March 1, 2002
WACO, Texas - In a vote of the league's head coaches, Baylor's Sheila Lambert and Danielle Crockrom were named to the All-Big 12 first team it was announced by the conference office today.
Kansas State's Deb Patterson was named Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year, and Oklahoma senior Stacey Dales was selected as Big 12 Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
Lambert and Crockrom have led the Lady bears to a No. 8 national ranking and a 24-4 overall record. In addition, the Lady Bears finished second in the Big 12 with a best-ever 12-4 league record. Lambert ranked No., 2 in the league in scoring (19.9) and steals (3.11), No. 3 in assists (6.11) and No. 11 in field goal percentage (.495). In the Big 12 Crockrom is No. 3 in rebounding (9.2), No. 6 in scoring (17.7), No. 9 in field goal percentage (.504) and No. 10 in blocked shots(1.04). Lambert and Crockrom were named first-team All-Big 12 last season also.
2001-02 All-Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Team
First Team
Stacey Dales, Oklahoma, G, 6-0, Sr.
Sheila Lambert, Baylor, G, 5-7, Sr.
Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State, F/C, 6-4, So.
Angie Welle, Iowa State, C, 6-4, Sr.
Danielle Crockrom, Baylor, F, 6-2, Sr.
Second Team
LaNeishea Caufield, Oklahoma, G, 5-9, Sr.
Jia Perkins, Texas Tech, G, 5-8, So.
Stacy Stephens, Texas, F/C, 6-1, So.
Mandy Nightingale, Colorado, G, 5-6, Sr.
Lindsey Wilson, Iowa State, G, 5-9, Jr.
Third Team
Caton Hill, Oklahoma, F, 6-1, Jr.
Jenny Roulier, Colorado, G, 5-9, Sr
Laurie Koehn, Kansas State, G, 5-8, Fr.
Kendra Wecker, Kansas State, F, 5-11, Fr.
*Tracy Gahan, Iowa State, G, 6-0, Sr.
*Rosalind Ross, Oklahoma, G, 5-9, Sr.
*Tied for Position
Honorable Mention
Evan Unrau and Kerensa Barr, Missouri, Keasha Cannon, Nebraska, Trisha Skibbe, Oklahoma State, Heather Schreiber, Texas, Toccara Williams and Meg Banahan, Texas A&M, and Amber Tarr, Texas Tech
Big 12 Coach of the Year: Deb Patterson,Kansas State
Big 12 Player of the Year: Stacey Dales, Oklahoma
Big 12 Newcomer of the Year: Keasha Cannon,Nebraska, G, 5-10, Jr, Kansas City, Kan.
Big 12 Freshman of the Year: Heather Schreiber, Texas, F, 6-2, Windthorst, Texas
