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PRESENTED BY NEW YORK — Geno Auriemma has had a lot of great players at UConn, many of whom have been preseason All-Americans. Never, though, has he had three from his team honored by The Associated Press in the preseason until Tuesday. The Huskies trio of Gabby Williams, Katie Lou Samuelson and Napheesa Collier headline the AP women's basketball preseason All-America team, marking the first time any school has had three of the five players on the squad. Here are a few more from today's final exhibition tune-up. leads 104-43 with seven-minutes to go. — UConn Women's Hoops (@UConnWBB) "They earned a lot of respect from a lot of people around the country for the way they played and the kind of season that we had. Obviously no one was saying that at the beginning of last season and look at the way it happened and they ended up being on the All-America team," Auriemma said. "It goes to show that the team they pick at the beginning of the season doesn't always finish the season as All-Americans." Wilson, Samuelson and Collier were all honored as first-team All-Americans last spring. Mitchell and Williams were on the second team. MORE: South Carolina's star post player averaged 17.9 points and 7.8 rebounds to help the Gamecocks win the national championship in April. Need offense? were last night! Next up – season opener FRIDAY! — GamecockWBB (@GamecockWBB) Mitchell, who finished one vote short of being a unanimous pick, scored 22.6 points for the Buckeyes and hopes that she can lead the team to the Final Four being played in Columbus at the end of the season. "Kelsey Mitchell has an unbelievable work ethic. One of the hardest people I've been around. Her will and drive to be a great player is like nobody I've ever encountered," Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff said. MORE: BREAKING: UConn’s Williams, Samuelson, Collier make preseason AP women’s All-America team; first time 3 from same team selected. Full team: — AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) With so much talent returning, it's no surprise the Huskies were No. 1 in the preseason AP poll. The AP started choosing a preseason All-America team before the 1994-95 season. The Associated Press' 2017-18 preseason All-America team: Name School Height Class Votes Key 2016-17 statistics A'ja Wilson South Carolina 6-5 Senior 32 17.9 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 58.8 FG Pct. Kelsey Mitchell Ohio State 5-8 Senior 31 22.6 PPG, 3.9 APG, 81.8 FT Pct. Katie Lou Samuelson UConn 6-3 Junior 30 20.2 PPG, 119 three-pointers, 84.0 FT Pct. Napheesa Collier UConn 6-1 Junior 26 20.4 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 67.8 FG Pct. Gabby Williams UConn 5-11 Senior 17 14.3 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 58.1 FG Pct. Others receiving votes: Lexie Brown, Duke, 6; Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State 5; Kalani Brown, Baylor, 4; Kristine Anigwe, California, 3; Jordin Canada, UCLA 2; Brooke McCarty, Texas 1; Morgan William, Mississippi State, 1; Azura Stevens, UConn, 1; Shakayla Thomas, Florida State, 1. This article was written by Doug Feinberg from and was legally licensed through the publisher network. Please direct all licensing questions to. Hope women' s basketball notches 143 points breaks DIII scoring record in season opener
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