Colorado State University Athletics
Hofschild Named WBCA All-Region
3/22/2023 12:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Hofschild is the first player in program history to be named to Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-Region team
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State's McKenna Hofschild adds another accolade to her list, being named to the All-Region team by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) the organization announced Wednesday. Hofschild is the first in program history to be named to the WBCA's All-Region team.
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Hofschild led the Mountain West in points (640) and points per game (20.6); assist/turnover ratio (3.42), total assists (222) and assists per game (7.2); field goal attempts (453), free throws (156), free-throw attempts (197) and minutes per game (37.32). The guard ranks second in the country in assist/turnover ratio, fifth in assists per game, sixth in total assists and 17th in points per game.
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Ahead of the Mountain West Tournament, Hofschild was named the league's Player of the Year – making her an All-Mountain West recipient in each of her three seasons in the Green and Gold.
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Hofschild has inked her name everywhere in the Colorado State women's basketball record book. She is the only player in program history to exceed 200 assists in a season, breaking her own record from last season in assists (216) with 222 currently. Her career assists are also close to the top, currently second all-time with 552 behind Ellen Nystrom with 584.
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When she isn't passing the ball, she is scoring it. So far this season she has scored 640 points – third at Colorado State for a single season and fifth in the Mountain West record book. In her three seasons at Colorado State, she has amassed 1,478 points so far, good enough for seventh all-time, just behind Sam Martin (2010-14), with 1,547.
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WBCA member head coaches may nominate players from their own teams for Coaches' All-America. They then vote for the top eight players in their respective regions from among those players who are nominated. The selection committee, which is composed of head coaches from each region who are elected by their peers, may select up to 12 additional at-large finalists from the remaining pool of nominees.
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About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit WBCA.org for more details about the association.
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Hofschild led the Mountain West in points (640) and points per game (20.6); assist/turnover ratio (3.42), total assists (222) and assists per game (7.2); field goal attempts (453), free throws (156), free-throw attempts (197) and minutes per game (37.32). The guard ranks second in the country in assist/turnover ratio, fifth in assists per game, sixth in total assists and 17th in points per game.
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Ahead of the Mountain West Tournament, Hofschild was named the league's Player of the Year – making her an All-Mountain West recipient in each of her three seasons in the Green and Gold.
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Hofschild has inked her name everywhere in the Colorado State women's basketball record book. She is the only player in program history to exceed 200 assists in a season, breaking her own record from last season in assists (216) with 222 currently. Her career assists are also close to the top, currently second all-time with 552 behind Ellen Nystrom with 584.
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When she isn't passing the ball, she is scoring it. So far this season she has scored 640 points – third at Colorado State for a single season and fifth in the Mountain West record book. In her three seasons at Colorado State, she has amassed 1,478 points so far, good enough for seventh all-time, just behind Sam Martin (2010-14), with 1,547.
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WBCA member head coaches may nominate players from their own teams for Coaches' All-America. They then vote for the top eight players in their respective regions from among those players who are nominated. The selection committee, which is composed of head coaches from each region who are elected by their peers, may select up to 12 additional at-large finalists from the remaining pool of nominees.
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About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit WBCA.org for more details about the association.
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