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ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball Writers Association
announced today its 2005-06 women's postseason honors. North Carolina's
Ivory Latta and Sylvia Hatchell are the association's
National Player and Coach of the Year. It's the eighth time since
the USBWA started naming both a coach and player of the year in
1989-90 that both honorees have come from the same school.
Oklahoma's Courtney Paris was chosen as the USBWA's Freshman
of the Year.
Following is the complete list of 2005-06 USBWA women's honors:
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2005-06 USBWA WOMEN'S ALL-AMERICA TEAM |
| Player, School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| Seimone Augustus,
LSU |
G |
6-1 |
Sr. |
Baton Rouge,
La. |
| Monique Currie,
Duke |
G/F |
6-0 |
Sr. |
Washington, D.C. |
| Jessica Davenport,
Ohio State |
C |
6-5 |
Jr. |
Columbus, Ohio |
| Crystal Langhorne,
Maryland |
C/F |
6-2 |
So. |
Willingboro,
N.J. |
| Ivory Latta,
North Carolina |
G |
5-6 |
Jr. |
McConnells, S.C. |
| Candace Parker,
Tennessee |
F |
6-3 |
Fr. |
Naperville, Ill. |
| Courtney Paris,
Oklahoma |
C |
6-4 |
Fr. |
Piedmont, Calif. |
| Cappie Pondexter,
Rutgers |
G |
5-9 |
Sr. |
Chicago, Ill. |
| Candice Wiggins,
Stanford |
G |
5-11 |
So. |
San Diego, Calif. |
| Sophia Young,
Baylor |
F |
6-1 |
Sr. |
St. Vincent,
The Grenadines |
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Freshman of the Year |
| Courtney Paris,
Oklahoma |
C |
6-4 |
Fr. |
Piedmont, Calif. |
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Player of the Year: Ivory Latta, North Carolina |
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Coach of the Year: Sylvia Hatchell, North
Carolina |
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The U.S. Basketball Writers Association, formed in 1956,
has named a women's All-America team since the 1996-97 season. The
association has also named a national player of the year since 1987-88
and a national coach of the year since 1989-90. In 2002-03, the
USBWA initiated an award for the nation's top freshman. For more
information about the USBWA and its annual awards, contact Executive
Director Joe Mitch in the Missouri Valley Conference office at 314-421-0339.
Related link:
• All-Time USBWA women's
honors
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