Durr named College Sports Madness Preseason All-American
October 10, 2017 | Women's Basketball
Last season, Asia Durr broke the single-season record with 119 3-pointers.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville junior guard Asia Durr is one of 20 players named to the College Sports Madness Women's Basketball Preseason All-American Team.
She is one of four players from the Atlantic Coast Conference to receive the preseason recognition, joining Duke's Lexie Brown, Florida State's Shakayla Thomas and Notre Dame's Brianna Turner.
Last season, Durr became the school's 28th 1,000-point scorer and broke the program's single-season record with 119 3-pointers, while extending her school record for consecutive games with a trey to 39 contests.
She played in 36 games, all starts, averaging 19.2 points, which ranked fourth in school history, 3.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals, while shooting 42 percent from the floor and 41 percent from 3-pt range.
Following the season, she was named WBCA honorable mention All-American and first team All-ACC.
Louisville opens its 2017-18 campaign on Nov. 10 at home against Southeast Missouri in the first round of the 2017 Preseason Women's National Invitational Tournament.
The Cardinals are coming off their seventh NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in school history under head coach Jeff Walz, the winningest coach in school history.
Fans interested in obtaining season tickets are encouraged to visit GoCards.com/WBBTickets or call (502) GO-CARDS for more information. To purchase women's basketball tickets now, please click here.
For the latest on Louisville women's basketball, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Twitter account at @UofLWBB or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLWBB.
She is one of four players from the Atlantic Coast Conference to receive the preseason recognition, joining Duke's Lexie Brown, Florida State's Shakayla Thomas and Notre Dame's Brianna Turner.
Last season, Durr became the school's 28th 1,000-point scorer and broke the program's single-season record with 119 3-pointers, while extending her school record for consecutive games with a trey to 39 contests.
She played in 36 games, all starts, averaging 19.2 points, which ranked fourth in school history, 3.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals, while shooting 42 percent from the floor and 41 percent from 3-pt range.
Following the season, she was named WBCA honorable mention All-American and first team All-ACC.
Louisville opens its 2017-18 campaign on Nov. 10 at home against Southeast Missouri in the first round of the 2017 Preseason Women's National Invitational Tournament.
The Cardinals are coming off their seventh NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in school history under head coach Jeff Walz, the winningest coach in school history.
Fans interested in obtaining season tickets are encouraged to visit GoCards.com/WBBTickets or call (502) GO-CARDS for more information. To purchase women's basketball tickets now, please click here.
For the latest on Louisville women's basketball, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Twitter account at @UofLWBB or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLWBB.
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