XU's Franklin, Holcombe chosen preseason All-GCAC



CARMEN HOLCOMBE



SiMON FRANKLIN

  NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's SiMon Franklin and Carmen Holcombe have been selected to the All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference preseason women's basketball team by the GCAC head coaches. The conference announced the team Wednesday.
    

Franklin, a 5-foot-7 senior guard from Baton Rouge, La., and a graduate of St. Joseph's Academy, was All-GCAC in 2011-12 and the MVP of the GCAC Tournament, which Xavier won 58-50 against Talladega. Franklin led the Gold Nuggets with 10 points per game. She shot 46 percent from the floor and had 57 assists and 70 steals.
    

Holcombe, a 5-11 junior forward from Plano, Texas, and a graduate of Plano West High School, averaged 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds as a sophomore. She was the Nuggets' No. 6 scorer and No. 3 rebounder. Holcombe had 11 points and eight rebounds at Georgetown (Ky.) in Xavier's come-from-behind 79-76 victory.
    

Xavier is one of three schools with two preseason All-GCAC players. Talladega and SUNO are the other schools.
    
Xavier is the defending GCAC regular-season champion and the three-time defending tournament champion. The Gold Nuggets' season will begin in early November, and the schedule will be announced soon.

2012-13 Preseason All-GCAC Women's Basketball Team
Name	School	Ht.	Year	Position	Notes
Portia Craft	Tougaloo	5-5	Junior	Guard	Averaged 12.7 points per game
Janine Davis	Fisk	5-6	Junior	Guard	Transfer from George Washington
SiMon Franklin	Xavier	5-7	Senior	Guard	Averaged 10 points per game
Carmen Holcombe	Xavier	5-11	Junior	Forward	Averaged 4.2 rebounds per game
Megan Iloff	Talladega	5-6	Senior	Guard	2011-12 GCAC Newcomer of the Year
Caryan Jones	Philander Smith	5-4	Sophomore	Guard	2011-12 GCAC Freshman of the Year
Janee Morton	SUNO	5-7	Senior	Guard	14 points/6 rebounds per game
April Perry	SUNO	5-7	Senior	Guard	15 points/5.3 assists per game
Jazzmin Smith	Dillard	5-9	Senior	Forward	14.7 points/7.3 rebounds per game
Bianca Thomas	Talladega	6-3	Senior	Center	All-GCAC in 2011-12
Tiffany Tolbert	Edward Waters	5-7	Senior	Guard	Averaged 11.9 points per game

By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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