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.
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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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