Boston Repeats as Lisa Leslie Award Winner Boston wins the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award for the second time in as many seasons. (Source: South Carolina Athletics) By Diana Koval | April 4, 2021 at 5:18 PM EDT - Updated April 4 at 5:18 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - For the second time in as many seasons, South Carolina womenâs basketball sophomore
earned a spot on the Naismith Starting Five as the winner of the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award, the Basketball Hall of Fame and Womenâs Basketball Coaches Association announced today. Already the second Gamecock to claim the award, Boston becomes its first repeat winner.
Syracuse’s Tiana Mangakahia earns All-America honorable mention nod for 2nd time
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Jan 28, 2021; Syracuse, New York, USA; Syracuse Orange guard Tiana Mangakahia (4) dribbles up the court against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the first half at the Carrier Dome. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY SportsRich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
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Syracuse, N.Y. Tiana Mangakahia will leave Syracuse with one more accolade before she transitions into the next phase of her basketball career.
The Orange’s all-time assist leader is one of 42 players named an All-America honorable mention by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, the school announced Monday.
Cubaj, Lahtinen Tabbed All-America Honorable Mention
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech women’s basketball’s Lorela Cubaj and Lotta-Maj Lahtinen were named 2021 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America honorable mention as announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Saturday.
Cubaj, the ACC’s Co-Defensive Player of the Year, capped the 2020-21 season averaging a double-double behind 12.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. She started all 26 games for the Yellow Jackets, helping Tech reach the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The All-ACC first team selection by both the Blue Ribbon Panel and head coaches, Cubaj posted 14 double-doubles on the season to become the first Yellow Jacket since 1991-92 to record 14 or more double-doubles in a season. The Terni, Italy native recorded 17 double-figure rebounding games and 19 double-figure scoring outings.
Aari McDonald and STANFORD’s
Kiana Williams have been awarded WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America honors, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced Saturday.
The Conference has now had multiple WBCA All-Americans in three consecutive seasons and five of the past six. The Pac-12’s 13 overall All-America selections since 2016 lead all leagues. McDonald and Williams are the Conference’s 41st and 42nd WBCA All-Americans all-time since the start of Pac-12 women’s basketball in 1986-87.
The Coaches’ All-America team is composed of the 10 best players in Division I regardless of position as chosen by the division’s head coaches.
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