The ACC announced its women’s basketball awards and all-conference teams yesterday, and NC State is well represented, not surprisingly. Wes Moore took home Coach of the Year honors, which is the fourth time he’s done so.
NC State has three representatives on the All-ACC First Team, which has been expanded again to include an absurd 15 players. Aziaha James, Saniya Rivers, and Zoe Brooks each made the cut. Here’s the full cast:
All-ACC First Team
Hannah Hidalgo, So., G, Notre Dame – 2257
Ta’Niya Latson, Jr., G, Florida State – 2173
Olivia Miles, Jr., G, Notre Dame – 1949
Aziaha James, Sr., G, NC State – 1902
Makayla Timpson, Sr., F, Florida State – 1729
Sonia Citron, Sr., G, Notre Dame – 1398
Kymora Johnson, So., G, Virginia – 1339
Saniya Rivers, Sr., G, NC State – 1316
Alyssa Ustby, Gr., G/F, North Carolina – 1010
Khadija Faye, Gr., C, Pitt – 973
Zoe Brooks, So., G, NC State – 968
Kara Dunn, Jr., G, Georgia Tech – 965
Toby Fournier, Fr., F, Duke – 916
Jayda Curry, Sr., G, Louisville – 881
O’Mariah Gordon, Sr., G, Florida State – 878
Honestly, is anyone complaining if the list is cut after that top five? I’m not. No idea why the ACC feels like it needs to have a giganto-team for women’s basketball. There’s also a 10-member second team, which doesn’t include Madison Hayes, and that is an oversight.
Saniya Rivers also made the All-Defensive team, while Tilda Trygger made the All-Freshman team. Zoe Brooks was named the league’s most improved player.