The UConn Huskies women’s basketball big three of Renee Montgomery, Tina Charles and Maya Moore have been selected as three of the 40 finalists for the 2009 State Farm Coaches’ All America Basketball Team.
Here’s the full press release:
ATLANTA – The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), in cooperation with State Farm, announced the finalists for the 2009 State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The 40 finalists, who are voted upon by WBCA-member coaches in each of the eight WBCA geographical regions, are now in the running for selection to the 10-member State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team.
| Name | Institution | Year | Pos. | Height |
| Jayne Appel | Stanford Univ. | Jr. | C | 6’4 |
| Chante Black | Duke Univ. | Sr. | C | 6’5 |
| Whitney Boddie | Auburn Univ. | Sr. | G | 5’9 |
| DeWanna Bonner | Auburn Univ. | Sr. | G | 6’4 |
| Sha Brooks | Univ. of Florida | Sr. | G | 5’8 |
| Tina Charles | Univ. of Connecticut | Jr. | C | 6’4 |
| Kristi Cirone | Illinois State Univ. | Sr. | G | 5’8 |
| Alysha Clark | Middle Tennessee St. Univ. | Jr. | F | 5’10 |
| Marissa Coleman | Univ. of Maryland | Sr. | G/F | 6’1 |
| Siarre Evans | East Tennessee State Univ. | Jr. | G | 5’11 |
| Danielle Gant | Texas A&M Univ. | Sr. | G/F | 5’11 |
| Allison Hightower | Louisiana State Univ. | Jr. | G | 5’11 |
| Ashley Houts | Univ. of Georgia | Jr. | G | 5’6 |
| Briann January | Arizona State Univ. | Sr. | G | 5’8 |
| Jantel Lavender | Ohio State Univ. | Soph. | C | 6’4 |
| Shalee Lehning | Kansas State Univ. | Sr. | G | 5’9 |
| Lyndra Littles | Univ. of Virginia | Sr. | G/F | 6’1 |
| Rashanda McCants | Univ. of North Carolina | Sr. | G/F | 6’1 |
| Angel McCoughtry | Univ. of Louisville | Sr. | F | 6’1 |
| Danielle McCray | Univ. of Kansas | Jr. | G | 5’11 |
| Renee Montgomery | Univ. of Connecticut | Sr. | G | 5’7 |
| Maya Moore | Univ. of Connecticut | Soph. | F | 6’0 |
| Jen Morris | San Diego State Univ. | Jr. | G | 5’9 |
| Deirdre Naughton | DePaul Univ. | Jr. | G | 5’10 |
| Courtney Paris | Univ. of Oklahoma | Sr. | C | 6’4 |
| TaShia Phillips | Xavier Univ. | Soph. | C | 6’6 |
| Rachel Porath | Univ. of Wisconsin, Green Bay | Sr. | G | 5’10 |
| Epiphanny Prince | Rutgers Univ. | Jr. | G | 5’9 |
| Takia Starks | Texas A&M Univ. | Sr. | G | 5’8 |
| Kristi Toliver | Univ. of Maryland | Sr. | G | 5’7 |
| Courtney Vandersloot | Gonzaga Univ. | Soph. | G | 5’8 |
| Kia Vaughn | Rutgers Univ. | Sr. | C | 6’4 |
| Ashley Walker | Univ. of California, Berkeley | Sr. | F | 6’0 |
| Morgan Warburton | Univ. of Utah | Sr. | G | 5’11 |
| Natasha Williams | DePaul Univ. | Sr. | F | 6’3 |
| Danielle Wilson | Baylor Univ. | Jr. | C | 6’3 |
| Christina Wirth | Vanderbilt Univ. | Sr. | F | 6’1 |
| Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton | Purdue Univ. | Sr. | F | 6’2 |
| Monica Wright | Univ. of Virginia | Jr. | G | 5’11 |
| Shavonte Zellous | Univ. of Pittsburgh | Sr. | G | 5’11 |
The State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team for NCAA Division I will be announced at the State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team Press Conference on April 4, at 9:45 a.m. CT in St. Louis, Mo.
