University of Houston Athletics
Freshman Jones Named to WBJ All-Freshman Team
3/6/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jones, who captured Conference USA Freshman of the Year honors as well as being named to the First Team C-USA All-Conference and All-Freshman team, led all freshmen (twelfth overall) in NCAA Division I women's basketball in averaging 21.5 points per game. Despite missing the final nine games of the season after suffering a torn ACL in Houston's win over UAB on January 28, her overall numbers-including 429 total points-shattered all Conference USA freshman scoring records.
The WBJ All-America team, which is named by position, is selected by the publication's editors and contributors. A complete list of WBJ national honor winners is listed below.
WBJ 2000-01 National Honors
Player of the Year: Ruth Riley, Notre Dame
Coach of the Year: Sherri Coale, Oklahoma
Freshman of the Year: Alana Beard, Duke
Defensive Player of the Year: Ruth Riley, Notre Dame
| 2000-01 WBJ All-Americans | ||||
| First Team | Cl. | School | Hometown | |
| F-G | LaToya Thomas | So. | Mississippi State | Greenville, Miss. |
| G-F | Katie Douglas | Sr. | Purdue | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| C | Ruth Riley | Sr. | Notre Dame | Macy, Ind. |
| G | Stacey Dales | Jr. | Oklahoma | Brockville, Ontario |
| G | Kelly Miller | Sr. | Georgia | Rochester, Minn. |
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| Second Team | Cl. | School | Hometown | |
| F | Deanna Jackson | Jr. | UAB | Brewton, Ala. |
| F | Svetlana Abrosimova | Sr. | Connecticut | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| C | Chantelle Anderson | So. | Vanderbilt | Vancouver, Wash. |
| G | Jackie Stiles | Sr. | SW Missouri | St. Claflin, Kan. |
| G | Marie Ferdinand | Sr. | LSU | Miami, Fla. |
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| Third Team | Cl. | School | Hometown | |
| F | Tamika Catchings | Sr. | Tennessee | Duncanville, Tex. |
| F | LaQuanda Barksdale | Sr. | North Carolina | Winston-Salem, N.C. |
| C | Angie Welle | Jr. | Iowa State | Fargo, N.D. |
| G | Sue Bird | Jr. | Connecticut | Syosset, N.Y. |
| G | Sheila Lambert | Jr. | Baylor | Seattle, Wash. |
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| Fourth Team | Cl. | School | Hometown | |
| F | Danielle Crockrom | Jr. | Baylor | Houston, Tex. |
| G-F | Shea Ralph | Sr. | Connecticut | Fayetteville, N.C. |
| C | Camille Cooper | Sr. | Purdue | Georgetown, Ky. |
| G | Niele Ivy | Sr. | Notre Dame | St. Louis, Mo. |
| G | Coco Miller | Se. | Georgia | Rochester, Minn. |
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| Fifth Team | Cl. | School | Hometown | |
| F-C | Gwen Jackson | So. | Tennessee | Eufaula, Ala. |
| C-F | Michaela Pavlickova | Sr. | Denver | Prague, Czech Republic |
| C | Jennifer Phillips | Sr. | Xavier | Elida, Ohio |
| G | Tasha Pointer | Sr. | Rutgers | Chicago, Ill. |
| G | Georgia Schweitzer | Sr. | Duke | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2000-01 WBJ Freshmen All-Americans | |||
| First Team | Pos. | School | Hometown |
| Alana Beard | G-F | Duke | Frierson, La. |
| Kelly Mazzante | G | Penn State | Montoursville, Pa. |
| Christi Thomas | C | Georgia | Buford, Ga. |
| Nicole Powell | F | Stanford | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Ashley Robinson | C | Tennessee | Grand Prairie, Tex. |
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| Second Team | Pos. | School | Hometown |
| Nicole Ohlde | F | Kansas State | Clay Center, Kan. |
| Rebekkah Brunson | F | Georgetown | Oxon Hill, Md. |
| Diana Taurasi | G | Connecticut | Chino, Calif. |
| Ebony Hoffman | F-C | USC | Harbor City, Calif. |
| Chandi Jones | G-F | Houston | Bay City, Tex. |
| Sara Nord | G | Louisville | Jeffersonville, Ind. |
| 2000-01 WBJ Defensive All-Americans | ||||
| First Team | Cl. | Pos. | School | Hometown |
| Ruth Riley | Sr. | C | NotreDame | Macy, Ind. |
| Niele Ivy | Sr. | G | NotreDame | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Tamara Moore | Jr. | G | Wisconsin | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| LaNeishea Caufield | Jr. | G | Oklahoma | Ada, Okla. |
| Angela Crockett | Sr. | G | LSU | Tallulah, La. |
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| Second Team | Cl. | Pos. | School | Hometown |
| Tawana McDonald | Jr. | F-C | Georgia | Flint, Mich. |
| Rochelle Parent | Sr. | F | Duke | Akron, Ohio |
| Katrisa O'Neal | Sr. | G | TexasTech | Plainview, Tex. |
| Erin Batth | Sr. | F-C | Clemson | Marietta, Ga. |
| Shea Ralph | Sr. | G-F | Connecticut | Fayetteville, N.C. |
