North Carolina Central University

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

     ATLANTA -- North Carolina Central University sophomore Cassie King has been named as a finalist for the 2005 Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team for NCAA Division II, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Monday (March 14). 
     The 41 finalists, who are voted upon by WBCA member coaches in each of the eight WBCA geographical regions, are now in the running for selection to the 10-member Kodak/WBCA All-America Team. 
     King, a 6-0 forward from Wendell, NC, was named as one of five members on the WBCA's Region 3 Team after leading the region and ranking fourth in NCAA Division II in scoring with an average of 22.9 points per game. She also averaged 9.8 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.2 blocked shots per contest for the 16-13 Lady Eagles.
     During her second season at NCCU, King set a new single-season standard with 664 points, passing the mark set by Von Fulmore during the 1985-86 campaign with 636 points. She amassed 14 double-doubles and now has 22 for her college career. King was selected All-CIAA and named to the CIAA All-Tournament Team for the second year in a row.
     On March 1, King scored a school and conference tournament record 59 points, more than any women's college basketball player this season, during an 84-79 overtime win over Bowie State in the quarterfinals of the CIAA Tournament. She shot 21-of-38 from the field and made 17-of-18 free throws, while adding a team-high 13 rebounds with no turnovers and no fouls in 45 minutes of play.

Region 3
Shavonder Clarke, Kennesaw State University, Jr., G, 5-11 
Kiarsha Curtis, Shaw University, Sr., G, 5-8 
Allyson Hardy, Bowie State University, Sr., G, 5-6 
Cassie King, North Carolina Central University, So., F, 6-0 
Danielle Richardson, University of North Carolina-Pembroke, Sr., C, 6-2 

For a complete list of honorees, visit WBCA.org.

The Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team will be announced at the Division II Banquet of Champions on March 22, 2005 in Hot Springs, Arkansas by WBCA CEO, Beth Bass. 

Founded in 1981, the WBCA promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game as an amateur sport for women and girls.