TOP 10 GUARDS IN THE BIG 12

[dnyce1nohio]

LETS SEE THE BIG 12 HAS ALOT OF TALENTED GUARDS LIST YOUR TOP 12 GUARDS WITH 1 BEING THE HIGHEST AND 12 BEING THE LOWEST

[dnyce1nohio]

1.larisha graves 5'9-kansas
2.aquanita burras 5'10-kansas
3.anne oneil-6'0-iowa state
4.jia perkins-5'8-texas tech
5.tocca willams-5'10-texas a&m
6.jamie carey-5'6-texas
7.chellis welch-5'10-oklahoma
8.tracy lozier-5'10-missouri
9.keesha cannon 5'10-nebraska
10.laurie koehn-5'8''-k-state
11.margaret richards 5'10-nebraska

[35TangoTango]

Here is ESPN's take:

Points of Impact (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=1651872)

Top 5 Off-Guards (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=1645459)

[ChipperF1]

Are those Top 12 in any particular order? I find it hard to believe that Kansas has the league's best backcourt, or than Laurie Koehn would be rated behind any Husker guard, but that's just me.

[Bball Girl]

ESPN says

Points
Jamie Carey, Texas, 5-6, senior
"Amazing leadership qualities. Very smart defender with a solid 3-pointer." -- Nancy Lieberman
"The Longhorns needed a leader and couldn't have found a better one." -- Mechelle Voepel
G MIN FG 3FG AST PTS
30 26.9 38.8 41.6 3.6 10.8


Erin Grant, Texas Tech, 5-8, sophomore
"Excellent freshman season; showed us she's a great passer with an excellent sense of the floor." -- Nancy Lieberman
"Bit off a great deal as a freshman, now wants to be a bigger scoring threat." -- Mechelle Voepel
G MIN FG REB AST PTS
35 30.7 47.9 3.5 6.5 6.7

Temeka Johnson, LSU, 5-3, senior
"A tremendous passer who's small but quick and plays with a lot of heart and soul." -- Nancy Lieberman
"She makes up for small stature with quickness and decisiveness." -- Mechelle Voepel
G MIN FG REB AST PTS
34 28.4 50.6 3.6 5.9 10.0

Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers, 5-9, junior
"A very exciting player who can run the floor and push tempo." -- Nancy Lieberman
"The tools are all there, the next step is consistently elevating her teammates' play." -- Mechelle Voepel
G MIN FG REB AST PTS
29 36.0 47.7 5.1 4.9 18.3


Erika Valek, Purdue, 5-6, senior
"She makes an art of getting the ball to the right people at the right time." -- Nancy Lieberman
"Tough-minded and loves the big games. She's the quintessential point guard in knowing how to run an offense." -- Mechelle Voepel
G MIN FG 3FG AST PTS
35 33.7 44.0 39.6 4.9 14.0


Off Guards
Alana Beard, Duke, 5-11, senior
"Best defender in nation by far. Only thing missing from her résumé is a national championship." -- Nancy Lieberman
"Fearsome on-ball defender, great penetrator and wants so badly to win." -- Mechelle Voepel
G MIN FG REB AST PTS
37 31.4 52.7 6.9 3.0 22.0

Kelly Mazzante, Penn State, 6-0, senior
"She does it all -- score, rebound, make steals -- and has one of the quickest releases I've seen." -- Nancy Lieberman
"Quick-trigger release and used to facing any and all defenses." -- Mechelle Voepel
G MIN FG REB AST PTS
35 36.1 43.3 4.6 2.2 23.9

Jia Perkins, Texas Tech, 5-8, senior
"Great defender with great footspeed. Just needs to extend her game and improve her 3-pointer." -- Nancy Lieberman
"A pull-up jumper that can seem automatic, but needs consistency." -- Mechelle Voepel
G MIN FG REB AST PTS
35 31.3 43.0 5.1 2.8 15.9

Diana Taurasi, Connecticut, 6-0, senior
"There is no better go-to player in the world. Some pro players are envious of her confidence -- and ability to back it up." -- Nancy Lieberman
"Can do everything on the court and brings everybody else along with her." -- Mechelle Voepel
G MIN FG REB AST PTS
37 31.9 47.6 6.1 3.1 17.9

Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota, 5-8, senior
"Can get her shot off on anyone, anytime." -- Nancy Lieberman
"A creative player and dynamic scorer who can make quick adjustments." -- Mechelle Voepel
G MIN FG REB AST PTS
31 32.9 54.6 5.0 6.2 20.6

[swok34]

And if I were taking a guard from OU's team...I would probably take Dionnah Jackson over Chelsi because of her defense.

[dnyce1nohio]

obviously some of us here cannot read bball-girl(whatever) you were supposedto name the top BIG 12 GUARDS not the top guards in the nation......

[JK]

... and I guess Nina Norman was invited to the U.S.Young Women's Trials because she's chopped liver?

http://hoopscoop.net/ubb/rolleyes.gif

[elfdenmom]

1. Jamie Carey UT
2. Jia Perkins TTU
3. Erin Grant TTU
4. Dionnah Jackson OU
5. Tocarra Williams TAMU
6. Laura Koehn KSU
7. Nina Norman UT
8. Alesha Robertson TTU
9. Natalie Ritchie TTU