For the first time in 31 years and just the fifth time in IU women’s basketball history, the Hoosiers have an All-American.
IU junior guard Tyra Buss was named an honorable mention All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The awards were announced Sunday at the Women’s Final Four in Dallas. This is the first All-America honor for Buss in her career.
Buss was named to the All-Big Ten first team in March and led IU with 18.4 points per game this season to go along with 4.7 assists, 2.4 steals and 3.2 rebounds per game. The Mt. Carmel, Illinois, native was a big reason for IU’s program-record 23 wins in the 2016-17 season. She scored in double figures in 32 of the team’s 34 games, including a 38-point game against North Carolina State and a 35-point outing against Florida.
The junior guard has set many records in her time at IU and most notably became the fastest player to score 1,000 points. She eclipsed that mark earlier this season and also set a program record of 59 consecutive games scoring in double figures.
Buss has gotten her fair share of national recognition this season. She was named to the Naismith Preseason Top 50 watch list and was included as one of the 35 players eligible for the Wade Trophy, given to the national player of the year.
Seven other players from the Big Ten were named as honorable mention All-Americans, and Ohio State’s junior guard Kelsey Mitchell was the only Big Ten player to make the 10-player first team.
Josh Eastern
