LaSondra Barrett Named NCAA Div. I State Farm Coaches' All-America Finalist

LSU junior forward LaSondra  Barrett is one of 40 players nationally who have been named 2011 NCAA Division I State Farm Coaches’ All-America finalists, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced on Wednesday.

The 40 finalists, who are voted upon by WBCA-member coaches in each of the eight WBCA geographical regions, are now in the running for selection to the 10-member State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team.

The 2011 NCAA Division I State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team will be announced at 8 a.m. CDT Saturday, April 2, in Indianapolis during the WBCA National Convention, which is being held in conjunction with the 2011 NCAA® Women’s Final Four®.

Barrett is one of five finalists from the Southeastern Conference, joining Tennessee’s Shekinna Stricklen and Glory Johnson, Georgia’s Porsha Phillips and Kentucky’s Victoria Dunlap.

Barrett concluded her junior season as a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection by the league’s coaches and a second-team choice by the media. She ranked in the top 15 in scoring in the SEC with 12.6 points per game and 10th in rebounding with 6.3 boards per contest. In SEC games, Barrett ranked sixth in rebounding with 7.5 boards per contest.

Barrett started 31 games and recorded five double-doubles this season, including 19 points and 10 rebounds in LSU’s near-upset of No. 16 Kentucky in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.

Barrett reached the 1,000-point and 500-rebound milestones during the season. She will head into her senior season as LSU’s 23rd all-time leading scorer with 1,118 points and the Lady Tigers’ 16th all-time leading rebounder with 571 boards.

Posted by Bill Martin