WBCA All-Americans

SEIMONE AUGUSTUS 2004, 2005, 2006 GUARD • 6-2 • BATON ROUGE, LA.

Seimone Augustus’ career at LSU was one of the greatest in SEC history. In each of her four years, the Baton Rouge native received All-America honors, including becoming LSU’s only three-time State Farm recipient, earning the honors in 2004, 2005 and 2006. In her first season in 2003, Augustus was named the National Freshman of the Year and a Freshman AllAmerican. As a junior she was named the 2004-05 consensus National Player of the Year, earning the Wade Trophy, the Naismith Award, the John R. Wooden Award, the Honda Award and the Victor Award. She was also named Player of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and the Associated Press. She followed that up with an even more impressive senior campaign and repeated as the National Player of the Year, receiving the Wade Trophy, the Naismith Award, the John R. Wooden Award, the Honda Award and the Senior C.L.A.S.S. Award as well as being named Player of the Year by the Associated Press. Augustus finished her career as the second leading scorer in LSU history with 2,702 points. She also set the NCAA record for double figure scoring games, reaching double figures in 132 of her 140 games. As a senior, Augustus led the nation in scoring with 22.7 points per game. In 2010, Augustus became the first woman in LSU Athletics history to have her jersey retired. A year later, she was inducted into the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame in September 2011.

POKEY CHATMAN 1991 GUARD • 5-5 • AMA, LA.

Pokey Chatman capped her career at LSU by earning State Farm, Basketball Weekly and United States Basketball Writer’s Association All-America honors following her senior season in 1991. During the 1991 season, Chatman scored 576 points (18.6 ppg) and dished out 157 assists (5.1 apg). Chatman is the seventh all-time leading scorer in school history with 1,826 points. She is also LSU’s all time leader in steals (346) and sits second in assists (570). During her four years at LSU, Chatman started all but one game and set 20 school records. She also led the Lady Tigers to their first-ever SEC Tournament title in 1991. Chatman was named MVP of the 1991 SEC Tournament.

MARIE FERDINAND 2001 GUARD • 5-9 • MIAMI, FLA.

One of the most explosive guards to ever play at LSU, Miami native Marie Ferdinand earned 2001 State Farm and Women’s Basketball Journal All-America honors and was a unanimous coaches poll first-team All-SEC selection. The Louisiana Player of the Year, she was also a finalist for the Naismith Award and the ESPN the Magazine Shooting Guard of the Year Award. For her career, Ferdinand averaged 13.7 points and 4.1 rebounds a game. In 2000, she led the Lady Tigers to the Elite Eight, averaging team-highs in points, assists and steals. She was named to the 2000 NCAA East Regional all-tournament team. Ferdinand also made an impact in international play in the summer of 2000, helping lead the U.S. Women’s Select Team to a gold medal at the Jones Cup Tournament in Taipei, Taiwan.

SYLVIA FOWLES 2007, 2008 CENTER • 6-6 • MIAMI, FLA.

Sylvia Fowles ended her four-year career as arguably the most dominant center in LSU history and one of the top centers in the history of the Southeastern Conference. Fowles, who was a member of four NCAA Final Four teams, earned State Farm All-America honors twice in her career. As a junior, she posted 16.9 points and 12.6 rebounds per game and followed that up with a senior season of 17.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. In 2006-07, Fowles earned All-America honors from the United States Basketball Writers Association, John R. Wooden Award and ESPN.com and was a second-team Associated Press All-American. In 2007-08, the Miami native was named SEC Player of the Year and WBCA Defensive Player of the Year while becoming a consensus first-team All-American. When her career was finished, she shattered the SEC record for double-doubles (86) and career rebounds (1,570) while ranking fifth in league history in blocked shots (321). She was inducted into the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame in September 2015.

JULIE GROSS 1978 FORWARD • 6-2 • TATURA, AUSTRALIA

Julie Gross became LSU’s first State Farm All-American when she earned the honor following her sophomore season in 1978 after averaging 20.7 points and 11.5 rebounds for the Lady Tigers. She was also named honorable mention All-American by the Basketball News in 1980 when she averaged 17.6 points and 9.5 rebounds. Gross finished her career as the all-time leading rebounder in LSU history with 1,466 rebounds and was second on the all-time scoring list with 2,488 points. Today, Gross ranks as the second leading rebounder in school history

and third in that category in SEC history.

JOYCE WALKER 1983, 1984 GUARD • 5-8 • SEATTLE, WASH.

Joyce Walker holds the distinction of being the first player in LSU history to be named to the prestigious State Farm AllAmerica team twice. Walker, considered by many to be one of the best players in SEC history, was a three-time selection to the Basketball News All-America team. Walker, the third leading scorer in SEC history with 2,906 points (24.8 ppg) was selected to both the State Farm and Basketball News in 1983 after averaging 27.6 points a game. In 1982, her first year as an All-American, Walker was named to the Basketball News All-America Team, while in 1984 she was named to the State Farm, Basketball News and JC Penney All-America teams. When her career was completed, Walker was the only player in LSU history to rank in the school’s top 10 in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, and blocked shots. Currently, Walker is the all-time leading scorer, 15th in rebounding, sixth in assists, second in steals and 11th in blocked shots. In the summer of 1997, Walker was elected to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.