May 1, 2006
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced its 2005-06 collegiate all-state women's basketball team. The team was selected in a vote by TSWA members.
The University of Tennessee had two players selected to the women's all-state team.
Selected to the women's basketball team were: Katasha Brown, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Emily Christian, Tennessee Technological University,
Chrissy Givens, Middle Tennessee State University, Candace Parker, University of Tennessee and Shanna Zolman, University of Tennessee.
The University of Memphis, which advanced to the NCAA region finals, placed three players on the men's all-state team.
Selected to the men's team were: Rodney Carney, University of Memphis, Chris Lofton, University of Tennessee, Tim Smith, East Tennessee State University,
Darius Washington, University of Memphis and Shawne Williams, University of Memphis.
Capsules on TSWA All-State Collegiate Women's Basketball Players
Candace Parker, University of Tennessee
6-4, Forward, Freshman, Naperville, Ill.
Named a Kodak/WBCA All-American. Named a second team All-American by the Associated Press. Named to the NCAA Cleveland Regional All-Region Team. The only Lady Vol to start every game this season, she led the team in scoring 18 times and in rebounding 22 times. Through her first four career NCAA Tournament games, led all tournament participants in free throw attempts, ranked second in blocked shots and fifth in points scored. Finished her freshman season ranked second in points by a rookie and third in rebounds in the UT record books. Against Army, became the first female to dunk in an NCAA Tournament game and the first woman to dunk twice in any game. Named one of 18 finalists for the Wooden Award. Scored the game-winning shot in the SEC Championship game against LSU. Named the SEC Tournament MVP, just the second SEC Freshman of the Year to ever garner both awards. Named the SEC Fre shman of the Year, a first team All-SEC selection and an SEC All-Freshman team choice by the coaches. The unanimous SEC Rookie of the Year according to the Associated Press, also a second-team All-SEC Selection in the media poll. Became just the 10th Lady Vol to start the first game of the year as a freshman. Earned SEC All-Academic honors.
Shanna Zolman, University of Tennessee
5-10, Guard, Senior, Syracuse, Ind.
Selected by the San Antonio Silver Stars as the second pick of the second round, the 16th pick overall in the WNBA draft. Finished her career with 78 double-digit scoring performances, ranked first in Single-Game Three-Pointers made (7 vs. Alabama, 2/19/06), first in Single Season Free Throw Percentage (.957 in 2003-04), first in Career Free Throw Percentage (.916), first in Single Season Three-Point Field Goals made (103 in 2005-06), first in Career Three-Point Field Goals made (266), first in Career Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (.425), second in career games played (144) and ninth on the all-time scoring list with 1,706 career points. She holds the NCAA single season (.957 in 2003-04) and career (.916) free throw standards. Named to the All-Region team at the 2006 NCAA Cleveland Regional. Scored a career-high 29 points against Rutgers. Her third three-pointer against George Washington in the second round of the NCAA gave her the UT record for career treys. Her second three-pointer against Georgia in the SEC semifinals gave her the single-season UT record. An All-SEC First Team Selection in 2006. Named an ESPN the Magazine First Team Academic All-American on Feb. 28, the first Lady Vol to do so since Kara Lawson in 2003. Named the SEC Player of the Week Feb. 20 after leading her team to two conference road wins the week before. Broke the Lady Vol record for three-pointers in a game when she hit seven against Alabama. Named to the SEC Good Works Team Dec. 5. Named Lady Vol Athlete of the Week for those same efforts against the Longhorns and the Cardinal. Earned SEC Player of the Week Dec.5 after back-to-back outstanding games against Texas and Stanford. Named the Philips Player of the Game after leading the Lady Vols with 23 points and a then career high-tying six assists against Texas. Named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team. A preseason candidate for the State Farm Wade Trophy. A preseason candidate for the Naismith Award. Earned SEC All-Academic for the third season.
Katasha Brown, Chattanooga
5-11, Guard/Forward, Senior, Tazewell, Tenn.
Brown started all 31 games for Chattanooga and led the Southern Conference Champion Lady Mocs to a 27-4 overall record including a 26-game win streak, the longest in the nation this year. She was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year for the second time in her career by both the league coaches and sports writers and was named to the SoCon All-Tournament team. She is a three-time All-Conference player and was second on the team in scoring with 13.1 points per game. Brown made 66 three-pointers this season and became the all-time leading 3-point shooter for both Chattanooga and the Southern Conference with 216 for her career. She closed out her career as the fifth leading scorer in Chattanooga history with 1,472 points. Brown scored a career-high 26 points against Appalachian State where she had a career-high six 3-pointers and then drained six more treys in UTC s overtime win at Western Carolina. She made a career-high 9-of-10 free throws in Chattanooga s win over SoCon foe Appalachian State. Brown scored in double digits in 23 of UTC s 31 games. Brown was fourth in the league in scoring and fifth in the league in 3-pointers made.
Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech
6-1, Forward, Senior, Baxter, Tenn.
Christian led the Ohio Valley Conference and ranked seventh in the nation in scoring, averaging 21.4 points per game. She also ranked third in the OVC in rebounds with 8.9 per contest. For the season, she scored 686 points, starting in all 32 games. She led Tech to a share of the Ohio Valley Conference regular season championship and a bid to the Women s National Invitation Tournament. She was named first-team all-OVC and selected as the OVC Player of the Year. She was also voted Kodak All-Region and named honorable mention Kodak All-America. She finished the year ranked fourth nationally among all active players in career scoring, winding up with 2,314 points and a 19.8 career scoring average. She shot 48 percent (259-for-540) from the field and hit 35.8 percent (24-for-67) from 3-point range. At the free throw line she shot 71.6 percent (144-for-201). She ranked second on the team in both assists (90) and steals (51), and led the team in blocked shots (42). She was named the OVC Player of the Week three times, was named to two all-tournament teams, earning the honor at the UNLV Lady Rebel Classic and the OVC Championships. She produced 13 double-doubles during the year.
Chrissy Givens, Middle Tennessee
5-10, Guard, Junior, Monroe, La.
Near unanimous vote for Sun Belt Player of the Year and was also voted Sun Belt Tournament MVP. She was named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year. She became just the second player in Sun Belt Conference history to be voted Sun Belt Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Sun Belt Tournament MVP. Also voted to the Sun Belt All-Conference First Team. Named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Second Team. Also voted to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America District IV First Team. Only player to start all 31 games for the Blue Raiders. Led the team and the Sun Belt in points (21.5) and steals (3.16). She also led the team in rebounds with 7.0 per game. Her 21.5 points per game ranks her eighth in the country for scoring. Scored 30 or more points seven times, which ranks second in the school record books. Became just the fifth player in school history to re cord 600 or more points. Her 667 points is the second most scored in school history, just four behind scoring leader Tawayna Mucker. She hit the game-winning shot in four games in 2005-06. Broke the Sun Belt Tournament record for most points in a game when she notched a career-high 36 points in the quarterfinals against Louisiana-Lafayette. Scored in double figures 26 out of the 31 games played. Played 40 minutes in 13 games. Her 98 steals is second most for a single season in school history. Became the 19th player in school history to score over 1,000 points. Had four double-doubles in the season. Inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society. Will graduate in May with a degree in Criminal Justice carrying a 3.87 GPA. Will pursue a master s degree while completing her Blue Raider career next season.
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