The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Trio of Longhorns earn All-Big 12 Women's Basketball honors
03.06.2014 | Women's Basketball
Junior forward Nneka Enemkpali named All-Big 12 First Team.
Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Awards | Big12Sports.com
IRVING, Texas -- Junior Nneka Enemkpali (First Team), sophomore Imani McGee-Stafford (Second Team) and Chassidy Fussell (Honorable Mention) are listed on the 2013-14 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Awards, released on Thursday by the conference office.
Enemkpali was named All-Big 12 First Team after finishing the regular season with the second-most rebounds in the league (8.8 rpg), while leading Texas in scoring (12.5 ppg) and shooting percentage (.527). Enemkpali registered seven double-doubles this season, including a conference-high 21 rebounds and 15 points against West Virginia on Jan. 25.
Enemkpali is the second Longhorn to earn first-team honors in the last eight seasons. The Pflugerville, Texas native was given All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors as a sophomore last season.
McGee-Stafford made her way to All-Big 12 Second Team honors after pacing the Longhorns in scoring during Big 12 play with 12.1 points per game on a team-high 54.1 shooting percentage from the field. Her 42 blocks during conference play ranks second in the league. In the last four games, the Los Angeles native is averaging 18.0 points per game, including a career-high 26 at Iowa State on Feb. 22.
Last season McGee-Stafford was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year and All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.
Fussell earns her fourth consecutive All-Big 12 honor as an Honorable Mention nod this season. The Troy, Tenn., native finished the regular season as UT's third-leading scorer (10.0 ppg) after missing the first four conference games of the season due to injury. Fussell also earned honorable mention honors as a junior, first-team honors as a sophomore and second-team honors as a freshman.
The third-seeded Longhorns (20-10, 11-7 Big 12) open the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship against sixth-seeded Oklahoma on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Central (FOX Sports Network). UT's third-place finish in the Big 12 is the best finish since the 2004-05 season.
2013-14 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Awards
Coach of the Year: Mike Carey, WVU
Player of the Year: Odyssey Sims, BU
Freshman of the Year: Nina Davis, BU
Defensive Player of the Year: Odyssey Sims, BU
Sixth Man Award: Taylor Palmer, WVU
All-Big 12 First Team
Nneka Enemkpali, TEXAS
Nina Davis, BU
Odyssey Sims, BU
Hallie Christofferson, ISU
Chelsea Gardner, KU
Aaryn Ellenberg, OU
Tiffany Bias, OSU
Zahna Medley, TCU
Asya Bussie, WVU
Bria Holmes, WVU
All-Big 12 Second Team
Imani McGee-Stafford, TEXAS
Nikki Moody, ISU
Leticia Romero, KSU
Morgan Hook, OU
Amber Battle, TTU
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Chassidy Fussell, TEXAS
Niya Johnson, BU
Makenzie Robertson, BU
Natalie Knight, KU
Sharane Campbell, OU
Nicole Griffin, OU
Liz Donohoe, OSU
Brittney Martin, OSU
Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Odyssey Sims, BU
Tiffany Bias, OSU
Latricia Lovings, TCU
Asya Bussie, WVU
Jess Harlee, WVU
Big 12 All-Freshman Team
Nina Davis, BU
Jadda Buckley, ISU
Seanna Johnson, ISU
Leticia Romero, KSU
Roshunda Johnson, OSU