University of Louisville women’s basketball’s Asia Durr, Myisha Hines-Allen, and Mariya Moore each earned all-Atlantic Coast Conference coaches’ honors, the league office announced on Monday.
Durr was selected to the first team, a week after being named to the Blue Ribbon Panel’s first team, while Hines-Allen and Moore secured second-team accolades, as voted by the league’s 15 head coaches.
The sophomore, Durr has been Louisville’s driving force on offense. She is pacing the team with 18.8 points per game, connecting on 108 3-pointers. She has collected 60 assists, third most on the team, and a team-leading 40 steals. She has hit 209 field goals, five shy of tying for ninth most in a season, and her 621 points are seventh most in a year in school history.
Hines-Allen is averaging 13.8 points and 9.2 rebounds, totaling a league-leading 15 double-doubles. She is shooting 50.0 percent from the field. In addition to her offensive game, which also feature 50 assists, she has 32 steals. Her 302 rebounds this year and fourth best in a season in school history.
Moore has produced 12.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game. She is 17 assists shy of tying for 10th on the school’s single-season list, and her 160 helpers rank 35th nationally. She has scored in double figures on 20 occasions, while dishing out at least five assists 17 times.
No. 13 Louisville (27-7) is coming off its fifth-consecutive season in which it reached its league tournament’s semifinal game. The Cardinals, who have tied for the fourth-most victories in a season in school history, now await their NCAA Tournament fate. The 68-team field will be revealed on Monday on ESPN at 7 p.m.
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2016-17 ACC Head Coaches Season Honors
ACC Player of the Year: Shakayla Thomas, Jr., F, Florida State
ACC Freshman of the Year: Francesca Pan, Fr., G, Georgia Tech
ACC Coach of the Year: Wes Moore, NC State
2016-17 All-ACC Team (as selected by the head coaches)
First Team
Lexie Brown, R-Jr., G, Duke
Rebecca Greenwell, R-Jr., G, Duke
Shakayla Thomas, Jr., F, Florida State
Asia Durr, So., G, Louisville
Miah Spencer, Sr., G, NC State
Dominique Wilson, Sr., G, NC State
Lindsay Allen, Sr., G, Notre Dame
Brianna Turner, Jr., F, Notre Dame
Alexis Peterson, Sr., G, Syracuse
Brittney Sykes, R-Sr., G, Syracuse
Second Team
Leticia Romero, Sr., G, Florida State
Myisha Hines-Allen, Jr., F, Louisville
Mariya Moore, Jr., F, Louisville
Adrienne Motley, Sr., G, Miami
Jessica Thomas, Sr., G, Miami
All-Freshman Team
Kobi Thornton, Fr., P, Clemson
Leaonna Odom, Fr., F, Duke
Francesca Pan, Fr., G, Georgia Tech
Jackie Young, Fr., G, Notre Dame
Gabby Cooper, Fr., G, Syracuse
Dominique Toussaint Fr., G, Virginia
Jocelyn Willoughby, Fr., G, Virginia
Alex Sharp, Fr., G, Wake Forest
All-Defensive Team
Brittany Brown, Sr., G, Florida State
Lexie Brown, R-Jr., G, Duke
Brianna Turner, Jr., F, Notre Dame
Alexis Peterson, Sr., G, Syracuse
Brittney Sykes, R-Sr., G, Syracuse
Ira Green
Asst. Sports Information Director
University of Louisville Athletics