UK women's Dunlap second-team All-SEC

Auburn's Bonner is Player of the Year

By Paul Newberry / Associated Press

AP All-SEC
FIRST TEAM
u-DeWanna Bonner, Auburn, G, 6-4, Sr.
Christina Wirth, Vanderbilt, G-F, 6-1, Sr.
Allison Hightower, LSU, G, 5-10, Jr.
Whitney Boddie, Auburn, G, 5-9, Sr.
Sha Brooks, Florida, G, 5-7, Sr.
SECOND TEAM
Marshae Dotson, Florida, F, 5-11, Sr.
Alexis Rack, Mississippi State, G, 5-7, Jr.
Victoria Dunlap, Kentucky, F, 6-1, So.
Bianca Thomas, Mississippi, G, 5-10, Jr.
Ashley Houts, Georgia, G, 5-6, Jr.
HONORABLE MENTION
Angie Bjorklund, Tennessee, F-G, 6-0, So.; Shawn Goff, Mississippi, C, 6-3, Sr.; Sherell Hobbs, Auburn, G, 5-11, Sr.; Ceira Ricketts, Arkansas, G, 5-9, Fr.; Jennifer Risper, Vanderbilt, G, 5-9, Sr.; Angel Robinson, Georgia, F, 6-5, Jr.; Eleia Roddy, Kentucky, F-C, 6-3, Sr.; Shekinna Stricklen, Tennessee, G-F, 6-2, Fr.
Individual Awards
Player of the Year: DeWanna Bonner, Auburn
Coach of the Year: Nell Fortner, Auburn
Newcomer of the Year: Ceira Ricketts, Arkansas

ATLANTA — With Candace Parker and Sylvia Fowles out of the way, DeWanna Bonner finally got her chance to shine.

Auburn's versatile star was a unanimous choice as Player of the Year on The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference team released Tuesday, a reward for leading the Tigers to their first league championship in 20 years and a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

That wasn't the only award claimed by Auburn. Nell Fortner was an overwhelming pick for Coach of the Year after adding an SEC title to a list of accomplishments that already included a Big Ten championship at Purdue and an Olympic gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Games.

Kentucky forward Victoria Dunlap was named to the second team. The sophomore leads UK in scoring (12.6) and rebounding (9.0). Eleia Roddy, a senior forward averaging 12.3 points and 8.2 rebounds, got an honorable mention.

Arkansas freshman guard Ceira Ricketts, who starred at Fairdale High School, was named Newcomer of the Year.