Kentucky Wildcats junior guard Rhyne Howard was named a First-Team All-American Saturday by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. In doing so, Howard became the first Kentucky player to ever earn First-Team All-American honors from the four major organizations.
For the second year in a row, the Associated Press tabbed Howard a first-team All-America – the first player ever to earn that honor from the AP. She followed by being named a Wooden Award All-American for the second straight year. Friday, she earned her second straight All-America honor from the United States Basketball Writers Association. This is the first All-America honor from the WBCA for Howard, who was tabbed All-America Honorable Mention by the WBCA in 2019 and 2020.