The AP All-American team was announced on Wednesday, headlined by Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, who was named a unanimous first-team AP All-American for the third straight year.
She’s just the 11th player to earn the distinction three times. This year, she led the nation in scoring (31.9 PPG) and assists (8.9 APG) while breaking a number of records, including Pete Maravich’s all-time NCAA D-I scoring record.
She’s also the first D-I player to reach 3,000 points and 1,000 assists in a career.
“That is mind-boggling when you think about it,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. “I mean, everybody’s defensive plan is to stop her, and nobody’s been able to figure out really how to do it. She’s faced every kind of defense. She really knows how to pick them apart.”
Joining Clark on the first team is Stanford’s Cameron Brink, UConn’s Paige Bueckers, USC’s JuJu Watkins and Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo.
Members of the second team are Virginia Tech’s Liz Kitley, LSU’s Angel Reese, South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso, Texas freshman Madison Booker and Ohio State’s Jacy Sheldon. The third team is led by Utah’s Alissa Pili, Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes, Virginia Tech’s Georgia Amoore,…