Griffin Claims WBCA All-America Award

Lincoln - Nebraska's Kelsey Griffin added another first-team All-America award to her impressive hardware haul, as the senior from Eagle River, Alaska, was named a WBCA/State Farm First-Team All-American on Saturday.

Griffin, a 6-2 power forward, joined Karen Jennings as the only first-team WBCA All-Americans in school history, as Griffin was selected as one of 10 All-Americans by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Griffin was formally introduced as an All-American at the Alamodome's center court during the open practice day at the NCAA Women's Final Four on Saturday at 1 p.m.

"This is truly a great honor, and it is humbling to be mentioned among all of these awesome players," Griffin said. "I think everything happens for a reason, and all the challenges and injuries I went through my first four years at Nebraska helped me to become a better player. This award also recognizes all the great teammates I played with at Nebraska. They all put me in a position to succeed, and I thank all of them for making me a better player."

Earlier this week, Griffin became the first Husker in history to claim first-team All-America honors from the Associated Press, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and the Wooden Award. The 2010 Big 12 Player of the Year averaged 20.1 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, while leading Nebraska to the best season in school history with a 32-2 overall record and the program's first Big 12 title. A three-time first-team All-Big 12 selection, Griffin also earned a spot on the Big 12 All-Defensive Team with 60 steals, 26 blocked shots and a remarkable 29 charges drawn. 

Connecticut's Maya Moore was selected as the Wade Trophy winner honoring the WBCA's national player of the year for the second straight season.

WBCA/State Farm First-Team All-Americans

Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Jayne Appel	Stanford University	Sr.	C	6'4
Tina Charles	University of Connecticut	Sr.	C	6'4
Victoria Dunlap	University of Kentucky	Jr.	F	6'1
Kelsey Griffin	University of Nebraska	Sr.	F	6'2
Amber Harris	Xavier University	Jr.	F	6'5
Jantel Lavender	The Ohio State University	Jr.	C	6'4
Maya Moore	University of Connecticut	Jr.	F	6'0
Nnemkadi Ogwumike	Stanford University	Soph.	F	6'2
Danielle Robinson	University of Oklahoma	Jr.	G	5'9
Monica Wright	University of Virginia	Sr.	G	5'11

WBCA/State Farm Coaches' Honorable-Mention All-America Team

Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Danielle Adams	Texas A&M University	Jr.	C	6'1
Kachine Alexander	University of Iowa	Jr.	G	5'9
Angie Bjorklund	University of Tennessee	Jr.	G	6'0
Kelley Cain	University of Tennessee	Soph.	C	6'6
Alysha Clark	Middle Tennessee State	Sr.	F	5'10
Elena Delle Donne	University of Delaware	Fr.	F	6'5
Skylar Diggins	University of Notre Dame	Fr.	G	5'9
Dawn Evans	James Madison University	Jr.	G	5'7
Alexis Gray-Lawson	Univ. of California, Berkeley	Sr.	G	5'8
Kalana Greene	University of Connecticut	Sr.	G	5'10
Brittney Griner	Baylor University	Fr.	C	6'8
Allison Hightower	Louisiana State University	Sr.	G	5'10
Alison Lacey	Iowa State University	Sr.	G	6'0
Jacinta Monroe	Florida State University	Sr.	F	6'5
Jené Morris	San Diego State University	Sr.	G	5'9
Ta'Shia Phillips	Xavier University	Jr.	C	6'5
Samantha Prahalis	Ohio State University	Soph.	G	5'7
Lauren Prochaska	Bowling Green State Univ.	Jr.	G	5'11
Alexis Rack	Mississippi State University	Sr.	G	5'7
Chastity Reed	Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock	Jr.	F	6'1
Andrea Riley	Oklahoma State University	Sr.	G	5'5
Jaleesa Ross	Fresno State University	Jr.	G	5'8
Lindsay Schrader	University of Notre Dame	Sr.	G/F	6'0
Jenna Smith	University of Illinois	Sr.	F/C	6'3
Da'Shena Stevens	Saint John's University	Soph.	F	6'1
Shekinna Stricklen	University of Tennessee	Soph.	G	6'2
Helena Sverrisdottir	Texas Christian University	Jr.	G/F	6'1
Jasmine Thomas	Duke University	Jr.	G	5'8
Bianca Thomas	University of Mississippi	Sr.	G	5'10
Courtney Vandersloot	Gonzaga University	Jr.	G	5'8