Cal State's Wilt earns second-team All-American honors
Cal State San Bernardino’s Vanessa Wilt has been voted to the Daktronics NCAA Division II women’s basketball all-America second team by a vote of the nation’s sports information directors.
In addition, Wilt was named a State Farm/Women’s Basketball Coach’s Association honorable mention for the second straight year despite the fact she was among the top 26 in the nation in four statistical categories.
Wilt was the only West Region player named to any of the three teams selected by the Division II sports information directors. None of the 10 all-Americans selected by the WBCA coaches committee played for West Region schools.
The 6-1 senior center from Hesperia (
Wilt was in the top 12 in NCAA Division II in all four categories until very late in the season. She finished No. 2 in the nation in rebounding, No. 8 in blocked shots, No. 23 in field goal percentage and No. 26 in scoring.
Previously this month, Wilt was named the CCAA’s most valuable player and the Daktronics West Region player of the year as well as being selected to the WBCA’s all-region first team.
Wilt had 25 double-doubles (points and rebounds) in 29 games and 36 for her two-year career at CSUSB, in which she led the Coyotes to two straight NCAA regional tournament appearances.
She was the CSUSB Female Student-Athlete of the Year in 2006-07, earning first-team all-CCAA and first-team all-West Region honors, averaging 18.0 and 9.9 rebounds a game with 41 blocked shots.
She smashed the team’s single-season record for blocked shots (old mark was 59), giving her 112 in her two seasons, one shy of the all-time career record of 113.
Wilt’s 388 rebounds is a new single-season record as is her rebounds per game average (13.4). She tied the team’s single-game scoring record with 39 points against Cal State L.A.
In her two seasons, Wilt led the Coyotes to a 38-19 record and the program’s first back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances since the school moved up to Division II in 1991-92.
A good student with a 3.3 GPA, Wilt was recently voted to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA all-District 8 academic first team.
Celeste Trahan of Elizabeth City State (N.J.) was named the Daktronics Division II player of the year averaging 23.7 points and 15.9 rebounds per game, leading the nation in both categories.
The WBCA named sophomore Johanna Leedham of Franklin Pierce as its player of the year. Leedham was a third-team selection by the sports information directors on the Daktronics all-America list.
DAKTRONICS NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN’S HOOPS ALL-
First team
Lauren Beckley, So., Shippensburg
Emily Brister, Jr.,
Katie Cezat, Jr., Hillsdale
Ashley Langen, Sr.,
Celeste Trahan, Sr.,
*Player of the Year
Second team
Vanessa Wilt, Sr.,
Kate Lynch, Sr.,
Jennifer Rushing,
Michelle Stueve, Sr.,
Sheena Walton, Sr.,
Third team
Anna Atkinson, Jr., Wingate
Jeana Hoffman, Sr.,
Johannah Leedham, So., Franklin Pierce
Syretha Marble, Jr.,
Sarah Van Horn, Jr.,
STATE FARM/WBCA DIVISION II WOMEN’S HOOPS ALL-AMERICA
First team
Lauren Beckley, So., Shippensburg
Katie Cezat, Jr., Hillsdale
Jeana Hoffman, Sr.,
Kierah Kimbrough, Jr.,
Johannah Leedham, So., Franklin Pierce*
Kate Lynch, Sr.,
Jennifer Rushing, Sr.,
Michelle Stueve, Sr.,
Jahzinga Tracey, Jr., Indiana U (
Celeste Trahan, Sr.,
*Player of the Year
Honorable Mention
Vanessa Wilt, Sr., Cal State San Bernardino and 30 others.
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