. The Sporting News does not select an All-America team in women's basketball.
By selector
Associated Press (AP)
| First team | Second team | Third team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | School | Player | School | Player | School |
| Napheesa Collier | UConn | Arike Ogunbowale | Notre Dame | Katie Lou Samuelson | UConn |
| Megan Gustafson | Iowa | Kalani Brown | Baylor | Jessica Shepard | Notre Dame |
| Sabrina Ionescu | Oregon | Kristine Anigwe | UC Berkeley | Lauren Cox | Baylor |
| Asia Durr | Louisville | Alanna Smith | Stanford | Sophie Cunningham | Missouri |
| Teaira McCowan | Mississippi State | Bridget Carleton | Iowa State | Jackie Young | Notre Dame |
AP Honorable Mention
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United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA)
| First team | Second team | Third team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | School | Player | School | Player | School |
| Napheesa Collier | UConn | Kristine Anigwe | UC Berkeley | Bridget Carleton | Iowa State |
| Megan Gustafson | Iowa | Kalani Brown | Baylor | Kaila Charles | Maryland |
| Sabrina Ionescu | Oregon | Chennedy Carter | Texas A&M | Lauren Cox | Baylor |
| Teaira McCowan | Mississippi State | Asia Durr | Louisville | Sophie Cunningham | Missouri |
| Arike Ogunbowale | Notre Dame | Katie Lou Samuelson | UConn | Alana Smith | Stanford |
Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Kalani Brown | Baylor |
| Bridget Carleton | Iowa State |
| Napheesa Collier | UConn |
| Asia Durr | Louisville |
| Megan Gustafson | Iowa |
| Sabrina Ionescu | Oregon |
| Teaira McCowan | Mississippi State |
| Arike Ogunbowale | Notre Dame |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | UConn |
| Alanna Smith | Stanford |
By player
| Player | School | Year | AP | USBWA | WBCA | Notes[2][5][6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napheesa Collier | UConn | Sr | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20.9 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 3.5 apg, 61.4 FG% |
| Megan Gustafson | Iowa | Sr | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28.0 ppg, 13.3 rpg, 1.8 blocks, 69.6 FG% |
| Sabrina Ionescu | Oregon | Jr | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19.6 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 8.1 apg, 42.3 3P% |
| Asia Durr | Louisville | Sr | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.6 steals |
| Teaira McCowan | Mississippi State | Sr | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17.8 ppg, 13.5 rpg, 2.4 blocks, 65.5 FG% |
| Arike Ogunbowale | Notre Dame | Sr | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.9 steals |
| Kalani Brown | Baylor | Sr | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15.7 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.5 blocks, 62.3 FG% |
| Kristine Anigwe | UC Berkeley | Sr | 2 | 2 | – | 22.9 ppg, 16.3 rpg, 1.8 blocks, 51.9 FG% |
| Alanna Smith | Stanford | Sr | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.4 blocks |
| Bridget Carleton | Iowa State | Sr | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21.4 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 4.1 apg, 84.8 FT% |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | UConn | Sr | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 88.1 FT% |
| Jessica Shepard | Notre Dame | Sr | 3 | – | – | 16.5 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 60.8 FG% |
| Lauren Cox | Baylor | Jr | 3 | 3 | – | 12.6 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.5 blocks, 50.5 FG% |
| Sophie Cunningham | Missouri | Sr | 3 | 3 | – | 18.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.8 apg |
| Jackie Young | Notre Dame | Sr | 3 | – | – | 14.8 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 5.3 apg, 55.4 FG% |
| Chennedy Carter | Texas A&M | So | – | 2 | – | 23.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.4 apg |
| Kaila Charles | Maryland | Jr | – | 3 | – | 17.4 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 80.9 FT% |
Academic All-Americans
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced its 15-member 2019 Academic All-America team on March 11, 2019, divided into first, second and third teams with Mikayla Ferenz of Idaho chosen as women's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year.[7]
When a player is listed with two grade-point averages, the first is her undergraduate GPA. Players listed with two majors separated by a slash are double majors unless explicitly designated as undergraduate and graduate programs.
| Player | School | Class | GPA and major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany Brewer | Texas Tech | Jr. | 4.00, Community, Family & Addiction Sciences |
| Ciara Duffy[lower-alpha 1] | South Dakota | Sr. | 4.00, Political Science |
| Mikayla Ferenz[lower-alpha 2] | Idaho | Sr. | 4.00, Mathematics |
| Sara Rhine[lower-alpha 1] | Drake | Sr. | 4.00, Elementary Education |
| Amanda Thompson | Mercer | Sr. | 3.98, Electrical Engineering |
| Player | School | Class | GPA and major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Johnson | Houston Baptist | Sr. | 4.00, Biology |
| Mikayla Pivec | Oregon State | Jr. | 3.93, Bio-health Sciences |
| Alanna Smith | Stanford | Sr. | 3.47, Psychology |
| Clara Tapia[lower-alpha 1] | Wyoming | Sr. | 4.00, Molecular Biology / Chemistry |
| Mikayla Voigt | Northern Illinois | Sr. | 3.93, Nursing |
| Player | School | Class | GPA and major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Dunn | Youngstown State | Jr. | 4.00, Communications / Sociology |
| Reyna Frost | Central Michigan | Sr. | 3.68, Mathematics |
| Carmen Grande[lower-alpha 2] | Ohio | GS | 3.95/3.92, Mathematical Science (UG) / Ind. & Sys. Engineering (G) |
| Becca Hittner | Drake | Jr. | 3.96, Marketing |
| Taylor Stahly | Louisiana Tech | Sr. | 4.00, Exercise & Health Promotion |
References
- ↑ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- 1 2 "Napheesa Collier leads 2018-19 AP women's All-America team | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ↑ "USBWA > All-America > Women". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Past Teams - NCAA Division I". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. May 9, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Chennedy Carter - Women's Basketball". Texas A&M Athletics - Home of the 12th Man. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ↑ Sports, HERO. "Kaila Charles Stats - 20 Player Rankings & Regular Season Stats". HERO Sports. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ↑ "2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Team Announced". academicallamerica.com. Retrieved April 7, 2020.