Lynx Guard-Forward Monica Wright Named to WNBA All-Rookie Team
August 31, 2010 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL - The WNBA today announced that Lynx guard-forward Monica Wright has been named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team. Wright, along with Connecticut's Tina Charles, led all players in voting with 11 votes.
Wright, selected second overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft by the Lynx, finished among the top three rookies in scoring (2nd, 11.1 ppg), rebounding (3rd, 2.9 rpg), assists (3rd, 1.5 apg), three-point accuracy (2nd, .340 percent), free-throw accuracy (2nd, .819 percent), steals (3rd, 1.0 spg) and minutes (2nd, 25.5 mpg). Her 32 made three-point field goals led all rookies. Playing in all 34 games for the Lynx, starting 24, the 5-10 guard-forward scored in double figures 19 times, including a career-high and rookie-high for the season with 32 points in a 92-82 win over the Phoenix Mercury on June 1. The 32 points is the top mark by a reserve in Lynx history, and the third-highest total in WNBA history.
New York Liberty guard Kalana Greene, Connecticut Sun forward Kelsey Griffin and Chicago Sky guard Epiphanny Prince were also named to the All-Rookie squad.
The voting panel consisted of the WNBA's 12 head coaches, who chose five players regardless of position. Coaches were not permitted to vote for players on their own team. Charles and Wright each received 11 votes, while Greene, Griffin and Prince each got 10.
Wright's selection marks the fifth consecutive year the Lynx have had a representative on the All-Rookie Team. Seimone Augustus (2006), Lindsey Harding (2007), Nicky Anosike and Candice Wiggins (2008), and Renee Montgomery (2009) were also named to all-first-year squads.
Women's National Basketball Association Stories from August 31, 2010
- Lynx Guard-Forward Monica Wright Named to WNBA All-Rookie Team - Minnesota Lynx
- The Connecticut Sun's Tina Charles Named WNBA Rookie of the Year - WNBA
- Epiphanny Prince Named to the 2010 WNBA All-Rookie Team - Chicago Sky
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