Shaylee Gonzales named Second-Team All-American

PROVO, Utah – BYU women's basketball sophomore guard Shaylee Gonzales continues to earn recognition across college basketball, picking up second-team All-America honors from The Athletic this week.

Gonzales, recently named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year for the second year in a row, averages 18.7 points per game, 5.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.3 steals. 

The Arizona product was named a finalist for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award on Wednesday as well. She has led BYU to a 26-3 record, including a regular-season WCC championship and an expected at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament next week. 

Also named to the All-WCC First Team for the third year, Gonzales has scored in double figures in 28 of 29 games and topped 20 points in 13 games. She earned All-tournament honors from the WCC after averaging 18 points and 9 rebounds over two games. 

In addition to Gonzales' second-team selection, BYU head coach Jeff Judkins received votes from writers of The Athletic for Coach of the Year. Judkins, the WCC Coach of the Year for the second-consecutive year, has coached the Cougars to another likely NCAA bid after taking the team to the tournament 10 times previously. 

On Wednesday, Judkins was named a semifinalist for the Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year award. 

BYU is currently ranked No. 15 in the Associated Press Top 25, the highest ranking in program history. 

The Athletic All-America Team
First Team
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Caitlin Clark, Iowa
NaLyssa Smith, Baylor
Naz Hillmon, Michigan
Haley Jones, Stanford
Ayoka Lee, Kansas State

Second Team
Aneesah Morrow, DePaul
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
Veronica Burton, Northwestern
Shaylee Gonzales, BYU