2020 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans

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 2020 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans are honorary lists that 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 2019–20 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 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. Sporting News does not select an All-America team in women's basketball.

By selector

Associated Press (AP)

First team Second team Third team
PlayerSchool PlayerSchool PlayerSchool
Lauren CoxBaylorAliyah BostonSouth CarolinaKaila CharlesMaryland
Ruthy HebardOregonChennedy CarterTexas A&MElissa CunaneNC State
Rhyne HowardKentuckyDana EvansLouisvilleKathleen DoyleIowa
Sabrina IonescuOregonAari McDonaldArizonaTyasha HarrisSouth Carolina
Megan WalkerUConnSatou SaballyOregonMichaela OnyenwereUCLA

AP Honorable Mention

United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA)

First team Second team Third team
PlayerSchool PlayerSchool PlayerSchool
Lauren CoxBaylorAliyah BostonSouth CarolinaKaila CharlesMaryland
Ruthy HebardOregonChennedy CarterTexas A&MElissa CunaneNC State
Rhyne HowardKentuckyDana EvansLouisvilleKathleen DoyleIowa
Sabrina IonescuOregonAari McDonaldArizonaHaley GoreckiDuke
Megan WalkerUConnSatou SaballyOregonTyasha HarrisSouth Carolina
    Michaela OnyenwereUCLA

Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)

PlayerSchool
Chennedy CarterTexas A&M
Lauren CoxBaylor
Kathleen DoyleIowa
Dana EvansLouisville
Tyasha HarrisSouth Carolina
Ruthy HebardOregon
Sabrina IonescuOregon
Aari McDonaldArizona
Satou SaballyOregon
Megan WalkerUConn

By player

Player School Year AP USBWA WBCA Notes[2][5]
Lauren CoxBaylorSr
1
1
1
12.5 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.7 blocks
Ruthy HebardOregonSr
1
1
1
17.3 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 68.5 FG%
Katrina McClain Award (top power forward)
Rhyne HowardKentuckySo
1
1
23.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 38.2 3P%
Sabrina IonescuOregonSr
1
1
1
17.5 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 9.1 apg
Wooden Award
Naismith Trophy
Wade Trophy
AP Player of the Year
USBWA Player of the Year
Senior CLASS Award
Nancy Lieberman Award (top point guard)
Megan WalkerUConnJr
1
1
1
19.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 47.7 FG%
Aliyah BostonSouth CarolinaFr
2
2
12.5 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 60.9 FG%
Tamika Catchings Award (USBWA freshman of the year)
WBCA Freshman of the Year
Lisa Leslie Award (top center)
Chennedy CarterTexas A&MJr
2
2
1
21.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.5 apg
Dana EvansLouisvilleJr
2
2
1
18.1 ppg, 4.2 apg, 89.0 FT%
Aari McDonaldArizonaJr
2
2
1
20.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 79.1 FT%
Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (top shooting guard)
Satou SaballyOregonJr
2
2
1
16.2 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 79.2 FT%
Cheryl Miller Award (top small forward)
Kaila CharlesMarylandSr
3
3
14.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 50.0 FG%
Elissa CunaneNC StateSo
3
3
16.4 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 54.7 FG%
Kathleen DoyleIowaSr
3
3
1
18.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 6.3 apg
Haley GoreckiDukeSr
3
18.5 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 4.4 apg
Tyasha HarrisSouth CarolinaSr
3
3
1
12.1 ppg, 5.7 apg, 86.7 FT%
Dawn Staley Award
Michaela OnyenwereUCLAJr
3
3
19.1 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 46.9 FG%

Academic All-Americans

The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced its 15-member 2020 Academic All-America team on March 9, 2020, divided into first, second and third teams with Brittany Brewer of Texas Tech chosen as women's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year.[6]

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.

First Team
Player School Class GPA and major
Brittany Brewer[lower-alpha 1] Texas Tech GS 4.00/3.66, Community, Family & Addiction Sciences
Ciara Duffy[lower-alpha 2] South Dakota GS 4.00/4.00, Political Science / History
Erica Ogwumike Rice GS 3.86/4.00, Post-Baccalaureate Program
Mikayla Pivec[lower-alpha 3] Oregon State GS 3.89/4.00, Biochemistry / Biophysics
Sara Rhine[lower-alpha 2] Drake GS 4.00/4.00, Elementary Education (UG) / Counseling (G)
Second Team
Player School Class GPA and major
Lauren Cox Baylor Sr. 3.77, Communications Studies
Kathleen Doyle Iowa Sr. 3.83, Journalism & Mass Communications / Spanish
Ellie Harmeyer Belmont GS 3.83/4.00, Nursing
Becca Hittner[lower-alpha 4] Drake Sr. 3.97, Marketing
Peyton Williams Kansas State Sr. 3.94, Anthropology / International Studies
Third Team
Player School Class GPA and major
Camryn Brown High Point Sr. 3.97, Human Relations
Hanna Crymble Vermont Sr. 3.81, Biochmistry
Vivian Gray Oklahoma State Jr. 3.66, Marketing
Chante Stonewall DePaul Sr. 3.68, Psychology / Sociology
Jocelyn Willoughby Virginia GS 3.87/3.63, Leadership & Public Policy / Global Development Studies

Notes:

  1. First-team selection in 2018–19.
  2. First-team selection in 2018–19 and third-team in 2017–18.
  3. Second-team selection in 2018–19.
  4. Third-team selection in 2018–19.

Senior All-Americans

The finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, called Senior All-Americans, were announced on February 5, 2020. Due to a tie in voting, 11 finalists were named instead of the normal 10.[7] On March 31, Sabrina Ionescu was announced as the recipient, with the first and second teams also announced at that time.[8]

First team

Player Position School
Sabrina IonescuGuardOregon
Lauren CoxForwardBaylor
Ellie HarmeyerForwardBelmont
Mikayla PivecGuardOregon State
Brenna WiseForwardIndiana

Second team

Player Position School
Chelsea BrackmannForwardBradley
Kaila CharlesForwardMaryland
Bailey GreenbergForwardDrexel
Ruthy HebardForwardOregon
Stella JohnsonGuardRider
Peyton WilliamsForwardKansas State

References

  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. "Ionescu headlines AP All-America women's basketball team". AP NEWS. March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. "USBWA > All-America > Women". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  4. "Wade Trophy Winner Sabrina Ionescu Headlines 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Team" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 2, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  5. "Haley Gorecki - 2019-20 - Women's Basketball". Duke University. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  6. "2019-20 Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Team Announced" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  7. "Men's and Women's Basketball Finalists Announced for the 2019-20 Senior CLASS Award" (Press release). Premier Sports Management. February 5, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  8. "Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu Wins 2019-2020 Senior CLASS Award for Women's Basketball" (Press release). Premier Sports Management. March 31, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
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