University of Houston Athletics
Jones named second team All American by USBWA
4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
April 1, 2004
University of Houston' senior Chandi Jones continues to be honored for her impressive season, today being named to the United States Basketball Writers Association All-America second team.
Jones, a three time Conference USA Player of the Year is one of three first time selections to the All American team selected by the USBWA. She led the Lady Cougars and was third in the NCAA, scoring 22.7 points per game while leading Houston to a 28-4 record and its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 12 years.
A trio of three-time All-Americans leads the 2003-04 United States Basketball Writers Association Women's All-America first team, as chosen by voting from the association's membership.
National Player of the Year Alana Beard of Duke heads a first team composed of five repeat All-America honorees, all of whom are seniors. Penn State's Kelly Mazzante and Stanford's Nicole Powell are the two other three-time All-Americans named to the first team. Connecticut's Diana Taurasi and Nicole Ohlde of Kansas State are the other first-team selections.
Heading the second team is another three-time All-American, Lindsay Whalen of Minnesota, and two-time honoree Shereka Wright of Purdue. Rounding out the second team are first-time selections Shyra Ely of Tennessee, Chandi Jones of Houston and Stacy Stephens of Texas. Ely, a junior, is the only underclassman named to the team.
In the eight-year history of the USBWA Women's All-America Team, there have been eight three-time honorees, half of which are 2003-04 selections (Beard, Mazzante, Powell and Whalen). Ohlde, Taurasi and Wright are three of the 13 all-time back-to-back All-Americans.
The USBWA, formed in 1956, names a women's player, coach, and freshman of the year in addition to its All-America team. University of Houston head coach Joe Curl was named the Coach of the Year earlier this week by the organization.
