BATON ROUGE — Sylvia Fowles, a 6-6 senior center for the LSU women’s basketball team, was named one of five first-team All-Americans by the Associated Press.
Fowles, also a first-team All-America selection by ESPN.com and the John R. Wooden Award, has guided the Lady Tigers (31-5) to the program’s fifth straight NCAA Final Four and her fourth.
The Miami, Fla., native has averaged 17.2 points and 10.0 rebounds per game entering the national semifinal game against rival Tennessee on Sunday. Fowles has also been named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year as well as earning the WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year honor.
“I am very honored to be considered one of the best players in the country,” Fowles said. “These awards mean a lot to me, but I know I would not be where I am today in my game without the help of my teammates and my coaches.”
Fowles was joined on the squad by repeat All-Americans Candace Parker of Tennessee and Courtney Paris of Oklahoma, Candice Wiggins of Stanford and UConn freshman Maya Moore.
Fowles is just the second LSU women’s player to receive first-team AP All-American honors, joining Seimone Augustus who was named first-team in 2005 and 2006.