Hooper Earns Spot on WBCA All-Region Team

Lincoln - Nebraska sophomore Jordan Hooper earned one of five spots on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-Region 6 Team announced on Thursday.

Hooper, a 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., joined fellow first-team All-Big Ten performers Samantha Prahalis (Ohio State), Tayler Hill (Ohio State) and Alex Bentley (Penn State), and Green Bay's Julie Wojta on the all-region squad.

Hooper ranked third in the Big Ten in scoring and led the conference in rebounding, averaging 19.2 points and 9.3 rebounds per game for the 24-8 Huskers. She helped lead Nebraska to a final No. 17 national ranking by the Associated Press.

Hooper, who was the only sophomore on the All-Region 6 team, earned one of 52 spots nationally among the eight WBCA regions. Her first-team all-region status makes her eligible for 2012 WBCA All-America honors. Hooper was already one of 33 candidates for the Wade Trophy as the WBCA's National Player of the Year. She is also a Naismith Trophy candidate.

Nebraska earned a No. 6 seed in this weekend's NCAA Tournament and will face 11th-seeded Kansas on Sunday, March 18 in Little Rock, Ark. Two Jayhawks, Carolyn Davis and Angel Goodrich, earned spots on the WBCA All-Region 5 Team. 

The All-Region honorees are as follows:

Region 1

Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Shey Peddy	Temple University	Sr.	G	5-7
Skylar Diggins	University of Notre Dame	Jr.	G	5-9
Natalie Novosel	University of Notre Dame	Sr.	G	5-11
Devereaux Peters	University of Notre Dame	Sr.	F	6-2
Shoni Schimmel	University of Louisville	So.	G	5-10
Bria Hartley	University of Connecticut	So.	G	5-7
Tiffany Hayes	University of Connecticut	Sr.	G	5-10
Nadirah McKenith	St. John's University	Jr.	G	5-7
Shenneika Smith	St. John's University	Jr.	G	6-1
Da'Shena Stevens	St. John's University	Sr.	F	6-1
Sugar Rodgers	Georgetown University	Jr.	G	5-11
Anna Martin	DePaul University	Jr.	G	5-9

Region 2

Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Chay Shegog	University of North Carolina	Sr.	C	6-5
Shenise Johnson	University of Miami	Sr.	G	5-11
Riquna Williams	University of Miami	Sr.	G	5-6
Alyssa Thomas	University of Maryland	So.	G	6-2
Chelsea Gray	Duke University	So.	G	5-11
Elizabeth Williams	Duke University	Fr.	C	6-3
Elena Delle Donne	University of Delaware	Jr.	F	6-5

Region 3

Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Christina Foggie	Vanderbilt University	So.	G	5-9
Glory Johnson	University of Tennessee	Sr.	F	6-3
A'dia Mathies	University of Kentucky	Jr.	G	5-9
Anne Marie Armstrong	University of Georgia	Jr.	G	6-3
Jasmine Hassell	University of Georgia	Jr.	F	6-2
Jennifer George	University of Florida	Jr.	F	6-1
LaSondra Barrett	Louisiana State University	Sr.	F	6-2

Region 4

Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Jasmine Lee	University of Memphis	Sr.	F	6-2
Courtney Osborn	Miami University	Jr.	G	5-10
Tavelyn James	Eastern Michigan	Sr.	G	5-7
Alexis Rogers	Bowling Green State University	So.	F	6-1
Ebony Rowe	Middle Tennessee State University	So.	F	6-1
Jerica Coley	Florida International University	So.	G	5-8

Region 5

Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Carolyn Davis	University of Kansas	Jr.	C	6-3
Angel Goodrich	University of Kansas	Sr.	G	5-4
Tyra White	Texas A&M University	Sr.	G	6-0
Chelsea Poppens	Iowa State University	Jr.	F	6-2
Brittney Griner	Baylor University	Jr.	C	6-8
Odyssey Sims	Baylor University	So.	G	5-8
Destiny Williams	Baylor University	Jr.	F	6-1

Region 6

Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Jordan Hooper	University of Nebraska	So.	F	6-2
Alex Bentley	Penn State University	Jr.	G	5-7
Tayler Hill	Ohio State University	Jr.	G	5-10
Samantha Prahalis	Ohio State University	Sr.	G	5-7
Julie Wojta	Univ. of Wisconsin-Green Bay	Sr.	F	6-0

Region 7

Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Katie Bussey	Montana State University	Sr.	G	5-8
Courtney Clements	San Diego State University	Jr.	G	6-0
Ashlee Brown	Utah State University	Sr.	F	6-0
Devyn Christensen	Utah State University	Jr.	G	5-6

Region 8

Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Layshia Clarendon	University of California-Berkeley	Jr.	G	5-9
Chiney Ogwumike	Stanford University	So.	F	6-2
Nnemkadi Ogwumike	Stanford University	Sr.	F	6-2
Kayla Standish	Gonzaga University	Sr.	F	6-3

The selection committee uses an equation to determine a fair number of nominees from each region. The number of Division I institutions in each region is divided by the number of Division I institutions overall to get a percentage for each region.  This percentage is then multiplied by 52 (the total number of desired finalists) to get the number of finalists for each region. The 52 All-Region Team members then go before the selection committee, which reduces the list to 40 finalists. These 40 finalists can come from any region. However, per a motion passed by the WBCA Board of Directors in 2008, the selection committee must select 12 finalists from Region 1 and six finalists from Region 4.

The 2012 WBCA Division I Coaches' All-America Team will be announced at 1:05 p.m. MT Saturday March 31, during the NCAA's Super Saturday festivities at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announces the All-Region nominees for the 2012 WBCA Division I Coaches' All-America Team. On, Monday, March 19, the selection committee will review these 52 candidates and trim the list to 40 finalists, all of whom will be in the running for selection to the 10-member WBCA Division I Coaches' All-America Team.

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