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TAMPA -- We just got back from the press conference. Surprising everybody, Candice Wiggins is the State Farm (formerly Kodak) WBCA Player of the Year.
State Farm All Americans:
Sylvia Fowles
Crystal Langhorne
Erlana Larkins
Angel McCoughtry
Renee Montgomery
Maya Moore
Courtney Paris
Candace Parker
Kristi Toliver
Candice Wiggins
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Mel Greenberg covers college and professional women’s basketball for the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he has worked for 38 years. Greenberg pioneered national coverage of the game, including the original Top 25 women's college poll. His knowledge has earned him nicknames such as "The Guru" and "The Godfather," as well as induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.
Jonathan Tannenwald is a producer with Philly.com. In addition to covering the local college scene, he spent two years as the Washington Mystics beat writer for Women's Hoops Guru. He also writes his own blog, Soft Pretzel Logic, which covers men's college basketball, football, and a variety of other sports.
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