Delle Donne Selected to All-WNBA First Team
October 14, 2016 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Chicago Sky News Release
CHICAGO - Chicago Sky forward Elena Delle Donne was selected to the All-WNBA First Team, the WNBA announced today. Delle Donne makes her second consecutive appearance on the All-WNBA First Team after finishing second in the WNBA in scoring (21.46 ppg) and free throw percentage (93.5). She also averaged 7.0 rebounds, the second best mark of her career, to go with a career-best 1.9 assists. Delle Donne earned 27 First Team votes and 162 points.
Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike, the 2016 WNBA Most Valuable Player presented by Samsung, headlines the 2016 All-WNBA First Team. Ogwumike received First Team votes on all 39 ballots and 195 total points, making her the only unanimous pick from a panel of national and local sportswriters and broadcasters.
Joining Delle Donne and Ogwumike on the First Team are two former WNBA MVPs in 2012 winner Tina Charles of the New York Liberty, a center who received 38 First Team votes and 193 points; and 2014 winner Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx, a guard who received 34 First Team votes and 185 points. Rounding out the First Team is Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm, who garnered 19 First Team votes and 128 points.
The Second Team consists of Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry (122 points), Storm forward Breanna Stewart (117 points), Lynx center Sylvia Fowles (89 points), Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (86 points) and Storm guard Jewell Loyd (48 points).
Voting for the All-WNBA First and Second Teams was conducted at the conclusion of the regular season. Players were selected by position and received five points for each First Team vote and three points for each Second Team vote.
In honor of being named to the All-WNBA First and Second Teams, each player will receive a trophy designed by Tiffany & Co. In addition, $10,000 will be awarded to each member of the First Team, while each member of the Second Team will receive $5,000.
Below are the results of the 2016 All-WNBA Team voting:
2016 ALL-WNBA FIRST TEAM Player Team Position Points Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks Forward 195 Tina Charles New York Liberty Center 193 Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx Guard 185 Elena Delle Donne Chicago Sky Forward 162 Sue Bird Seattle Storm Guard 128
2016 ALL-WNBA SECOND TEAM Player Team Position Points Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Forward 122 Breanna Stewart Seattle Storm Forward 117 Sylvia Fowles Minnesota Lynx Center 89 Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury Guard 86 Jewell Loyd Seattle Storm Guard 48
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About the Chicago Sky The Chicago Sky is one of 12 teams in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) - the longest running female professional sports league in the world. The Sky, which is contending for its fourth consecutive playoff berth, plays its home games at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL. The regular season runs from May to September, with the playoffs concluding by the middle of October. For information on ticket packages to see the Sky play at Allstate Arena, call 866.SKY.WNBA or visit www.chicagosky.net.
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