ATLANTA — LSU junior guard Danielle Ballard picked up Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-Region 3 honors as announced Wednesday.
In total, 52 players representing 43 schools earned WBCA All-Region status. The WBCA selection committee will chose its 10-member WBCA Coaches’ All-America Team from the 52 candidates.
Ballard turned in a team-leading 14.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 2.9 assists per game. She was the only SEC player to rank among the league’s Top 10 in four of the five major statistical during conference play (steals – 1st; points – 6th; rebounds – 8th; assists – 10th).
Ballard provided her four best scoring performances of the season against ranked opponents. She racked up a career-high tying 25 points during LSU’s win over No. 10 Kentucky after she provided 24 point and 10 rebounds to spark LSU’s double overtime victory at No. 15 Mississippi State. Those two efforts enabled Ballard to claim ESPNU/USBWA/SEC Player of the Week honors.
Ballard registered double figures in 14 of her 17 appearances which included a career-long stretch of 12 consecutive games capped by 22 points and 10 rebounds versus No. 18 Texas A&M at the SEC Tournament.
Ballard secured 5.2 of her 7.2 rebounds on the defensive end. She became the newest member of LSU’s 500 rebounds club and heads into her senior season 23 points shy from reaching 1,000 for her career.
LSU has collected four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances highlighted by a pair of NCAA Sweet 16 trips under head coach Nikki Caldwell. The Lady Tigers also have secured a trio of 20-plus win seasons and have reached at least 10 SEC victories three times under Caldwell.
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2014-15 WBCA All-Region
Region 1
Name, School, Position, Year
Dietrick Blake, Princeton, G, Sr.
Aliyyah Handford, St. John’s, G, Jr.
Andrea Hoover, Dayton, G, Sr.
Brittany Hrynko, DePaul, G, Sr.
Moriah Jefferson, Connecticut, G, Jr.
Jonquel Jones, George Washington, F, Jr.
Kelsey Minato, Army, G, Jr.
Kalenna Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut, F, Sr.
Diasha Simmons, Seton Hall, G, Sr.
Ka-Deidre Simmons, Seton Hall, G, Sr.
Breanna Stewart, Connecticut, F, Jr.
Courtney Williams, USF, G, Jr.
Region 2
Name, School, Position, Year
Adut Bulgak, Florida State, C, Jr.
Allisha Gray, North Carolina, G, So.
Dearica Hamby, Wake Forest, F, Sr.
Brianna Kiesel, Pittsburgh, G, Sr.
Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame, G, Jr.
Brianna Turner, Notre Dame, F, Fr.
Elizabeth Williams, Duke, F/C, Sr.
Region 3
Name, School, Position, Year
Danielle Ballard, LSU, G, Jr.
Isabelle Harrison, Tennessee, C, Sr.
Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina, G, Jr.
Courtney Walker, Texas A&M, G, Jr.
Aleighsa Welch, South Carolina, F, Sr.
A’ja Wilson, South Carolina, F, Fr.
Region 4
Name, School, Position, Year
Crystal Bradford, Central Michigan, G, Sr.
Aundrea Gamble, Arkansas State, G, Jr.
Chastity Gooch, Western Kentucky, F, Sr.
Alexis Govan, Western Kentucky, G, Sr.
Ashia Jones, Tennessee-Martin, F, So.
Sina King, Akron, F, Sr.
Region 5
Name, School, Position, Year
Nina Davis, Baylor, F, So.
Chelsea Gardner, Kansas, F, Sr.
Bria Holmes, West Virginia, G, Jr.
Niya Johnson, Baylor, G, Jr.
Brittney Martin, Oklahoma State, G, Jr.
Nikki Moody, Iowa State, G, Sr.
Region 6
Name, School, Position, Year
Lexie Brown, Maryland, G, So.
Samantha Logic, Iowa, G, Sr.
Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State, G, Fr.
Aerial Powers, Michigan State, F, So.
Amanda Zahui B., Minnesota, C, So.
Region 7
Name, School, Position, Year
Stacey Barr, Idaho, G, Sr.
Marquelle Dent, Wyoming, G, Jr.
Mimi Mungedi, Nevada, C, Sr.
Tyonna Outland, Cal State Bakersfield, G, Sr.
Deanna Weaver, Boise State, G, Sr.
Region 8
Name, School, Position, Year
Brittany Boyd, California, G, Sr.
Reshanda Gray, California, F, Sr.
Ruth Hamblin, Oregon State, C, Jr.
Amber Orrange, Stanford, G, Sr.
Kelsey Plum, Washington, G, So.