NEW YORK – Two Notre Dame women’s basketball alumnae earned All-WNBA honors over the weekend. 2019 Notre Dame graduate Arike Ogunbowale received a First Team nod, while 2013 graduate Skylar Diggins-Smith landed on the Second Team.
Ogunbowale earned her first All-WNBA award in just her second season. The Milwaukee native averaged a league-leading 22.8 points per game, thus claiming the 2020 WNBA Peak Award for scoring.
A 2019 WNBA All-Rookie Team selection, Ogunbowale scored at least 14 points in every game this season. She also recorded four games with at least 30 points, including a career-high of 39 against the Washington Mystics on Sept. 6.
Next, Diggins-Smith collected her fourth All-WNBA honor, previously being named in 2014, 2017 and 2018. The 5-9 guard, who did not play in 2019 following the birth of her son, averaged 17.7 points (seventh in the WNBA) and 4.2 assists (10th).
In honor of their accomplishments, each member of the All-WNBA First Team will receive $10,300 and each member of the Second Team will receive $5,150.
Below are the voting results for the 2020 All-WNBA Teams.
2020 ALL-WNBA FIRST TEAM
Position Player, Team 1st Team 2nd Team Total
Forward A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas 47 0 235
Center Candace Parker, Los Angeles 47 0 235
Forward Breanna Stewart, Seattle 46 1 233
Guard Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago 43 3 224
Guard Arike Ogunbowale, Dallas 29 15 190
2020 ALL-WNBA SECOND TEAM
Position Player, Team 1st Team 2nd Team Total
Guard Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 12 30 150
Forward DeWanna Bonner, Connecticut 3 40 135
Forward Napheesa Collier, Minnesota 0 41 123
Guard Skylar Diggins-Smith, Phoenix 4 27 101
Center Myisha Hines-Allen, Washington 0 20 60
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