Veronica Burton Named AP All-American
3/16/2022 2:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – Senior guard Veronica Burton was named to the AP All-America third team on Wednesday.
She is the first Wildcat in program history to make one of the three AP All-America teams and the fifth Wildcat receive All-America recognition from the AP after Michele Ratay (1997), Amy Jaeschke (2010), Nia Coffey (2016, '17) and Lindsey Pulliam (2020), who all were honorable mention.
Three other Wildcats have received some kind of AP recognition: Anucha Browne was an All-American for Kodan and Street & Smith in 1985. Michele Savage was a Street & Smith All-American in 1991 and Kristina Divjak was a honorable mention All-American for both Kodak and Streeth & Smith in 1998.
Burton was previously named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year for third season in a row, and received her second straight selection to the All-Big Ten first team, with unanimous nod to the coaches team.
Burton also earned national recognition as one of five finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award and one of four finalists for the Dawn Staley Award, both awarded to the best point guard in college basketball.
She was also named as one of four finalists for the Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second season in a row.
Burton's 2021-22 campaign was historically productive on both ends as she averaged 18 points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals per game, and nearly a block a game as well. Before the NCAA Tournament, she led the nation in total steals and ranked second in steals per game. She also ranked in the top five nationally and led the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio, and ranked sixth nationally in assists per game.
Her 117 steals were the third most in a season in Wildcat history and tied for the seventh most in a season in Big Ten history. She finishes her career second-all time in program history in steals with 394, which is good for third all-time in Big Ten history. She finishes third in program history in career assists with 575.
She is the first Wildcat in program history to make one of the three AP All-America teams and the fifth Wildcat receive All-America recognition from the AP after Michele Ratay (1997), Amy Jaeschke (2010), Nia Coffey (2016, '17) and Lindsey Pulliam (2020), who all were honorable mention.
Three other Wildcats have received some kind of AP recognition: Anucha Browne was an All-American for Kodan and Street & Smith in 1985. Michele Savage was a Street & Smith All-American in 1991 and Kristina Divjak was a honorable mention All-American for both Kodak and Streeth & Smith in 1998.
Burton was previously named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year for third season in a row, and received her second straight selection to the All-Big Ten first team, with unanimous nod to the coaches team.
Burton also earned national recognition as one of five finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award and one of four finalists for the Dawn Staley Award, both awarded to the best point guard in college basketball.
She was also named as one of four finalists for the Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second season in a row.
Burton's 2021-22 campaign was historically productive on both ends as she averaged 18 points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals per game, and nearly a block a game as well. Before the NCAA Tournament, she led the nation in total steals and ranked second in steals per game. She also ranked in the top five nationally and led the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio, and ranked sixth nationally in assists per game.
Her 117 steals were the third most in a season in Wildcat history and tied for the seventh most in a season in Big Ten history. She finishes her career second-all time in program history in steals with 394, which is good for third all-time in Big Ten history. She finishes third in program history in career assists with 575.
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