USA South Women's Basketball Awards Announced
(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its 2011-12 All-Conference awards for women's basketball. A total of 31 student-athletes have been named to the USA South All-Conference team. Greensboro College's Danielle Duncan was named the Player of the Year, Christopher Newport University's Camry Green earned Rookie of the Year honors and Ferrum College's Bryan Harvey collected Coach of the Year accolades. Finally, the USA South recognized an All-Sportsmanship Team, consisting of one member from each competing school. All awards are voted on by the women's basketball coach at each institution.
Duncan, a Greensboro, North Carolina senior center, is currently ranked among the league's best in a number of categories including points per game, rebounds per game, blocks, field goals and free throws. Duncan is currently averaging 19.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.4 steals per game. She earns her fourth career all-conference honor, garnering First Team All-Conference accolades this season after collecting the same accolades the previous two seasons to go along with a second team honor following her freshman campaign. Finally, Duncan accumulated three USA South Player of the Week honors this season.
Green, a Richmond, Virginia freshman
center, is currently ranked in the USA South's top-ten in
the statistical categories of field goal shooting percentage,
rebounds per game and blocks. She is currently averaging 8.4
points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per
contest. Green earned Honorable
Mention All-Conference accolades to go along with three USA
South Rookie of the Week honors this winter.
Harvey, in his seventh season as the head of the Panthers, earns
his second career coach of the year honor, having last
collected the accolade following the 2006-07
season. Harvey took his team to the program's
third regular season title, which this year is shared
with Christopher Newport and Greensboro, as the Panthers
amassed a 15-3 Conference mark. Harvey takes his team
into the semifinals of the USA South Women's Basketball Tournament
as the top seed.
| Player of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Coach of the Year |
Danielle Duncan Greensboro |
Camry Green Christopher Newport |
Bryan Harvey Ferrum |
The 2012 USA South Women's Basketball All-Conference Team:
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team |
|
Tesla Akers - Ferrum |
Sabrina Desper - Mary Baldwin |
Sam Akers - Shenandoah |
| Honorable Mention | All-Sportsmanship | |
|
Crystal Alston - Peace |
Kaneshia Slade - Averett |







