DePaul University Athletics
Stonewall Selected to CoSIDA Academic All-America Team
3/9/2020 11:43:00 AM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Sixth time a Blue Demon earns one of nation's top academic honors
CHICAGO – Chante Stonewall received one of the nation's highest academic honors on Monday when she was named to the 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America Team.
She becomes only the fifth different Blue Demon in program history to earn such an accolade, and the first since Jessica January was a repeat selection in 2017.
Stonewall has led No. 18/16 DePaul to its third consecutive BIG EAST tournament title game (Monday at 7 p.m.) and its sixth BIG EAST regular-season title in the last seven years. She is among the nation's leaders in field goals and shot attempts and has been honored as an All-BIG EAST First Team selection along with being voted BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year by opposing coaches.
The 6-foot, 1-inch forward from Downstate Normal is among the top candidates for the Cheryl Miller Award singling out the top 20 small forwards in the country. She was also named to the watch lists for the Naismith Citizen Cup Award and the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award.
The senior co-captain leads DePaul (27-5) into tonight's game against Marquette at Wintrust Arena averaging 17.3 points a game, and as the point person on the Blue Demons' vaunted full-court press has been playing 94 feet of defense throughout the season.
Currently, Stonewall is No. 12 all-time on the career scoring list with 1,600 points---just five shy of No. 11 Chanise Jenkins. Cracking the top 10 would mean surpassing JoAnn Feiereisel (1,630) with No. 9 Jenni Dant (1,633) also within reach.
With a double major in Psychology and Sociology, Stonewall carries a 3.68 grade-point average and was honored as the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women's basketball---the league's highest academic award.
It's no wonder she was voted onto the All-America Third Team in nationwide voting by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Other DePaul CoSIDA Academic All-Americans include Anne McDonald (1999), current Chicago Sky and WNBA All-Star Allie Quigley (2008), Megan Podkowa and Jessica January (2016) and January again in 2017.
Louisiana State University senior guard Skylar Mays and Texas Tech University graduate student forward Brittany Brewer headline the 2019-20 Academic All-America® Division I men's and women's basketball teams selected by CoSIDA and announced Monday.
Mays has been named the 2019-20 Academic All-America® of the Year for Division I men's basketball, while Brewer earned the distinction of 2019-20 Academic All-America® of the Year for Division I women's basketball.
Mays, a kinesiology major from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, earns Academic All-America® of the Year honors after being named to the Academic All-America® First Team in 2018-19 and earning second team honors in 2017-18. He boasts a 3.93 GPA and was named to the All-SEC Second Team last season. He was also named the 2019 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year.
This season, Mays is a top-10 finalist for the Jerry West Award as of one the nation's top shooting guard. He leads the Tigers scoring 16.6 points per game and is second on the team in assists, averaging 3.0 per game. Mays is the only player in LSU history to accumulate 1,500 points, 400 rebounds, 300 assists, and 200 steals.
A native of Abilene, Texas, Brewer is pursuing a graduate degree in community, family & addiction sciences. She becomes a two-time First Team Academic All-America selection after also earning the honor in 2018-19. Brewer carries a 4.0 in her graduate course work after also earning a 4.0 as an undergrad.
She was recently named one of 10 finalists for Lisa Leslie Award as one of the top center in the country. She ranks second in the country averaging 4.39 blocks a game, while scoring 16.5 points and grabbing 10.3 rebounds for the Red Raiders. Earlier this season she tied the Division I record when she blocked 16 shots against Louisiana Monroe.
Three of the 15 members of the Academic All-America® Division I Men's Basketball teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA, all of which are graduate students. The five members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.93, with the entire men's team holding a collective average GPA of 3.78
Four others join Mays as repeat selections on the Academic All-America® Division I men's basketball teams from 2018-19 – Amidou Bamba (Charlotte), Brooks DeBisschop (Northern Arizona University), James Foye (Dartmouth College), and Matt Pile (University of Nebraska Omaha).
Six of the 15 members of the Academic All-America® Division I women's basketball teams sport a perfect 4.0 GPA in either undergrad or graduate school. The five members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.94, with the complete15-member women's team averaging a 3.88 GPA.
Along with Brewer, the Academic All-America® Division I Women's Basketball teams have four other repeat performers from last year's teams – Becca Hittner (Drake University), Ciara Duffy (University of South Dakota), Mikayla Pivec (Oregon State University), and Sara Rhine (Drake University). Additionally, Duffy and Rhine were named to the 2017-18 Academic All-America® team.
She becomes only the fifth different Blue Demon in program history to earn such an accolade, and the first since Jessica January was a repeat selection in 2017.
Stonewall has led No. 18/16 DePaul to its third consecutive BIG EAST tournament title game (Monday at 7 p.m.) and its sixth BIG EAST regular-season title in the last seven years. She is among the nation's leaders in field goals and shot attempts and has been honored as an All-BIG EAST First Team selection along with being voted BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year by opposing coaches.
The 6-foot, 1-inch forward from Downstate Normal is among the top candidates for the Cheryl Miller Award singling out the top 20 small forwards in the country. She was also named to the watch lists for the Naismith Citizen Cup Award and the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award.
The senior co-captain leads DePaul (27-5) into tonight's game against Marquette at Wintrust Arena averaging 17.3 points a game, and as the point person on the Blue Demons' vaunted full-court press has been playing 94 feet of defense throughout the season.
Currently, Stonewall is No. 12 all-time on the career scoring list with 1,600 points---just five shy of No. 11 Chanise Jenkins. Cracking the top 10 would mean surpassing JoAnn Feiereisel (1,630) with No. 9 Jenni Dant (1,633) also within reach.
With a double major in Psychology and Sociology, Stonewall carries a 3.68 grade-point average and was honored as the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women's basketball---the league's highest academic award.
It's no wonder she was voted onto the All-America Third Team in nationwide voting by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Other DePaul CoSIDA Academic All-Americans include Anne McDonald (1999), current Chicago Sky and WNBA All-Star Allie Quigley (2008), Megan Podkowa and Jessica January (2016) and January again in 2017.
Louisiana State University senior guard Skylar Mays and Texas Tech University graduate student forward Brittany Brewer headline the 2019-20 Academic All-America® Division I men's and women's basketball teams selected by CoSIDA and announced Monday.
Mays has been named the 2019-20 Academic All-America® of the Year for Division I men's basketball, while Brewer earned the distinction of 2019-20 Academic All-America® of the Year for Division I women's basketball.
Mays, a kinesiology major from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, earns Academic All-America® of the Year honors after being named to the Academic All-America® First Team in 2018-19 and earning second team honors in 2017-18. He boasts a 3.93 GPA and was named to the All-SEC Second Team last season. He was also named the 2019 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year.
This season, Mays is a top-10 finalist for the Jerry West Award as of one the nation's top shooting guard. He leads the Tigers scoring 16.6 points per game and is second on the team in assists, averaging 3.0 per game. Mays is the only player in LSU history to accumulate 1,500 points, 400 rebounds, 300 assists, and 200 steals.
A native of Abilene, Texas, Brewer is pursuing a graduate degree in community, family & addiction sciences. She becomes a two-time First Team Academic All-America selection after also earning the honor in 2018-19. Brewer carries a 4.0 in her graduate course work after also earning a 4.0 as an undergrad.
She was recently named one of 10 finalists for Lisa Leslie Award as one of the top center in the country. She ranks second in the country averaging 4.39 blocks a game, while scoring 16.5 points and grabbing 10.3 rebounds for the Red Raiders. Earlier this season she tied the Division I record when she blocked 16 shots against Louisiana Monroe.
Three of the 15 members of the Academic All-America® Division I Men's Basketball teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA, all of which are graduate students. The five members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.93, with the entire men's team holding a collective average GPA of 3.78
Four others join Mays as repeat selections on the Academic All-America® Division I men's basketball teams from 2018-19 – Amidou Bamba (Charlotte), Brooks DeBisschop (Northern Arizona University), James Foye (Dartmouth College), and Matt Pile (University of Nebraska Omaha).
Six of the 15 members of the Academic All-America® Division I women's basketball teams sport a perfect 4.0 GPA in either undergrad or graduate school. The five members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.94, with the complete15-member women's team averaging a 3.88 GPA.
Along with Brewer, the Academic All-America® Division I Women's Basketball teams have four other repeat performers from last year's teams – Becca Hittner (Drake University), Ciara Duffy (University of South Dakota), Mikayla Pivec (Oregon State University), and Sara Rhine (Drake University). Additionally, Duffy and Rhine were named to the 2017-18 Academic All-America® team.
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