Jaterra Bonds Recognized with AP All-SEC Honor
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 | Women's Basketball
Florida senior Jaterra Bonds (Gainesville, Fla.) was recognized by the Associated Press, which released its All-Southeastern Conference postseason awards on Tuesday.
Bonds was honored to the organization's All-SEC Second Team after leading the Gators to a fifth-place finish in the final regular-season standings.
Bonds has been doing it all in her final collegiate season. She leads the Gators in:
· Scoring (15.6 ppg),
· Assists (4.3 apg),
· Made free throws (163) and
· Free throw attempts (198),
· While hitting 44.9 percent of her shots from the floor, 82.3 percent from the free throw line and collecting 1.4 steals.
Florida (19-12) earned the No. 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will play No. 6 seed Dayton (23-7) on Sun., March 23 at 3 p.m. ET, in University Park, Pa.
The AP has been selecting postseason honors in the SEC since 1997.
Complete Listing of AP All-SEC Awards:
FIRST TEAM
u-Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina, G, 5-9, So.
Isabelle Harrison, Tennessee, C, 6-3, Jr.
Meighan Simmons, Tennessee, G, 5-9, Sr.
Courtney Walker, Texas A&M, G, 5-8, So.
t-Martha Alwal, Mississippi State, C, 6-4, Jr.
t-Christina Foggie, Vanderbilt, G, 5-9, Sr.
t-Tia Faleru, Mississippi, F, 6-1, Jr.
SECOND TEAM
Theresa Plaisance, LSU, F, 6-5, Sr.
Bri Kulas, Missouri, F, 6-1, Sr.
Aleighsa Welch, South Carolina, F, 6-0, Jr.
Jaterra Bonds, Florida, G, 5-7, Sr.
Tyrese Tanner, Auburn, G-F, 6-1, Sr.
HONORABLE MENTION
Shacobia Barbee, Georgia, G-F, 5-10, So.
Alaina Coates, South Carolina, C, 6-4, Fr.
Jessica Jackson, Arkansas, F, 6-3, Fr.
Valencia McFarland, Mississippi, G, 5-4, Sr.
Jennifer O'Neill, Kentucky, G, 5-6, Jr.
DeNesha Stallworth, Kentucky, F, 6-3, Sr.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Meighan Simmons, Tennessee
COACH OF THE YEAR: u-Dawn Staley, South Carolina
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Alaina Coates, South Carolina
U – unanimous
T – tie
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