TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Two Arizona Wildcats women's basketball players received national recognition Wednesday.
Cate Reese, who leads the team in scoring and rebounding, was named an honorable mention All-American.
Scoring 14.6 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game, she is recovering from an injury that left her unavailable for the Pac-12 Tournament.
Sam Thomas was named a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American for the second consecutive year.
Thomas shoots 42.5 percent from three-point range, good for third place in the Pac-12. She was 2021 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
The Wildcats host UNLV in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 19.
----
——-
Phil Villarreal is the senior real-time editor for KGUN 9. He is also a digital producer and host of "Phil on Film" seen weekly on Good Morning Tucson, Phil moved to KGUN after 17 years with the Arizona Daily Star, where he was a movie critic, columnist, and reporter. He has penned three books: Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel, Stormin' Mormon and Zeta Male. A University of Arizona business graduate, he has four children. Share your story ideas and important issues with Phil by emailing phil.villarreal@kgun9.com or by connecting on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
