March 27, 2008
ATLANTA -
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), in cooperation with State Farm, announced the finalists for the 2008 State Farm Coaches' All-America Basketball Team for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The 40 finalists, which include Baylor senior Angela Tisdale, were chosen from the 52 regional finalists by the State Farm Coaches' All-America Team committee, and are now in the running for selection to the 10-member State Farm Coaches' All-America Team.
Tisdale finished her Baylor career with 1,373 points and 493 assists. She ranks No. 1 on Baylor's career assist chart and No. 13 on the school's career scoring list and led the Lady Bears in scoring for the season with 16.4 points an outing. In her four-year career, Baylor has posted a 110-25 record, winning 81.5 percent of its games.
The finalists are:
Name, Institution, Year, Pos., Height
Kate Achter, Bowling Green State University, Sr., G, 5'7
Matee Ajavon, Rutgers University, Sr., G, 5'8
Jolene Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Sr., G, 5'8
Jayne Appel, Stanford University, So., C, 6'4
Kimberly Beck, George Washington University, Sr., G, 5'8
Chante Black, Duke University, Jr., C, 6'5
DeWanna Bonner, Auburn University, Jr., G/F, 6'4
Essence Carson, Rutgers University, Sr., G, 6'0
Tina Charles, University of Connecticut, So., C, 6'3
Kristi Cirone, Illinois State University, Jr, G, 5'8
Sylvia Fowles, Louisiana State University, Sr, C, 6'6
Devanei Hampton, University of California, Berkeley, Jr., F, 6'3
Amber Holt, Middle Tennessee State University, Sr., F, 6'0
Alexis Hornbuckle, University of Tennessee, Sr., G, 5'11
Tasha Humphrey, University of Georgia, Sr., F, 6'3
Amanda Jackson, Miami University (Ohio), Sr., G, 5'9
Crystal Kelly, Western Kentucky University, Sr., F, 6'3
Crystal Langhorne, University of Maryland, Sr., C, 6'2
Erlana Larkins, University of North Carolina, Sr., F, 6'1
Jantel Lavender, Ohio State University, Fr., C, 6'4
Angel McCoughtry, University of Louisville, Jr., F, 6'1
Leilani Mitchell, University of Utah, Sr., G, 5'5
Renee Montgomery, University of Connecticut, Jr., G, 5'7
Maya Moore, University of Connecticut, Fr, F, 6'0
Courtney Paris, University of Oklahoma, Jr, C, 6'4
Candace Parker, University of Tennessee, Sr., G/F/C, 6'4
Epiphanny Prince, Rutgers University, So., G, 5'9
LaToya Pringle, University of North Carolina, Sr., F/C, 6'3
Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State University, So., G, 5'5
Diamond Rogers, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Sr., G/F, 5'11
Olayinka Sanni, West Virginia University, Sr., C, 6'2
Takia Starks, Texas A&M University, Jr., G, 5'8
Angela Tisdale, Baylor University, Sr., G, 5'7
Kristi Toliver, University of Maryland, Jr., G, 5'7
Ashley Walker, University of California, Berkeley ,Jr., F , 6'1
Marcedes Walker, University of Pittsburgh, Sr., C, 6'3
Khadijah Whittington, North Carolina State University, Sr., F, 6'1
Candice Wiggins, Stanford University, Sr., G, 5'11
Christina Wirth, Vanderbilt University, Jr., G/F, 6'1
Monica Wright, University of Virginia, So., G, 5'11
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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.
