Houston's Chandi Jones Named Honorable Mention All-American

Chandi Jones

HOUSTON, Texas - University of Houston sophomore guard Chandi Jones, the 2002 Conference USA Player of the Year, received an Honorable Mention on the 2001-02 AP Women's All-America basketball team, it was announced today by the Associated Press.

Jones was named a Second Team All-American by the Women's Basketball News Service earlier this month, and earlier this week was named among the 48 honorees eligible to be selected to the 10-member 2002 Division I Kodak All-America team, which will be announced in San Antonio at the Women's Final Four on March 28.

The 2001-02 AP women's All-America basketball team with school, height, class and key statistics, followed in parentheses by points awarded on a 5-3-1 basis by a national media panel:

First Team
Sue Bird, Connecticut, 5-9, senior, 13.7 ppg, 5.9 apg, 54 3-pointers, .929 ft pct. (41 first-team votes, 214 total points)
Alana Beard, Duke, 5-11, sophomore, 19.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 4.6 apg, 3.2 steals. (36, 204)
Chantelle Anderson, Vanderbilt, 6-6, junior, 20.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg, .659 fg pct. (37, 200)
Stacey Dales, Oklahoma, 6-0, senior, 17.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4.9 apg. (28, 177)
LaToya Thomas, Mississippi State, 6-2, junior, 24.9 ppg, 9.7 rpg, .577 fg pct (19, 140).

Second Team
Swin Cash, Connecticut, 6-2, senior, 15.2 ppg, 8.9 rpg, .550 fg pct. (14, 133)
Angie Welle, Iowa State, 6-4, senior, 20.5 ppg, 11.1 rpg, .666 fg pct. (9, 133)
Nicole Powell, Stanford, 6-2, sophomore, 16.6 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 6.1 apg, 62 3-pointers (7, 118)
Diana Taurasi, Connecticut, 5-11, sophomore, 14.4 ppg, 5.2 apg, 79 3-pointers, .514 fg pct. (7, 97)
Kelly Mazzante, Penn State, 6-0, sophomore, 25.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 92 3-pointers. (7, 92)

Third Team
Sheila Lambert, Baylor, 5-7, senior, 20.0 ppg, 6.3 apg, 3.2 steals. (3, 87)
Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota, 5-8, sophomore, 21.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 5.3 apg, .556 fg pct. (2, 58)
Kara Lawson, Tennessee, 5-9, junior, 16.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg, .497 fg pct. (49)
Linda Frohlich, UNLV, 6-2, senior, 20.9 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 2.3 steals. (1, 32)
Asjha Jones, Connecticut, 6-2, senior, 13.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg, .546 fg pct. (3, 25)
Shereka Wright, Purdue, 5-10, sophomore, 19.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg, .498 fg pct. (25)

Honorable Mention
LaNeishea Caufield, Oklahoma; Danielle Crockrom, Baylor; Shaun Gortman, South Carolina; Vanessa Hayden, Florida; Temeka Johnson, LSU; Chandi Jones, Houston; Zuzi Klimesova, Vanderbilt; Amanda Levens, Arizona State.

Susan Moran, Saint Joseph's; Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State; Felicia Ragland, Oregon State; Alicia Ratay, Notre Dame; Michelle Snow, Tennessee; Jessie Stomski, Wisconsin; Nikki Teasley, North Carolina.

Iciss Tillis, Duke; Ayana Walker, Louisiana Tech; Lenae Williams, DePaul; Shaquala Williams, Oregon; Tamika Williams, Connecticut; Lindsey Yamasaki, Stanford.