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ATLANTA - The Women's Basketball Coaches
Association (WBCA) and State Farm announced the 2008
Junior College/Community College (JC/CC) State Farm
Coaches' All-America Basketball Team. This year's
team marks the first State Farm Coaches' All-America
Team, as Eastman Kodak held the previous sponsorship
for 25 years. Selection committees in each of the
nine WBCA geographical regions select 10 of the top
women's basketball players in the nation to be
honored.
The members of the 2008 JC/CC State Farm Coaches'
All-America Basketball Team are as follows:
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Name
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Institution
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Year
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Pos.
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Hgt.
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Danielle Adams
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Jefferson College
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Fr.
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G/F
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6’2
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Brittany Blackmon
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South Plains College
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So.
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F
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5’10
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Tegan Cunningham
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Seward County Community College
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So.
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G
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6’1
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Jazlyn Davis
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Mt. San Antonio College
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So.
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G
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5’9
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Darika Hill
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Trinity Valley Community College
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So.
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F
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6’1
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Demauria Liles
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Gulf Coast Community College
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So.
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F
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6’0
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Candace Rucker
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
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So.
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G
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5’9
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Denise Scott
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Community College of Rhode Island
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So.
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G
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5’7
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Lauren Thomas-Johnson
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Kirkwood Community College
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So.
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G
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5’10
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Latoya Williams
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Chipola College
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Fr.
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F
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6’3
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“I am pleased to bring you the 2008 JC/CC State
Farm Coaches’ All-America Team,” said WBCA CEO
Beth Bass. “This group of student-athletes has
worked tirelessly to get where they are, and I am
honored to name each one of them to this team.”
“State Farm is truly honored to recognize these
outstanding student-athletes for their wonderful and
amazing achievements,” said Mark Gibson, assistant
vice president of advertising for State Farm. “The
State Farm Coaches All-America Team represents true
excellence in the sport of women’s basketball and
we are extremely proud to be associated with these
remarkable student-athletes.”
The following have been recognized as State Farm
Coaches’ All-America Team Honorable Mentions for
JC/CC:
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Name
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Institution
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Year
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Pos.
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Hgt.
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Carmen Deal
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Mt. San Antonio College
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So.
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F
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6’2
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Mariame Djouara
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South Plains College
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So.
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G
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5’7
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Tamar Gruwell
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Sierra College
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So.
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G
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5’8
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LaToya Johnson
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Jefferson College
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Fr.
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G
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5’6
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Indira
Kaljo
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Ventura
College
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So.
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G
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5’10
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Shebra Legrant
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Miami-Dade College
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So.
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F
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6’0
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Jasmine Lowe
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Foothill College
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So.
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G
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5’7
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Rachel Murray
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Community College of Rhode Island
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Fr.
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C
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6’3
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Dayna Rodriguez
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Miami-Dade College
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So.
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C
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6’3
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Bethany Schwab
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Johnson County Community College
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So.
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G
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5’6
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Nicole Walton
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McLennan Community College
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Fr.
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G
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5’8
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About State Farm
State Farm(r) insures more cars than any other
insurer in North America and is the leading U.S.
home insurer. State Farm's 17,000 agents and 68,000
employees serve over 75 million auto, fire, life and
health policies in the United States and Canada, and
more than 1.6 million bank accounts. State Farm
Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of
the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is
ranked No.22 on the Fortune 500 list of largest
companies. For more information, please visit
statefarm.com(r) or in Canada statefarm.ca(tm).
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the WBCA promotes women's
basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to
develop a reputable identity for the sport and to
foster and promote the development of the game as a
sport for women and girls. For additional
information about the WBCA, please visit wbca.org.
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