ST. LOUIS — The postseason awards keep rolling in for LSU guard Allison Hightower, who earned NCAA Division I State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team honorable mention honors Saturday as unveiled at the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) National Convention.
A 10-member first team was chosen by a selection committee at the convention, site of the 2009 NCAA Women’s Final Four, which gets underway Sunday night. Thirty student-athletes from across the nation earned the distinction of honorable mention.
Hightower, a junior from Arlington, Texas, led LSU in six categories, including points (14.9), assists (3.0), steals (1.9), blocks (1.2), minutes played (35.0) and field goal percentage (.457). She finished the season with 447 points that put her at 943 points for her career, 57 shy of 1000.
Hightower guided LSU to its 11th straight NCAA Tournament appearance. She became the first player in school history to lead the Lady Tigers in points, assists, steals and blocks in a single season.
The 5-foot-10 guard ranked fifth in the SEC in points per game, fifth in field goal percentage, 11th in assists, seventh in steals, 11th in blocked shots, second in minutes played and third in assist/turnover ratio (1.8).
Hightower averaged 23.5 points and 4.0 assists in the NCAA Tournament, including a career-high 26 points to lead LSU past Green Bay in the first round.