The State Farm Coaches' All-America Teams

The State Farm Coaches' All-America Teams honor the ten best collegiate women's basketball players in the nation.

Eligibility
All academically eligible collegiate women's basketball players are eligible. A State Farm Coaches' All-America Team is chosen for each collegiate division: NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, NAIA, and JC/CC.

Criteria
*Present year game-by-game statistics and achievements
*Impact on the team
*Success of the team
*Sportsmanship and attitude
*Academic eligibility

Nomination
The official nomination form is available on the WBCA web site (www.WBCA.org) in January of each year. Only Active A and Active B WBCA member head coaches with an active membership before the nomination deadline of the current year or earlier will be permitted to submit nomination forms for athletes on their own team. Nominations must be submitted and received by the nomination deadline in February along with present year game-by-game statistics. All deadlines are firm. NO exceptions will be made.

Selection
Each collegiate division has its own committee, comprised of WBCA member coaches. After the deadline for nominations, WBCA member head coaches will review the online nominations forms and present year game-by-game statistics for players that were nominated in their region. Voters then rank, in order, their top selections for the State Farm Coaches' All-America Team and submit their ballots online.

In Division I the top 10 players in Region 1, the top eight players in Region 5, the top seven players in Region 2, 3 and 4, the top five players from Region 6 and the top four players from Region 7 and 8 are the State Farm Coaches' All-America Team Regional Finalists. Once the 52 regional finalists are voted on by the WBCA Division I Membership the Division I State Farm Coaches' All-America Team committee will rank the top 40. These top 40 will represent the State Farm Coaches' All-America Team Finalists. For a more detailed look at this new process in place beginning in 2007-08 click here.

The top 5 players with the most votes from each region in NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA and JC/CC become State Farm Coaches' All-American Finalists in those divisions.

Once all of the online ballots have been submitted, the selection committee from each region will review the nominations forms and present year game-by-game statistics of the top finalists. Each committee member will discuss the finalists from their region and then the committee will vote for the top 15 players to determine the 10 member State Farm Coaches' All-America Team for their division. The 10 players that receive the most votes are named to the State Farm Coaches' All-America Team for their division. The finalists who were not selected to the 10 member team will remain State Farm Coaches' All-American Honorable Mentions.

Notification
All award winners and their coaches are notified following the committee selection.

Presentation
All NCAA Division I award winners will be recognized at the State Farm Coaches' All-America Press Conference during the WBCA National Convention. All other divisions (NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, and JC/CC) will be recognized at their end of the year divisional banquets.

2008 State Farm Coaches' All-America Teams

NCAA Division I
Erlana Larkins, University of North Carolina
Sylvia Fowles, Louisiana State University
Renee Montgomery, University of Connecticut
Crystal Langhorne, University of Maryland
Maya Moore, University of Connecticut
Angel McCoughtry, University of Louisville
Courtney Paris, University of Oklahoma
Candace Parker, University of Tennessee
Kristi Toliver, University of Maryland
Candice Wiggins*~, Stanford University

NCAA Division II
Lauren Beckley, Shippensburg Univ. of Pa.
Katie Cezat, Hillsdale College
Jeana Hoffman, University of South Dakota
Kierah Kimbrough, University of North Dakota
Johannah Leedham*, Franklin Pierce University
Kate Lynch, Southern Connecticut State University
Jennifer Rushing, Delta State University
Michelle Stuve, Emporia State University
Jahzinga Tracey, Indiana University of Pa.
Celeste Trahan, Elizabeth City State University

NCAA Division III
Melissa Beyruti, Kean University
Jordyn Boles, Hope College
Meia Daniels*, Howard Payne University
Elizabeth Hickey, University of Mary Washington
Lindsay Ippel, Millikin University
Nikki Lobach, Messiah College
Tarra Richardson, McMurray University
Katie Streck, Wilmington College
Marisa Vespa, William Smith College
Katelyn Whiton, Simpson College

NAIA
Jana Cross, Freed-Hardeman University
Janessa DeMuth, College of the Ozarks
Kaitlin Dudley, Union University
Jolene Fuzesy, Carroll College
Josephine Owino*, Union University
Deborah Remmerde, Northwestern College
Jessica Richter, Vanguard University
Chanel Ross, Harris-Stowe University
Jamie Skinner, Langston University
Jessica Still, Lee University

JC/CC
Danielle Adams, Jefferson College
Brittany Blackmon, South Plains College
Tegan Cunningham, Seward County CC
Jazlyn Davis, Mt. San Antonio College
Darika Hill, Trinity Valley Community College
Demauria Liles*, Gulf Coast Community College
Candace Rucker, Southwest Tennessee Community College
Denise Scott, Community College of Rhode Island
Lauren Thomas-Johnson, Kirkwood Community College
Latoya Williams, Chipola College

*2008 State Farm/WBCA Player of the Year
~State Farm Wade Trophy Receipient

View previous WBCA All-America Teams:
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division III
NAIA
JC/CC

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