Hampton University senior guard Jericka Jenkins was named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America ® Division I Women's Basketball Third Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Jenkins (Lancaster, Texas), a Criminology/Criminal Justice major with a 3.71 GPA, has started in 24 games for the Lady Pirates this season. This is the first time that Jenkins has been named to the Capital One Academic All-America® Women's basketball Division I Third Team.
She is averaging 13.7 points a game and 7.9 assists per game, which ranks first in the NCAA in assists per game. She is also 14th in the NCAA in assist-turnover ratio (2.33). Jenkins is just the second player in program history to have 500 career assists.
Jenkins currently has 589 career assists, which is second in school history and a Div. I program record.
Elena Delle Donne of the University of Delaware was named the Academic All-American of the Year. The complete list of first, second and third team members are listed below.
Jenkins and the Lady Pirates will travel to Tallassee, Fla. to take on the Rattlers of Florida A&M on Saturday with first place in the MEAC on the line. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.
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Capital One, an NCAA Corporate Champion, began its affiliation with college sports with the sponsorship of the 2001 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl (now the Capital One Bowl) and ESPN's Capital One Bowl Week. In 2010, Capital One launched the Capital One Cup, a prestigious new program rewarding NCAA Division I athletics programs for their cumulative on-field performance across multiple men's and women's sports. In addition, Capital One sponsors the ABC College Football Halftime Report, Capital One All-America Mascot Team, all 88 NCAA Championships including the Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Championships, and numerous other collegiate athletics programs.
To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.
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